The innovations presented in this Special Issue make clear that solutions to many of our most pressing global challenges lie beneath our feet.

Plants, People, Planet celebrates the seventh anniversary of the publication of its first issue with highlights from 2025.

Discover the truth behind the Wood Wide Web with plant scientist Professor Katie Field from the University of Sheffield.

Plants, People, Planet is delighted to announce Open Letters, a new format for groups of experts to present bold and succinct calls to action to those in positions to elicit and enact change, such as…

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A transformative £8 million project aims to revolutionise global food security and climate change strategies by uncovering the fundamental role of soil fungi.

Seven pioneering researchers have been announced as the first recipients.

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Global food production is increasingly threatened by soil degradation, climate change and the rising costs of synthetic fertilisers. Circular agriculture, which promotes resource reuse, is a promisin...

Most fungi that partner with plants are known only from trace DNA sequences left in soil.

Two life forms living together helped spark the evolution of all complex life. By learning to appreciate this process more fully, we might be able to harness it to heal our planet too

New research led by Prof Jurriaan Ton aims to uncover how plants adapt and survive in challenging environments with the ultimate goal to create more resilient crops.

Nathan O A Howard, Victor H Rodriguez-Morelos, Lewis Allen, Pedzisai Chinoruma, Louis D Cohen, Grace A Hoysted, Anne D Jungblut, Isabella Lamb, Sara Moeskj

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Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate the surprising materials we can make from fungi.

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Common mycorrhizal networks (CMN) capture the imagination of researchers and the public alike and have played a large role in communicating about mycorrhiza in general. With many of the claims about ....

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