Anders Floor/Pixabay February 13, 2023 Do trees really stay in touch via a ‘wood-wide web’? Here’s what the evidence says Katie Field, University of Sheffield and Emily Magkourilou, University of Sheffield A new study looked at the many claims made about soil fungi and found some misconceptions.
Alexander_Volkov/Shutterstock April 14, 2022 Do mushrooms really use language to talk to each other? A fungi expert investigates Katie Field, University of Sheffield New research has found what may be language in electrical impulses transmitted between mushrooms.
Tom Van Dyck/Shutterstock February 7, 2022 Fungi: the missing link in tree planting schemes Aileen Baird, University of Birmingham and Francis Pope, University of Birmingham Plant the right trees in the right places – with the right fungal companions.
Longleaf pines support one another through mycorrhizae – mutually beneficial relationships between certain fungi and the trees’ roots. Justin Meissen/Flickr April 14, 2021 Plants thrive in a complex world by communicating, sharing resources and transforming their environments Beronda L. Montgomery, Michigan State University We may think of plants as passive life forms, but they can cooperate, share resources, send one another warnings, and distance themselves from their communities when survival depends on it.