Zombie ant: New mushroom species found in West Virginia to undergo testing
5 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
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The brief
"Zombie ant: New mushroom species found in West Virginia to undergo testing" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 6 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include WKRC, SuaraGarut.ID, People.com and Futura, le média qui explore le monde. 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 4h ago.
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Coverage (6)
- Man says he discovered new mushroom species, will undergo testing for entirely new genus WKRC · 5d ago
- West Virginia Scientist Tests New Mushroom Genus SuaraGarut.ID · 5d ago
- Man says he discovered new mushroom species, will undergo testing for entirely new genus WKRC · 5d ago
- Amateur Mushroom Hunter Finds Mysterious Purple and Yellow Fungus That Could Be an Entirely New Genus People.com · 5d ago
- An Amateur Mushroom Hunter In West Virginia Picked Up A Purple-And-Yellow Mushroom In June. Its DNA Matched Nothing On Record Futura, le média qui explore le monde · 5d ago
- Zombie ant: New mushroom species found in West Virginia to undergo testing WCHS · 5d ago
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