We present strong arguments that the deep structure of the quantum vacuumcontains a web of microscopic wormholes or short-cuts. We develop the conceptof wormhole spaces and show that this web of wormholes generate a peculiararray of long-range correlations in the patterns of vacuum fluctuations on thePlanck scale. We conclude that this translocal structure represents the commoncause for both the BH-entropy-area law, the more general holographic principleand the entanglement phenomena in quantum theory. In so far our approachexhibits a common structure which underlies both gravity and quantum theory ona microscopic scale. A central place in our analysis is occupied by aquantitative derivation of the distribution laws of microscopic wormholes inthe quantum vacuum. This makes it possible to address a number of openquestions and controversial topics in the field of quantum gravity.
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