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 ...

The Underground Internet Mycelium are incredibly tiny threads of fungal organisms that wrap around or bore into tree roots, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some call it the wood-wide web. Officially, it is known as the mycorrhizal network. And what is it actually? A vast internet of tiny fungi filaments that connect trees throughout entire forests.

Network Rail maintains that the organisation always tries to balance the needs of the environment with a safe and efficient railway. Credit: Network Rail. For UK rail infrastructure owner Network Rail ...

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 ...

My friend Paul sent me a link to a fascinating TED talk by Suzanne Simard, professor of forest ecology at the University of British Columbia. She has established trees in a forest collaborate and has ...

One of the biggest inherent limitations to the Lightning Network is the limited number of channels that can be opened or closed per block given the blocksize limit. Regardless of how many transactions ...