An entire world of fungi nearly a third of a mile underground could affect carbon storage estimates
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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 4 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
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- 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 · 1d ago
- Predators, prey and parasites discovered 1,640ft below North America's Great Lakes BBC Wildlife Magazine · 1d ago
- A vast world of rock-eating fungi lurks deep underneath the Great Lakes Popular Science · 1d ago
- An entire world of fungi nearly a third of a mile underground could affect carbon storage estimates Phys.org · 1d ago broke it first
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