Trees now account for more than a quarter of all species on the Red List and are at risk of extinction in nearly every country. Fungi — or a lack thereof — could partly explain why trees are ...

Scientists have mapped the underground network of fungi that provide trees with nutrients. Research has shown that beneath every forest and wood there is a complex underground web of roots ...

This concept, where trees supposedly share nutrients with each other via these networks, has been popularized by books and documentaries. These fungi form intricate underground connections with ...