Fieldwork is being carried out in Europe, tropical areas in Costa Rica, Venezuela and Malaysia, and the Valdivian temperate rainforest in Chile. Lichen symbiosis is particularly successful in habitats ...
Why devote a decade to documenting the lichens of Great Smoky Mountains National Park? After nearly 100 years of study, the consensus by the 21st century was that the lichens of the Smokies were a ...
Lichens are diverse. They grow on tree trunks ... When I was a postgraduate botany student in the late '70s, colleagues one day brought samples of common sea lettuce, Ulva latuca, to the laboratory, ...
Sea dragons are some of the most ornately camouflaged creatures on the planet. Adorned with gossamer, leaf-shaped appendages over their entire bodies, they are perfectly outfitted to blend in with ...
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Some types of sea ...
Lichen planus, particularly in its oral form, is associated with a small increased risk of developing oral cancer. Lichen planus is a chronic condition that affects the skin and mucous membranes ...
The Kexue, seen in 2019, is one of China’s vessels for exploring deep waters. The ocean floor is shaping up to be the next theater of global resource competition. (Zhang Jinggang/Imaginechina/AP ...