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Earth's underground fungal network is so massive, it would span 10% of the Milky Way, map reveals

Earth's underground fungal network is so massive, it would span 10% of the Milky Way, map reveals The first global map of subterranean fungi networks reveals how massive its reach is worldwide. Earth's underground fungal network is so vast that, if it were in outer space, it would span roughly 10% of the Milky Way if placed in a straight line, a new study finds. These subterranean structures, called arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks, work in partnership with most of the world's land...

Global map reveals the vast scale of underground fungal networks

Britain's dying high streets 'could be saved' by unlikely revival

Britain's dying high streets 'could be saved' by unlikely revival The first flushing public toilets were invented 175 years ago. Now 60% have vanished from our streets, and public urination is once again causing a health hazard. If a 19th century urine deflector or “wazzbaffle” had been protecting the West London wall where Lord Mandelson was caught short recently, it wouldn’t have been the first time the disgraced peer’s mistakes had come back to haunt him.

How Turkey Hacked the Hair Transplant Industry

The astounding growth of the hair-transplant industry in Turkey is not just a medical tourism success story; it’s also a tale of “hacked” medical equipment and algorithmic craftsmanship. From a biological and evolutionary perspective, human hair is often viewed as an unremarkable mass of keratin that still plays some important functions—protecting our scalps from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays and regulating our body temperatures—but, for the most part, is no longer essential to our...