# There's an Astounding Amount of Fungi Beneath Our Feet

> **Open Intelligence Dossier** · First detected: 2026-06-21 18:07 UTC · Category: Science

## Executive Summary
5 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.

## Intelligence Brief
"There's an Astounding Amount of Fungi Beneath Our Feet" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.


Outlets currently covering the story include Smithsonian Magazine, VICE, atmos.earth and Mother Jones. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.


This brief was generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only. The latest headlines from every source are listed below; the velocity chart shows how the story is developing in real time.

## Multi-Source Evidence Table
| Source Outlet | Headline | Verification URL |
|---|---|---|
| Answers in Genesis | Study: Fungal Networks So Massive They’d Span 10% of the Milky Way | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMifkFVX3lxTE9GWDU0LUNJMkYyMFpDYU9XZUxWRnZhWUtVdUZILVZ1UnpPOWg2OUdwODEyckROUzFOc20tY0Y0bFF5ekNUalpwR2lCTlJuUjVsX0swMm15VFJUa2E4WVQwcHhIRlBtMS1HSktzM2NWdWtjMFdFYkg1WHBRTXkwQQ?oc=5) |
| Yahoo Creators | Scientists just finished mapping the 110-quadrillion-mile network hiding under your feet | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi3wFBVV95cUxNOHp1X1hJV3NYcXlfRERLVmFFYkV2QUhoQWotcjNsRHFiYnl2TFlvMnFHeEVNeVpnLTBSdGJzU0JOMzY4a01PdWRSbDVPMVpUS1VONnV6emx0aE5BTXNqdHNKRHlGNUc4NmpBekJteGFpT2xQaTRDc0gwMzlrZENKMG9fZWF1Y0JwekRnekFXQXlyck01T2swMkNSNTFHRkFCS1R3M0YwNkJfLTRCZUZsY0YyR29jalgyeEpUWWp3SlN3cEpSVW5mWWZGUDNGcEdCZzBsR3k5aHpWbE5FU1BJ?oc=5) |
| MycoStories | SPUN Maps Earth's Hidden Fungal Network: 110 Quadrillion Kilometres of Living Threads | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiiAFBVV95cUxQczY0WVVPX3o3VzZ2MWpvUldtM3dxaHdndW1PemtHYUREUkdLUURWYVMzVWlMdm1vdFZqbkI3NjVHRWRHMEdsdHcyTzJoNXpNVEszN2MtckIySHN3eDNEOGs1NGo1S3JObjFkWXg0RXB5TTdHRllYeF9TVE14bDVwenByX3U4ZkU4?oc=5) |
| Smithsonian Magazine | Nearly All Plants Depend on Tiny Underground Fungi. The Microbes' Vast Global Networks Were Just Mapped for the First Time | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMigwJBVV95cUxQX2xwZjVEWlZSa1UzNEtqUFAweTdrRnA3SUhtd0NYbFJRVm9PVFNUT2J0bVFyU3EtSEkzc3N5Z2N5N0laV01Wd25qT0ZCZ2RtVjFlY001Qk9OMjk5Nzg0NUVCVmNJM0xpWXRSN0VCVE1saFlaRE9aanpjcmpSX25jZkJqZkRKM1JneUprN1lLT1JncGY1UTdJQUNoSUFkclpNb0lGUi03enk0a25ScklGdzhtTnRoeTFZX2lzdU9aWmJYWW5DVXJFVUFJdXdMSmVZTjBmOUN6SDUzVk5yTGg3cTRFQk9tSlN2M0FrbE00NUlHLVZYS1luZVkteTc1UXBNZm80?oc=5) |
| VICE | There’s an Unfathomably Huge Network of Fungi Lurking Beneath the Earth | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipgFBVV95cUxORmJxYUJlZmxmdS0xYkhTanAwSVJpNy1UelJibThJZ1Q0QnI0RE5wVmNZVWZUNjk5c042WmlLZTRabnNhN0lDNFJZeHlxRTdIY2xQcGNkR2tJckVKZ2M5ZExHX0VkZ2dBYkNpUHMyeUFLbHJfaldfNXppNWpsSTdLSXlYc0N4N0tMLUl0ZVJZZDlScjdXSU42YTl1ZUdvczhZUElXYm13?oc=5) |
| atmos.earth | A Hidden Universe: Underground Fungi Could Stretch to the Sun Nearly a Billion Times | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMivwFBVV95cUxNa0FhUGp1czdhVXlSX3BCalRlNkUtZThhc1lGQkt5OFhqN0NzLW1xRzZmQlBZMS1jUVp3WHZXMkJGWGx4MHJtZl8teGdzeURLOTNJQmJOazlGRGZHMGtTbnpjbmNGNzdITDItZlJsN1lUc2JIWWNzczVLMHNrYS1iQW40R0JwVERtX0U1cnAzMTNWcE5jZmdYZ1F1b1pwNTBaU1JkTzZiWFFiYnFaNVRJdmw2TnI1S0VGZXJWQl85QQ?oc=5) |
| Mother Jones | Our Hidden Fungal Networks Could Reach Beyond the Solar System | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirgFBVV95cUxOTlI0Sy11MncxWEM1ZUt5WXJXTG92UUR6ZnNWOWdSdnQxMEN2aFZfM2lhamFRVy1IUEpWcGJLc0ozYnhCUTBBTUo0dHZnOUlMNzZmT19NNFJHYUUtLXRzeEZpb0tPZFJNSEw3OWZ1SDdRakdvV19fSjI4ekxId1pZT1RCYUQ0RHJjZkQtcE5lMl9oNE5lb1RreVpXcGxHeWJ1aFRELVZMbGZvSU9HUFE?oc=5) |
| Newser | There's an Astounding Amount of Fungi Beneath Our Feet | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiigFBVV95cUxNdUM5bjBNRUNVdWVzNlhBU2ZUM2FxNm8xa0JhTGJDUUNaNmdhb1MwcUoxMEREczBBZkRZMERncEVIU0kzaHR6QjFabU04cFdBa2hHR3EzTmktb1FYbkxnck1XNzluRF9zdTlsVnlwNzJEek5fMzR6VUNhbjg5a3A1bVh0YjVSWHJLU0E?oc=5) |

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*Canonical Source: https://pulse.byoviral.com/trend/2026-06-21/there-s-an-astounding-amount-of-fungi-beneath-our-feet*