Suzanne Simard has spent more time hiding from grizzly bears than most people, and she did it for science. Working in Canada in the 1990s, Simard set out to answer a question: Why do Douglas firs need ...

The idea of trees "talking" to one another through underground fungal networks – the so-called "wood wide web" – has captured the imagination of the public. This concept, where trees supposedly share ...

Justine Karst, a mycologist at the University of Alberta, feared things had gone too far when her son got home from eighth grade and told her he had learned that trees could talk to each other through ...

Meet Douglas Fir, the talking Christmas tree that's delighting Disney guests Disney guests in Florida and California seek out the viral "Douglas Fir" just to see what the festive, talking tree will ...