A humble lichen, known as pattar ke phool, plays a crucial yet often unnoticed role in Indian cuisine, particularly in ...

Lichens have no roots, no waxy leaves and no way to filter what they absorb. Everything they take in comes directly from the ...

Five new animal species that camouflage themselves as excrement or bark reveal some of what still remains hidden in the world's forests.

Others are taller, wider, older, but our varied stock of willows have a generosity that sets them apart ...

Of all the mammals in the world, humans by far have the strangest diets. As omnivores, we have the most variety of any other ...

A 370 million-year-old fossil found in Scotland is an entirely new form of life which towered 26ft tall, scientists have confirmed.

Researchers studying exquisitely preserved Scottish fossils say Prototaxites represents an entirely extinct eukaryotic lineage - a “new form of life” in the sense that it does not fit into known major ...

To learn more about them, take a look at an illustrated native plant ID book. My own go-to favorite is "Plants Of The Pacific ...

A group of researchers supported by FAPESP has confirmed the identity of the first lichens to inhabit Earth, Spongiophyton, around 410 million years ...

There are places that instantly quiet your thoughts the moment you arrive, where the air feels cooler, the light softer, and ...

What a cold week it has been! While I may not be the biggest fan of how cold it has been, a little bit of consistency has been nice. This winter has felt like such a back and forth. From freezing days ...

Pennsylvania keeps some of its most magnificent treasures tucked away in quiet corners of the state, waiting for curious ...