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Mycorrhizal Infrastructure Map

Science Magazine: Global density and biomass of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks

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Hotspots of “dark taxa” across Earth’s underground ecosystems

Paper: Symbiotic fungi underlie the regeneration potential of island rainforests: Current Biology

Film: Data from Earth's most remote atoll show soil fungi are key to island regeneration

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Exploring “A travelling-wave strategy for plant–fungal trade”

Large-diameter trees disproportionately contribute to soil fungal diversity in a coniferous forest with one of oldest living trees on Earth | Biodiversity and Conservation | Springer Nature Link

Seeing Fungi

FEMS Microbiology Letters 2025 Best Paper

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Underground Astronaut an Expanded Definition

Toby Kiers, World Champion of Mycorrhizal Fungus - The New York Times

SPUN x MOTH Underground Advocates Program

Defunding fungi: US’s living library of ‘vital ecosystem engineers’ is in danger of closing | Fungi | The Guardian

BBC Indonesia Documentary

Menyibak misteri 'jamur pahlawan tak kasat mata' di Sulawesi yang bisa selamatkan hutan - BBC News Indonesia

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SPUN at IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025

What Everyone Should Know About Fungi by Age 15

How to Use SPUN’s Underground Atlas

Underground Atlas

Underground Atlas Explainer Article

The Science Behind SPUN’s Underground Atlas

Science Friday ‘Underground Atlas’ Shows How Vulnerable Fungal Networks Are

Global divergence in plant and mycorrhizal fungal diversity hotspots - Nature Communications

The Guardian "Earth’s underground networks of fungi need urgent protection, say researchers"

New York Times "New Global Atlas Highlights Surprising Hot Spots of Fungal Biodiversity"

Science Magazine "Most of Earth’s critical underground fungus is unprotected"

Nature “Global Hotspots of Mycorrhizal Fungal Richness are Poorly Protected”

Our Story with David Attenborough | Natural History Museum

The world beneath our feet

Wildflowers Survive Drought Conditions Thanks to the Fungus Among Us

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FFF – Fauna Flora Funga

How to encourage healthy mycorrhizal networks in your own soil

These are the real fungal ‘superhighways’ that inspired ‘The Last of Us’

How Fungi Move Among Us - New York Times

"A travelling-wave strategy for plant–fungal trade"

Lesotho Sampling Expedition

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Underground Explorers Application

Saving the World’s Fungi Might Save Us, Too - Atmos

Using eDNA to identify invisible underground fungi

Ukrainian Scientists Race to Document Soil Fungi - Eos

Underground fungal networks have been overlooked as one of Earth's largest terrestrial carbon sinks

These Scientists Are Racing Against Time To Find Rare Fungi In Ghana

Atacama Expedition

¿Hongos en el desierto de Atacama? En búsqueda del microscópico e inadvertido Reino Fungi del desierto más árido del mundo | Ladera Sur

Corsica Expedition

How a few bags of dirt could help make the planet more resilient to climate change

Kazakhstan Expedition

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"Mycorrhizal mycelium as a global carbon pool"

Underground Explorers

Palmyra Expedition

Invasive palms and WWII damaged an island paradise. Could fungi help to restore it?

Unearthing the Secret Superpowers of Fungus