How Trees Communicate With Each Other
In recent years, scientists have made a startling discovery: trees can communicate with each other. These researchers were astounded to find that they talk through underground networks so vast, they boggle the mind. These networks are, in the words of Suzanne Simard, a u201cworld of infinite biological pathways that connect trees, and allow them to communicate, and allow the forest to behave as if it was a single organism.u201d Suzanne was the first scientist to uncover the secrets of arboreal communication. From a young age, she was filled with awe by the magnificent life forms we know as trees. When she was just starting out as a forest scientist, her colleagues had made an interesting discovery: that, in a laboratory setting, the roots of one pine seedling can transmit carbon to the roots of another seedling. There were also promising initial findings that even trees of different species could exchange information and resources with each other.
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