La red oculta de la vida

They are not plants or animals and are found in the earth, in the air and in our bodies. They are everywhere, but it is difficult to see them. Furthermore, they may be microscopic, but they also represent the largest organisms ever recorded. They eat stone, create soil, assimilate polluting agents, feed on plants, but also kill them, survive in space and influence the composition of the Earth's atmosphere. The time has come to discover the hidden and fascinating world of fungi, strange and wonderful life forms that force us to rethink how life works. By providing humans with bread, alcohol and medicine, they have changed the history of our species, while their ability to digest plastic, explosives, pesticides and crude oil is applied in the field of new technologies. Its ability to connect plants in large underground collaborative networks, the Wood Wide Web, is transforming our understanding of ecosystems. Fungi hold the key to understanding our planet and our ways of thinking, feeling and behaving, although their life takes place mainly out of our sight.