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🔬 Earth's Hidden Fungal Internet Just Got Mapped — And It's Bigger Than You Think
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- Jun 15, 2026
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Scientists have completed the first-ever global map of Earth's underground fungal networks, revealing a system stretching 110 quadrillion kilometers that moves billions of tons of carbon each year. A surprising new study challenges the idea that cutting sugar entirely is healthy, finding it may actually harm gut microbiome balance. GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are showing a stunning new benefit beyond weight loss, with a massive study of over 110,000 women turning heads in the oncology world. Oxford physicists have pushed quantum mechanics into strange new territory, while a newly discovered object at the solar system's edge is reigniting the Planet Nine debate. Plus: a never-before-seen immune cell with a truly explosive defense strategy that scientists say could change everything we know about immunity. Subscribe to Peer Review'd Newsletter: https://peerreviewd.com/ Love Science? Check out our other Science tools: 60sec.site and Artificial Intelligence Radio