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Plants Use An Internet Made of Fungus

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It's called the "Wood Wide Web," and it might make you look at forests in a whole new light. Gross Science explains.


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Taylor and Francis Online: Pathways for below-ground carbon transfer between paper birch and Douglas-fir seedlings
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TED: How trees talk to each other
Radiolab: From tree to shining tree
NPR: How do trees collaborate?

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