Fungal highways are vast, yet hidden underground – new study

Hidden Fungal Networks Could Stretch from the Earth to the Sun a Billion Times Over

A new map of global mycorrhizal fungi details the massive scope of the vital systems The post Hidden Fungal Networks Could Stretch from the Earth to the Sun a Billion Times Over appeared first on Nautilus.

Fungi take up more mass than people—see how they stretch across the Earth

Scientists created the first-ever map of this vast underground fungal network and found it could stretch to the sun and back more than a billion times.

Life after death: From burned trees to bleached corals, how dead organisms live on as the building blocks of new life

The dead remains of foundation species can boost or deter how well future generations are able to grow and thrive.

Farmers are key to restoring native woodlands – here’s what’s holding them back

Forests benefit everyone – but farmers carry the risk.

The Surprising Things You Find Digging Through Frozen Prehistoric Squirrel Poop

The Ice Age rodents left behind a lot to study The post The Surprising Things You Find Digging Through Frozen Prehistoric Squirrel Poop appeared first on Nautilus.

This unfathomably huge fungal network keeps Earth cool and green