Science & Nature

The Hidden Life of Fungi

A talk about the underground fungal networks that quietly keep forests alive.

B29 min

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1Under a forest floor lies a hidden network that most walkers never notice.

2This network is made by fungi, living things that are neither plants nor animals.

3A fungus grows as thin white threads that spread through the dark soil.

4The threads join with tree roots and form a trading partnership underground.

5The fungus gives the tree water and minerals collected from the earth.

6In return, the tree shares some of the sugar it makes in sunlight.

7Scientists have discovered that trees even send warning signals through these threads.

8When insects attack one tree, its neighbours can prepare their defences early.

9The mushrooms we see in autumn are only the fruit of this organism.

10Most of the fungus stays hidden below our feet all year round.

11Without fungi, forests would grow more slowly and dead wood would never rot away.

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