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Hi, I'm Lindsay.

And I'm Marshall.

Welcome to Tumble, the show where we explore stories of science discovery.

Today we're asking, do trees think? You mean are trees like to tree or not to tree?

That is the question.

Let's dig into it and find out if trees are having deep thoughts in the forest.

We'll discover that there's a lot more happening in the soil than you might think.

Today's question comes from Tumble listener Alden.

Hi, my name is Alden and I am nine years old.

And my question is, do trees think?

I think they do. Well, Ald that's pretty confident that trees are thinkers. Yeah, and he already seems to know a bit about the science.

I think scientists could figure it out by looking at trees' roots and seeing if they can actually

send messages through mushroom roots. Wait, trees can send messages through mushroom roots?

Like, are these text messages or do they use WhatsApp?

Like, is he right?

That's what we'll try to find out.

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