If you’ve spent a lot of time outdoors in New England, you’ve likely crossed paths with, and probably stepped on, lichens.

The neurotoxin domoic acid has been detected in an algae bloom off the coast for the fourth year in a row, and this one is ...

Lichens are true pioneers, setting themselves up in environments so harsh as to be considered virtually barren.

Whether anything ever lived on Mars is unknown. And the present environment, with harsh temperatures, intense radiation, and ...

The tiny ice inhabitants darken the glacier's surface, which can accelerate its melting. Glaciers are massive bodies of white ...

For decades, debate raged: were they plants, giant algae, or fungi? In 2007, Kevin Boyce of Stanford University and colleagues leaned toward a fungal identity after analyzing the fossil’s carbon ...

Researchers exposed two lichen species to Mars-like atmospheric conditions for five hours—and one performed impressively.

A three-part Nature Podcast series explores the importance of scientific naming conventions — and talks to researchers ...

Researchers at the Salk Institute have discovered a way to make soil fungus work harder, delivering more nutrients to plants.

Specialisms: Botanical collections, Island biogeography, Macaronesia, plant systematics, Acanthaceae, I am Principal Curator in Charge of the Algae, Fungi and Plants Division, managing the team ...