How Do Fungi Keep the Planet Healthy?

By Steven Strogatz & Janna Levin · Quanta Magazine · October 2026

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"Evolutionary biologist Toby Kiers explains how fungal networks in soil trade nutrients with plants, help keep carbon underground, and strike bargains without having a brain."

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