Fungi are perhaps the most enigmatic organisms on the planet. Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake says we are only just beginning to discover how they work
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3 June 2020
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YOU may never look at fungi in the same way. This enigmatic community of organisms pulls the strings of life, yet we don’t know the half of what fungi get up to. Thankfully, Entangled Life: How fungi make our worlds, change our minds & shape our futures, by mycologist and author Merlin Sheldrake, is an eye-opening exploration of this mysterious taxonomic kingdom.
Nothing illustrates this better than when he casts his focus underground. Mycelia – complex, branched networks of fungal …