Scientists Create First Global Map of Underground Fungal Network Supporting Plant Life
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Marta Musso
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An international team of researchers has produced the first-ever global map of the mycorrhizal fungal network beneath the Earth's surface. This vast underground system of fungal filaments forms mutually beneficial partnerships with plants, stretching an estimated 110 quadrillion kilometers—nearly 1 billion times the distance between Earth and the sun. The study, published in Science, reveals the scale and significance of this network that supports plant life and helps regulate the planet's climate.
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· 3 pulledBeneath the Earth's surface lies an extraordinary underground fungal network of almost unimaginable scale.
An international team of researchers has, for the first time, produced a global map of this vast mycorrhizal network—the system of fungal filaments that forms mutually beneficial partnerships with plants across the planet.
They estimate that the network stretches for roughly 110 quadrillion kilometers in total, nearly 1 billion times the distance between the Earth and the sun.
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