PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) — It’s a cold, foggy February morning, and Bev LaBelle is on the hunt for hummingbirds. Walking along a trail in Southeast Portland’s Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, she pauses as a ...

I have been asked several times about the lichen that grows on trees and what it is, does it hurt the tree and how to get rid ...

It’s a cold, foggy February morning, and Bev LaBelle is on the hunt for hummingbirds. Walking along a trail in Southeast Portland’s Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, she pauses as a flicker of movement ...

A mysterious skin disease that has puzzled dermatologists for over a century. Learn about its symptoms, treatments, and confusing terminology.

Wendy Boes, with the California Lichen Society, looks at lichen through a hand lens loupe during a CALS field trip at the ...

Autoimmune disease hair loss can happen with alopecia areata, lupus, thyroid diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and scalp psoriasis. Each disease has different effects, ...

Fungi have long fascinated scientists and aficionados alike. These strange and often misunderstood life-forms are sought-after for food, medicine, building materials, psychedelic journeys and much ...

"I love lichens. I really do." Which is fortunate, as April Windle is currently peering down a magnifying lens on a muddy bank in the middle of a slightly damp New Forest. "I've been lucky enough to ...

Scientists found 148 lichen species in Simlipal National Park, Odisha. Many lichens contain anticancer, antimicrobial and antioxidant compounds. New lichen species found in India and Odisha, ...

After more than 40 years collecting, classifying and studying the life forms known as lichens, Dr Gintaras Kantvilas, from the Tasmanian Herbarium, has only scratched the surface of Australia’s ...

Researchers with the Nature Trust of New Brunswick are on the hunt for four different types of lichens and they’ve found one – in an unusual spot. The scaly fringe lichen, known scientifically as ...