Arctic Research Expedition Studies Underground Fungal Networks and Carbon Storage
A vast meshwork of soil-bound fungi governs life aboveground. In Alaska, and at field sites around the world, researchers are racing to understand exactly how, with critical stores of carbon at stake.
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