Fungi’s Resilience and Intelligence

Fungi, ancient colonizers of land, form a vast kingdom distinct from plants and animals. They survived extreme conditions by developing adaptive intelligence. Modern research explores their roles as builders, chemists, and environmental healers. Mycologist Paul Stamets highlights their potential in medicine and soil decontamination through mycorrhemediation. Mycelium networks decompose debris, enrich soil, and inspire technological advancements. Fungi are crucial in agricultural symbiosis and reforestation projects like Africa's Great Green Wall. With less than 15% of fungal species identified, future discoveries hold immense promise for medicine, industry, and environmental sustainability.

[lizziemobil]

I'm so happy and proud this kind of content is going mainstream. We're on our way to understand that everything is connected on this planet (and beyond, probably).

[recurive]

I think this should be the standard of peak science documentaries, it's just so good.

[seanjustg]

This was so satisfying to watch. To see compassionate professionals from different, seemingly unrelated fields, studying hands on togetha, is such a breath of fresh air. They're learning from the best🌍❤so very gratuitous🙏for the documentry too. Well done👏👏👏

[danielkovak]

Mon émotions et tellement forte que j'en suis bouleversé par le langages du sol, ils faut absolument enseigner aux élèves de toutes horizons la magies des sols et leur sociabilités face a l'incompréhension des humains sur terre . Merci infiniment pour se reportage

[drrock]

As if the magic of the science wasn't enough, the music, film, and narration are superb!

[thatguychris]

Fungus for plants is like the good bacteria in our gut. The host provides a habitat and the colonizing organism boosts the host's nutrient uptake.

[emiliogimenez]

The quality of this video is incredible. Before, this type of video could only be seen on the "B" channels of the two channels that were previously broadcast in Spain. Unfortunately, the "level" of current programming leaves much to be desired. These types of documentaries should be mandatory in children's homework at the end of secondary school, for the good of humanity. Thanks to ARTE for this essential video and to YouTube for translating it and to Google's artificial intelligence that brought me here.

[JohnCallahan]

MYCELIUM is the key to the LIFE on Earth. More people need to be aware of this fascinating science.

[TheMalayLinguist]

i wish youtube would show me more videos like this

[simoneerceg]

At last some real honest science being done to support our existence, enhance our relationship to our world and restore biodiversity. Thank you to all those carrying out this essential work.❤❤

[mohammedsaysrashid]

It was a super scientific, interesting documentary about mycelium, mushroom usages for returning soil health after soils polluted by pollutants

[AnneAndersonFoxiepaws]

I think it's beautiful, the way it is white and furry and then seems to 'flower' like baby's breath as it deals with toxic soil and goes on to leave it clean enough for earthworms and more sensitive fungi to grow ❤ thanks for this wonderful documentary😊

[ryanchadwickbrown]

Paul inspired me to leave Florida and visit Washington state Greatest adventure of my life .... Thank you sir! Long live fungi!

[JLP]

They feed the plants in perfect symbiosis to create oxygen and atmosphere or life anywhere~ neat

[stevengill]

I tried composting used motor oil some years ago - I mixed about a quart of oil with plenty of fine Douglas Fir sawdust. Then I inoculated it with finished compost from an ordinary kitchen compost heap and inoculated it with soil from the forest floor. It was covered and allowed to sit for a year with occasional stirring - very much what they did in this video on a micro scale. I was surprised that it worked, after a year the oil was gone!
The caveat is you have to have the space, and I'd prefer everyone recycle their motor oil - some types have toxic additives, and the more that gets recycled the less new oil has to be extracted, but it taught me how resilient soils can be if they're treated properly.
Our forests are a miraculous ecology from deep underground to the tops of the like these guys are developing some fantastic tools for bioremediation. Thanks you all!

[B_mn]

Ah, I love the results of most of the research everyone's been doing on fungi as of late, you can already see the effects of it splintering though agricultural strategies. (Like leaf mold, and KNF.)

I have heavy gratitude for all of the people that did the work to get those results.

[zaakoc]

As an old fun guy I'm plesed to see fungle intelligence added to human knowledge!
Fungi became it's own kingdom within my lifetime.

[ratsword]

Wow fungi are awesome. The original engineers and chemists. Great documentary thanks

[thakurpandit]

It is a part of Nature's presentation. It is not only about how human can utilize value of fungi, but it is also important just to know Nature's miracle power.

[mattb]

I'm growing some mushrooms at home, it's so cool to watch the whole process over time. From the mycelium spreading to the exudate forming into primordia then pins and finally watching them bloom into full mushrooms. The mycelium looks and smells wonderful