Moss, for example, often takes up residence in shaded, damp corners of your yard. The only problem? Lichen is a type of plant that has a similar nature. So, how do you tell if it's lichen or moss ...

Now that the trees have dropped their leaves for the season, people tend to notice a greenish-gray crusty growth on the bare ...

But that’s not all. In the past decade, Bartels and his team have collected and sorted about 15,000 specimens from the park, mostly from samples of moss, lichens, and other likely tardigrade habitats ...

The severe drought in August through mid-October dried up many small plants in Door County. But since the first day of ...

Here, scattered amongst exposed rock surfaces encrusted with a wide variety of lichens and mosses, are found several unique plants typical of regions much farther to the north. These hardy pioneers ...

According to Dartmoor ranger, Demelza Hyde, this "miniature world of mosses and lichens" is the "lifeblood of temperate rainforests". BBC/A Alcroft Temperate rainforests are made up of oak ...

Prof Robinson added: "[They might be only] 4-14 cm tall, but [the moss beds] are home to tiny animals and fungi and lichens and algal cells - think of them as a forest and at least 40% of it is ...