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What trees are saying about climate change

Forests are stressed from climate change and trees are communicating that stress to each other. Tree scientist Suzanne Simard explains how.
Is the wood-wide web real? Scientists debate whether trees really talk

Is the wood-wide web real? Scientists debate whether trees really talk

From Ted Lasso to TED Talks, the theory of the “wood-wide web” is everywhere, and some scientists argue that it is overblown and unproven.
The social life of forests
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The social life of forests

Trees appear to communicate and cooperate through subterranean networks of fungi. What are they sharing with one another?
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