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Scientists Mapped Earth's Vast Fungal Network - And It's Critical For The Climate

Episode 376 For the first time, scientists have mapped Earth’s vast underground fungal network - and it’s bigger than anyone imagined. Beneath our feet, plants and fungi have a hidden symbiotic relationship, sharing nutrients through fine fungal threads called hyphae. With these ...  Show more

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Millions of Fossil Whale Bones Found in Deep Ocean Graveyard

Episode 375 The world’s deepest known whale graveyard has been discovered in the southern Indian Ocean. Located at a depth of seven kilometres, it contains millions of whale bones and has been described as a “deep-sea fossil megasite” and a whale necropolis. Chinese researchers, ...  Show more

 . 13min 25sec

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