Usnea, also known as old man’s beard, is a type of lichen that grows on the trees, bushes, rocks, and soil of temperate and humid climates worldwide (1). It has long been used in traditional medicine.

A Spanish moss-like substance can be seen hanging from spruce trees around Summit County. There are a number of spruce trees in a cluster in Cucumber Gulch in Breckenridge, which has this growing on ...

My dad and I drive up a dirt hill, ocean to the right and muskeg to the left. Around us the tall spruce and old bull pine are heavily dressed in thick hanging moss. As we crest the hill the breeze ...

The Bluewater Ski Club’s January trip took 29 of us to British Columbia’s Fernie Ski Resort about three hours southwest of Calgary. I am not the world’s fastest skier – far from it – and that gave my ...

In the plant world, maintaining a place in the sun has always been — for not a few species — a prime objective. Many have devised elegant solutions, mostly involving epiphytes, “a plant that grows ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...