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Lichens will never seem the same again ... Neopalpa donaldtrumpi is a moth with a "golden flake hairstyle" which the researcher likened to Mr Trump's famous coiffure. It is unclear if Mr Trump ...

There's no question that humans have left an indelible mark on the world, but we're also inadvertently steering the evolution ...

Nature is a system, and everything in that system is connected. Left to its own devices, it knows how to seamlessly integrate ...

The butterfly caterpillar garden tiger moth (Arctia Caja) quickly crawls along the asphalt, overcomes the road. Garden pest. Butterfly caterpillar crawls over lichens, The nine-spotted moth ...

Published in the journal IMA Fungus, a new study highlights the potential for lichens to survive and function on the Martian surface, challenging previous assumptions about the uninhabitable ...

The research focuses on two lichen species, Diploschistes muscorum and Cetraria aculeata, selected for their differing traits, exposing them to Mars-like conditions for five hours in a simulation ...

More information: Arabella Crew et al, Barriers to diagnosing and treating vulval lichen sclerosus: a survey study, British Journal of General Practice (2024). DOI: 10.3399/BJGP.2024.0360 ...

Eric LoPresti, an assistant professor of ecology at the University of South Carolina, used the words “fuzzy” and “adorable” to describe the southern flannel moth, a common springtime ...

Do you like some foods more than others? Well so do butterflies and moths! An international team of researchers have been studying why some butterflies and moths only feed on a few types of plants ...