The humble fungi is the focus of this week's podcast, and it really is a lot more complex and brilliant than we might have expected. Luke explores the fascination of the "wood wide web", the beauty and benefits of fungi to life on earth, and why there wouldn't even be life on land, of any kind, if it weren't for fungi.

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