Scientists Just Proved Trees Have Been Communicating for Millions of Years #forest

Added: 2026-06-02

Trees communicate and share resources through an underground fungal network called the 'Wood Wide Web,' which connects thousands of plants and allows them to exchange nutrients, water, and warning signals; when one tree is attacked by insects, nearby trees receive chemical alerts and activate their defenses, demonstrating that forests function as interconnected living systems rather than isolated collections of individual trees.