Great Barrier Reef microbiome mapped as researchers discover 500 bacterial species previously unknown to science
7 news sources are covering this Science story right now — Newsylist is tracking how fast it spreads.
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- Velocity & Diffusion: Coverage escalated across 7 distinct news outlets with 7 published articles, achieving a live velocity of 5.
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"Great Barrier Reef microbiome mapped as researchers discover 500 bacterial species previously unknown to science" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 7 articles from 7 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Power 100, IFLScience, UQ News and EurekAlert!. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
This brief was generated by Newsylist'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 Newsylist's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 42d ago.
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Who reported it (7)
- AIMS leads breakthrough discovery on the Great Barrier Reef Power 100 · 45d ago
- Scientists Uncover 300,000 Viruses and 500 New Bacteria Living In The Great Barrier Reef's Unique Microbiome IFLScience · 45d ago
- The Great Barrier Reef has a microbiome too UQ News · 45d ago
- Seawater sampling Great Barrier Reef (IMAGE) EurekAlert! · 45d ago
- Great Barrier Reef microbiome map reveals more than 500 new bacterial species Phys.org · 45d ago
- The planktonic microbiome of the Great Barrier Reef Nature · 45d ago
- Great Barrier Reef microbiome mapped as researchers discover 500 bacterial species previously unknown to science The Guardian · 45d ago broke it first
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