Far more than pizza toppings or sautéed sides, mushrooms are ecological powerhouses, essential for healthy forests. They break down dead matter, recycle nutrients and support tree growth through underground networks called mycorrhizae. Some also help store carbon in the soil, playing a role in climate regulation.
Amethyst laccaria mushrooms, Seabeck, Washington, United States
Today in History
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Happy Cinco de Mayo!
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Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve, Estonia
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Baia del Silenzio in Sestri Levante, Italy
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Where is this historical bridge?
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So nice, they made it twice
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Sentinel of the sea
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Eagles assemble!
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Kelimutu, Flores, Indonesia
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Macaroni penguins
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Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Islands, Australia
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An iridescent view
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A bevy of buzzers
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World Lizard Day
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Happy Halloween!
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Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence, Italy
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Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA
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Where are these spectacular peaks?
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A rocky wrinkle in time
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Brighton Festival
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Fibonacci Day
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Folegandros Island, Cyclades, Greece
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City of ice
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Happy Easter!
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Keel-billed toucan, Costa Rica
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Skiddaw, Lake District National Park
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Underwater underground
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Puffins pucker up
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