Do trees actually talk to each other? And if so, how do they do it? Just over 20 years ago, ecologist Suzanne Simard discovered that trees do communicate with each other, and it's through a fungal ...

Just over 20 years ago, ecologist Suzanne Simard discovered that trees do communicate with each other, and it's through a fungal network scientists have nicknamed the Wood Wide Web. Simard studied how ...

For the first time ever, researchers have mapped the underground network of microbes connecting forest trees around the world using an enormous data set of more than 1.1 million forest plots. Mapping ...

Trees rely on a network of fungal friends for good health. Mycorrhizal (from the Greek “myco” fungus, and “rhizae” root) fungi occur naturally, and help trees in many ways. The fungi help the trees ...

Trees, or forests for that matter, hardly seem like they’ve got anything interesting going on, given that they mostly stay ...

Trees are secretly talking, trading and waging war on one another. They do this by using a network of fungi that grow around and inside their roots. The fungi provide the trees with nutrients, and in ...