mycorrhiza

  • Does the ‘Woodwide Web’ Exist? Trees May Not Have Internet After All

    Does the ‘Woodwide Web’ Exist? Trees May Not Have Internet After All

    You’ve probably heard the stories: that through an intricate network of underground fungi, trees send nutrients and warning signals back and forth to one another. In Pulitzer Prize-wining novels, New York Times feature articles, PBS documentaries, and TED talks, there have been ample mentions in recent years about the “woodwide web,” or the fungus-mediated connections…