While they're sometimes mistaken for moss, lichens are miniature ecosystems made up of a fungus and an algae or bacteria that can make energy from sunlight, living together in one body.
Moss, for example, often takes up residence in shaded ... This is because lichens are actually two plants living as one - ...
From the corners of your shower, to blue cheese in the fridge... mold is everywhere! Here's the good and bad behind those ...
With their latest research in The Plant Journal, the Hamberger lab hopes to further pull back the curtain on plant-microbial interactions and discover the ways moss and fungi communicate at a ...
The patches of lichen you've probably seen growing on tree trunks and park benches might be easy to overlook, but they're ...
A deadly fungus that has devastated bat populations across North America has now been detected in multiple counties throughout California, raising alarms among wildlife officials and conservationists.