Biologist Wins 'Environment Nobel' for Fungal Research

A scientist named Toby Kiers won a big prize for her work studying tiny fungi that live underground.

These fungi help plants by trading nutrients, and they also store a lot of carbon, which is good for the environment.

Kiers and her team created maps and tools to show how important these fungi are.

They found that many of these fungi live in places that aren't protected, so they started a group to help protect them.

The fungi act like smart traders, moving nutrients around to get the best deals, even without a brain.

Kiers wants people to understand how much life on Earth depends on these hidden fungi.