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Health & Science2h 37m ago

In a new global study, colleagues and I have mapped Earth's vast underground networks of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.

global (Sudd wetlands of South Sudan, Florida Everglades, Tibetan Plateau)

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colleagues and I (researchers)
What
In a new global study, colleagues and I have mapped Earth's vast underground networks of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.
When
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:20:03 GMT · 2h 37m ago
Where
global (Sudd wetlands of South Sudan, Florida Everglades, Tibetan Plateau) ·
Why
This new research provides the first global estimate of the sheer scale of these underground fungal networks.
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These extensive fungal networks are vital for ecosystems, transferring billions of tonnes of CO2 equivalent into the soil annually, and have critical implications for sustainable agriculture, with intensively managed croplands showing nearly half the fungal density of natural ecosystems.

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    A new global study has mapped Earth's vast underground networks of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, estimating approximately 110 quadrillion kilometers of living fungal filaments in the world's topsoils.
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