An entire world of fungi nearly a third of a mile underground could affect carbon storage estimates
6 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
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"An entire world of fungi nearly a third of a mile underground could affect carbon storage estimates" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 6 articles from 6 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Gizmodo, StudyFinds, The Times of India and BBC Wildlife Magazine. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (6)
- The Great Lakes Are Hiding a Secret Underworld of Tardigrades and Rock-Eating Fungi Gizmodo · 2d ago
- Hundreds Of Feet Underground, Fungi Are Feasting On Ancient Rock StudyFinds · 2d ago
- Scientists drilled 1,640 feet beneath Michigan and found 689 kinds of fungi living in water that last touched the surface 11,000 years ago The Times of India · 2d ago
- Predators, prey and parasites discovered 1,640ft below North America's Great Lakes BBC Wildlife Magazine · 2d ago
- A vast world of rock-eating fungi lurks deep underneath the Great Lakes Popular Science · 2d ago
- An entire world of fungi nearly a third of a mile underground could affect carbon storage estimates Phys.org · 2d ago
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