Scientists just created the first global maps of mycorrhizal fungi, the vast underground mushroom networks that connect plant roots and let plants trade nutrients and store carbon. Safeguarding these networks could boost biodiversity, food security, and carbon storage all at once, with the maps identifying hotspots most in need of protection. Plus, the initiative was led by SPUN, the whimsically named Society for the Protection of Underground Networks.

SPUN | Society for the Protection of Underground Networks

SPUN (Society for the Protection of Underground Networks) is a scientific research organization founded to map mycorrhizal fungal communities and a...

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