Why fungal pellets are turning reforestation into a microbial engineering challenge
Fungal pellets are turning tree planting into microbial engineering—rebuilding the hidden networks forests need to survive
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The Living Library Beneath Our Feet
Mycorrhizal fungi form hidden networks that store ecological memory, shaping plant survival, soil stability, and climate resilience.
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Hidden Giants: Mapping the Mycorrhizal Underground
Beneath forests lies a vast mycorrhizal network shaping carbon storage, soil health, and biodiversity—yet most of it remains unprotected.
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Truffle-Hunting Dogs Reveal the Hidden World of Underground Fungi
The report explores how truffle-hunting dogs uncover underground fungi, replacing pigs through trainability and precision. It explains truffle ecology, animal–fungus relationships, and the role of dogs in sustainable harvesting. Truffle hunting offers insights into biodiversity, climate change impacts, and the hidden fungal networks supporting ecosystems.
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Fungus, Friendship & Forecast: Climate Change is Stress-Testing Plant-Microbe Alliances
Climate change is reshaping plant–fungal alliances underground—testing mycorrhizae, microbiome diversity, and ecosystem resilience.
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Defunding Fungi: The World’s Largest Living Library of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Faces Closure Amid US Budget Cuts
Federal funding cuts threaten the International Collection of Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, the world’s largest living library of symbiotic soil fungi. This report examines the scientific value of the collection, its role in ecosystem restoration and agriculture, and the broader consequences of losing publicly funded fungal research infrastructure.
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Fungal Friendships Under Pressure: How Warming Soil and Rising CO₂ Are Rewriting Underground Alliances
Warming soils and rising CO₂ are reshaping mycorrhizal alliances, altering how plants trade carbon for nutrients underground.
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Fungus, Metal & Oat: The Underground Pact That Shouldn’t Have Worked
A silent alliance underground—oats, fungi, and germanium team up to survive bismuth-tainted soils, rewriting how crops endure metal stress through biology, not chemistry.
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The Invisible Architects: Can Forest Fungi Revitalize Cleveland’s Urban Tree Canopy?
Cleveland's urban tree health challenge is being addressed by transplanting beneficial mycorrhizal fungi from the Holden Arboretum. Early results show increased fungal diversity, but long-term tree growth effects are still pending. The project promotes ecosystem restoration.
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Hidden Networks, Vital Clues: How Underground Fungi Help Trees Withstand Climate Stress
Underground fungi form hidden alliances with tree roots, offering vital clues to how forests adapt and survive in a warming world.
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