This unfathomably huge fungal network keeps Earth cool and green

Spanning 110 quadrillion kilometers, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are critical allies of plants. They also transport an enormous amount of planet-warming carbon.

By Matt Simon
June 11, 2026
This unfathomably huge fungal network keeps Earth cool and green
Courtesy Tomás Munita
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Matt Simon

Matt Simon is a senior staff writer at Wired covering biology, robotics, and the environment.

 
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