New ‘fire amoeba’ breaks heat survival record
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The brief
"New ‘fire amoeba’ breaks heat survival record" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 8 articles from 8 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include New Scientist, nytimes.com, Phys.org and Gizmodo. 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.
Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 1h ago.
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Why is "New ‘fire amoeba’ breaks heat survival record" trending?
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Coverage (8)
- Fire amoeba breaks heat tolerance record for complex life New Scientist · 4h ago
- At 145 Degrees, This Amoeba Manages to Keep Its Cool nytimes.com · 4h ago
- Hot spring amoeba breaks record for heat tolerance of complex life Phys.org · 4h ago
- Say Hello to the ‘Fire Amoeba.’ It Just Broke a Heat Limit Scientists Thought Was Impossible Gizmodo · 4h ago
- Meet the ‘fire amoeba,’ a record-breaking survivor of extreme heat Science News · 4h ago
- This Is An Amoeba Reproducing At 63°C, The Highest Temperature Ever Recorded For A Complex Cell IFLScience · 4h ago
- This 'fire amoeba' pushes the limit of what's possible for complex life NPR · 4h ago
- New ‘fire amoeba’ breaks heat survival record Financial Times · 4h ago
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