Fungi’s role in planetary health explored in new podcast
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A new podcast episode features Dr Toby Kiers, an evolutionary biologist and founder of the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks, discussing the importance of fungi to the planet’s health. Kiers, who has received a MacArthur fellowship and a Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, spoke with Ian Sample about her work mapping fungal networks on Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. The episode highlights fungi’s often invisible role in supporting ecosystems.
What’s reported
Dr Toby Kiers is an evolutionary biologist and founder of the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks.
She has earned a MacArthur fellowship and a Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement.
Kiers discussed her work mapping fungal networks on Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
The podcast episode explores fungi’s often invisible role in protecting the planet.
Key figures
Dr Toby Kiers, evolutionary biologist and founder of the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks
Ian Sample, interviewer
Sources: The Guardian
