Heather English

Underground ecology offers unexpected hope for plant adaptation as climate change nudges plant migration. Heather English tells us how tiny mycorrhizal mycelia under certain mushroom species actually help trees grow.

IMAGINE THE PULSES of biological discovery as a neural net. The neurons are hubs, fields of study, connected in a tangled and ever-changing web of knowledge. Every so often, a field of inquiry undergoes a burst of discovery, expanding the web. Today, the field of mycorrhizal research is characterized by such a pulse. ...