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Why do Trees Talk to Each Other?

Join Joe Hanson as he explores curiosity and illuminates the science behind… well, everything.

Why do Trees Talk to Each Other?

Season 7 Episode 17 | 5m 27s | CC

The “Wood Wide Web” is a massive and intricate network of fungi that exchange water, nutrients, and chemical signals with the plants they’re living in a symbiotic relationship with. This network of fungi is essential to the health and function of forests and to controlling climate change itself. You’re about to look at fungi in a whole new way!

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