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Sunday, September 2, 2001 New Article: Lichen Lichen. Credit: Unknown A new article called Lichen has been written by Kian Cochrane, author of Terraforming: Other Methods. Lichen are extremely important in terraforming and may be the key to warming the planet. Here's a snippet of his article: Lichen (more commonly known as mosses) are a combination of fungi and algae. Lichen are important for the terraformation of Mars because they can survive very adverse conditions, like those on a partially terraformed Mars. Lichen, like all other plants, utilize the light energy in sunlight to turn carbon dioxide and water into sugars and oxygen. @ 21:15 EST