A recent experiment has shown that certain lichen species can remain metabolically active in an environment similar to that ...

Mars can host life, according to Polish researchers, after demonstrating lichen's survival under simulated Mars-like conditions.

In the peppered moth population of Great Britain there is variation in the colour of the moth’s bodies. Some moths have a light body; some have a dark, or melanic body. Body colour is an ...

One example is the peppered moth: In the early 20th century, air pollution killed the lichens they camouflaged on, exposing dark tree bark. The typical light form of the moth started getting ...