A forest can feel like a place of great stillness and quiet. But if you dig a little deeper, there’s a hidden world beneath your feet as busy and complicated as a city at rush hour.
In this story, a dog introduces us to a strange creature that burrows beneath forests, building an underground network where deals are made and lives are saved (and lost) in a co ... Show More
Aug 14
Nigel and the Real Gannet
In 2016, Chris Bell, a ranger with New Zealand’s Department of Conservation, was the sole human inhabitant of a small island off the west coast of the country, called Mana Island. He was there to take care of the island’s fragile and recovering ecosystem, including a colony of Au ... Show More
25m 54s
Apr 2024
Anomalie: Wishing Well Featuring Todd Stashwick (Sample Episode)
Secrets start to reveal themselves. Are you putting the pieces together?
On this walk through nature, you’ll explore a lush green forest, learn the secrets of a lost society, and gain the key to confronting an uncertain future.
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28m 4s
Jul 2023
The Rise and Decay of the Wood Wide Web
<p>My guests today, Dr. Justine Karst, mycologist at the University of Alberta and Dr. Jason Hoeksema, professor of biology at the University of Mississippi, take us deep into the complex world of fungi, trees and the story we all might be getting wrong about their relationships. ... Show More
1h 8m
Jan 2023
97. How Smart Is a Forest?
<p>Ecologist Suzanne Simard studies the relationships between trees in a forest: they talk to each other, punish each other, and depend on each other. What can we learn from them?</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adsw ... Show More
58m 20s
Jan 2023
How to harness the ancient partnership between forests and fungi | Colin Averill
If we want to better understand the environment and combat climate change, we need to look deep underground, where diverse microscopic fungal networks mingle with tree roots to form symbiotic partnerships, says microbiologist Colin Averill. As we learn more about which of these f ... Show More
11m 58s
Jan 2021
Looking for mushrooms, finding happiness
We're journeying into hidden worlds, exploring nature that offers much more than what initially meets the eye. We travel to locations that continue to thrive against the odds.When Long Litt Woon's life drastically changed, she turned to the secretive world of mushrooms to manage ... Show More
26m 43s