Scientists at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH) have developed an app for researchers and keen lichen spotters ...

What could possibly be inspiring about that green stuff covering Oregon’s trees? What could possibly be inspiring about that green stuff covering Oregon’s trees? Lichen is a an ecological wonder that ...

As the early morning sunlight lasers over the horizon, autumn tumbles in amid flurries of fluttering leaves, glowing golden, orange-y, and scarlet. Fall has arrived, yet the weather remains quite warm ...

March in the Northland is a month of great changes and a plethora of nature happenings. It is another month when the weather seems to get the most attention. In the beginning, it is still winter; cold ...

I know many of us want winter to come to an end, but I would like just one more good snowstorm. I love all seasons, but I need a little more of that winter bleakness in the woods, primarily to help me ...

Beyond this, lichens are ecologically vital as biological indicators of air quality, providing an early warning of pollution ...

The patches of lichen you’ve probably seen growing on tree trunks and park benches might be easy to overlook, but they’re actually some of the world’s strangest living things. While they're sometimes ...

Now that the trees have dropped their leaves for the season, people tend to notice a greenish-gray crusty growth on the bare trunks. Although it may look worrisome, this growth isn’t a fungus, moss, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 28—March in the Northland is a month of great changes and a plethora of nature happenings. It is another month when the ...