Wood Wide Web
In June 2026, scientists published the first global map of mycorrhizal fungal networks — the hidden underground highway connecting trees across entire forests, routing nutrients and chemical distress signals between roots. Click any tree to stress it and watch the network respond.
click any tree to introduce stress · watch nutrients pulse through the mycelium network
nutrients shared
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trees stressed
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network health
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Mycorrhizal nutrient exchange cycle
Wood Wide Web · cycles every 7 s
June 2026 Discovery
Scientists published the first comprehensive global map of mycorrhizal fungal networks — sometimes called the 'Wood Wide Web' — revealing how these subterranean highways sustain entire forest ecosystems by routing nutrients and chemical signals between trees.