Claims: This unfathomably huge fungal network keeps Earth cool and green
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- title: This unfathomably huge fungal network keeps Earth cool and green Source
- url: https://grist.org/science/this-unfathomably-huge-fungal-network-keeps-earth-cool-and-green/ Source
- summary: Even if you don’t like eating mushrooms, you’re in debt to fungi. One group of them, known as arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, form vast subterranean networks of tubes called hyphae, hooking up with the roots of plants to exchange nutrients. Earth is so verdant in large part thanks to these partnerships , as this expansive infrastructure is associated with nearly three-quarters of all plant species. But because the network sprawls underground, it’s been difficult for scientists to determine just ho… Source
- published: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Source