Researchers published an analysis today pinpointing exactly how many pathways exist within Earth’s topsoils—and also found that they contain around 300 megatons of carbon. For the first time, these pathways are visualized in a new global mapping project called A Hidden Infrastructure.
“It is hard to overstate the importance and enormity of these fungi. There could be up to 10 meters (32 feet) of mycorrhizal network in just a teaspoon of soil,” mycologist and study co-author Justin Stewart said.
The carbon-nutrient supply chains in these formations are fast, too. Previous research shows speeds reaching 120 micrometers a second. That’s around 248 miles per hour when scaled to human proportions. Every year, these fungi move around four billion tons of carbon dioxide into the soil—about 11 percent the amount of human-produced emissions.
https://a-hidden-infrastructure.spun.earth/
This hit the web this week and someone sent it to me after I saw it too.
I can’t imagine it is more that an AI model with wild speculation. Who would measure that data?
I haven’t dug into the details but it looks like there are a lot of them.
The map seems frozen at the moment. I am not sure if it is me or they have a glitch.
The nearest star is 4 light years away.
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The United Federation of Planets: A sphere of influence roughly 8,000 light-years in diameter, comprising around 150 member worlds.
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Exploration Limit: Starfleet has explored about 19% of the Milky Way, extending roughly 10,000 light-years from Earth.
LOL