Orange lichens in Canada are guiding scientists to hidden dinosaur fossils, with drones detecting their vivid color ...

A 410-million-year-old fossil shows ancient lichens were shaping Earth’s surface long before forests took root.

With wispy tufts that drape trees like haunted-house cobwebs, old man’s beard lichen can be an unexpected sight in northern ...

Vibrant orange-coloured lichens are helping scientists discover dinosaur fossils in Canada, according to a new study published today [3 November] in Current Biology.

Lichens were already widespread more than 410 million years ago, according to a new international study that identifies a ...

Scientists found that specific lichen species act as natural indicators of exposed dinosaur fossils, creating signatures that ...

Researchers in the U. S. have used synthetic lichen to develop a groundbreaking self-healing concrete system that autonomously repairs its own cracks using sunlight, air, and water, offering a ...

General introduction -- Short history of lichen study in New Zealand -- Reproduction in lichen -- Structure of a lichen -- Rates of growth -- Uses of lichens (As food ; As medicine ; As source of ...