SMRTR Science & EngineeringJun 9, 2025Hacker News

Mushrooms communicate with each other using up to 50 'words', scientist claims

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Fungi may communicate through electrical signals, according to a new study. Analysis of these signals reveals patterns similar to human speech, with "vocabularies" of up to 50 "words." The research, conducted by Prof Andrew Adamatzky, found that split gill fungi generated the most complex "sentences." While intriguing, more evidence is needed to confirm if this truly represents a fungal language.

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