Toby Kiers
Professor of evolutionary biology and mycorrhizal fungi researcher who co-founded the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks and leads the Underground Atlas project; winner of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, recognized for work on fungal networks and their role in carbon sequestration.
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Feb 3, 2026 • 25min
How fungi could save the planet
Toby Kiers, evolutionary biologist and mycorrhizal fungi researcher who co-founded the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks, describes the vast mycelial webs that move nutrients and sequester huge amounts of carbon. Short scenes explore how these networks act like Earth’s circulatory system, how they trade resources and process information, the threats from land use, and the Underground Atlas mapping fungal hotspots.
