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Threads of Earth’s Underground Fungal Networks Are Long Enough to Reach Beyond the Solar System

For the first time ever, researchers have quantified the length and mass of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks globally and mapped the ecosystems where they are densest.

By Wyatt Myskow

Jinsu Elhance collects soil samples in the Mojave Desert for the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks. Credit: SPUN

Behind the Scenes: Uncovering the Secret Lives of Cacti and Fungi in the Sonoran Desert

By Kiley Price

Researchers with SPUN gather mycorrhizal fungal samples in Tierra del Fuego, Chile. Credit: Mateo Barrenengoa/SPUN

New Study Reveals Mycorrhizal Fungal Hotspots and Their Lack of Protections

By Wyatt Myskow

Jinsu Elhance (left) and Justin Stewart, researchers with the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks, measure the distance between soil samples taken near a large saguaro cactus at Saguaro National Park in Arizona. Credit: John Burcham/SPUN

Searching for Hidden Fungi in the Sonoran Desert

By Wyatt Myskow

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