Lichens on rocks are flat, on trees they are stringy,' he explains. Moss, on the other hand, is much softer and spongier than lichen. 'Moss generally grows up to two inches tall,' says Scott.

(Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) Found on every continent, lichen is an extraordinary organism adapted to survive in every habitat except seawater. More than just curious growths on rocks and ...

A young man who fell to his death at Cradle Mountain nearly two years ago lost his footing on a rock made slippery by wet lichen, a coronial investigation has concluded.

Dr Sophie O’Connor told the Central Criminal Court that a rock, which showed a “strong similarity” to the alleged murder ...

Bright against the browning of the forest stood a cluster of rocks, coated in light green lichen. I realized how little I - and most people - knew about these captivating organisms we regularly ...

A geologist has told a murder trial that she used Google Street View to help identify the possible source of a bloodied rock that was allegedly used to fracture a pensioner’s skull before his body ...