In the 1990s, Canadian ecologist Suzanne Simard made a groundbreaking discovery that challenged everything we thought we knew about how forests work. While studying managed forests in British Columbia, she noticed something puzzling: when birch trees were removed to promote the growth of valuable Douglas firs, the firs did not flourish as expected, they actually struggled and grew more slowly.
Determined to understand why, Simard traced the movement of nutrients using radioactive carbon isotopes. What she found was astonishing. Trees were actively sharing resources through vast underground fungal networks known as mycorrhizae. These delicate, thread-like fungi connect the roots of different trees across the forest floor, forming a complex web that allows the exchange of carbon, water, nutrients, and even chemical signals, sometimes between entirely different species.
She discovered that older, larger trees often serve as central "hubs" or "mother trees," supporting younger saplings by redistributing vital resources and helping the entire ecosystem remain resilient. When these key trees are removed, the underground network weakens, and the health of the remaining forest declines.
Simard’s research overturned the traditional Darwinian view of forests as battlegrounds of ruthless competition. Instead, she revealed a far more sophisticated reality: forests operate as highly cooperative systems where trees communicate, support one another, and even warn neighboring trees about threats like drought, disease, or insect attacks.
What appears to the human eye as a silent, still forest is, in truth, a vibrant, interconnected living network, built not on isolation and rivalry, but on deep connection and mutual aid.
A bit strange, don’t you think?
As soon as Muslims started moving to Japan, its Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples started burning down, just like the churches in Europe.
🚨 JUST IN: Tulsi Gabbard is GOING OFF on Islamism. She's NAILING it!
"Patterson NJ is proud to call themselves the 'first Muslim city.' They are working to implement these Islamic principles forced on people through laws or violence."
"This is ALREADY UNDERWAY in places like Houston! It is already happening HERE, within our borders."
"The bottom line: the threat of Islamism...there is no such THING as individual liberty. As Charlie said, it is fundamentally incompatible with our nation's foundation of freedom."
"When we understand our freedom comes from God, and no one else, we understand the seriousness of this Islamist ideology threat. Because it means they deny God is the one who has bestowed this right to freedom in every one of us." @TulsiGabbard
Time to WAKE UP, Westerners.
He won’t say Israel has a right to exist. Yes, of course, she does (and has since before the United Monarchy), but the fact that he won’t say it is telling.
@Real_RobN Devilishly clever & possible power-mad individual?
—our country is pretty good at rewarding those that discover the hard-won truth, even if it does take an excruciating amount of time.
'This is one of the biggest scandals in our country’s history.'
@PatrickChristys reacts to 'painstaking new research' mapping links between 99 alleged rape gangs across the country, revealing a 'spider’s web' of organised crime.
@DillonLoomis 💯 A miserable decade of sitting on our laurels, then @elonmusk [001 man in ~8 billion] stands tall to set the tone, “We need a very strong trend in the other direction.” 🚀🚀🚀. Thanks for reposting this one @DillonLoomis
@aelluswamy 👏 For what it’s worth the word “anymore” is superfluous and makes this statement weaker, just saying… remove it and you’ll see… but 💯🚀🚀🚀 You rock!!
…or China.
It appears to me like they might be okay with, an entire “wet market” to arguably spring up, if anyone were so inclined! 👏
Absolute proof COVID was a load of guano.
WT (flying) F?!
Honestly man, how can sooo many Muslim women be “A-Okay👌🏼” with this? Tell me the “SECRET.”
My guess for what makes this lifestyle/culture tolerable? The guess is the “co-operation” in cleaning & meal prep; and perceived companionship that gives —full stop.
Maybe it’s premature, but one reason some are pushing back on AI & robotics:
Slavery industrial complex & beliefs like these could be tested. Would these same women endure one man with other women the minute the robots do absolutely all the work?