Was the internet invented or rediscovered?
What science “discovered” in 1997, our ancestors already knew deep in their bones: the forest is a family. They say trees talk. But what’s more powerful is… Trees listen, they nurture, and they protect their community. That’s not poetry, that’s biology.
In 1997, forest ecologist Dr. Suzanne Simard confirmed what Indigenous cultures had passed down for centuries. She discovered a hidden network made of fungal threads that were fine, thread-like cords connecting trees underground.
Science refers to it as the “Wood Wide Web.”
Hidden beneath the soil and connected to roots, they stretched out like arms, reaching for other trees, even the youngest. They are called “mycorrhizae”, microscopic fungi that bond with the oldest, deepest roots, in trees and plants called the grandmother tree. They latch on to the root and extend far into the soil, acting like extra roots in need of sugar from her. In return, the fungi help the grandmother tree to absorb water, pull in new nutrients like phosphorus, zinc, and copper, and connect with other plants…yes, connect like an underground internet. A web of fungal threads, ancient as the silence before language, that allows the grandmother tree to communicate with her forest.
When one tree is thirsty, she shares water. When another tree is sick, she sends medicine, nutrients, and minerals. When danger creeps in, she whispers warnings underground, faster than any sound in the air. And when one dies, their energy is passed back into the community.
It’s not just a forest. They’re a family.
A sacred system.
A legacy.
And so…the cycle continues.
The same way the trees feed each other, our ancestors fed us. We sipped flowers, berries, and herbs rich with antioxidants, potent compounds and minerals that connect and protect humanity.
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