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[Mate @Matenorgan]

If you see anything suspicious, report it. Deadly serious.

[Mate @Matenorgan]

401k is crony capitalism and a corporate welfare program.

[Mate @Matenorgan]

@DaveOTGphotog Great shots!

[Mate @Matenorgan]

@neetintel @thebaldgeek May be my sdr... Does it on everything up to like
40kHz now... hmm

[Mate @Matenorgan]

Something interesting going on here right now @neetintel @thebaldgeek #SDR

[Brian Roemmele @BrianRoemmele]

Scientists Map 110 Quadrillion km of Underground Fungal Networks…
A billion Times The Distance From Earth to the Sun!

Earth’s Vast Underground “Carbon Superhighway”

A groundbreaking new study published today in the journal Science has revealed, for the first time, the global scale of one of Earth’s most important but hidden biological infrastructures: the networks of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi.

These thread-like fungal structures, known as hyphae, form symbiotic partnerships with roughly 70% of land plant species—including major crops like wheat, corn, and rice.

In exchange for sugars from the plants, the fungi deliver essential nutrients (such as phosphorus and nitrogen) and water, while also playing a massive role in storing carbon underground.

Mind-Boggling Scale

Using data from more than 16,000 soil cores worldwide, machine-learning models, and high-resolution robotic imaging of fungal hyphae, researchers estimated:

•Total length: ~110 quadrillion kilometers (1.10 × 10¹⁷ km) of living hyphae in the top 15 cm of global soils—enough to stretch nearly a billion times the distance from Earth to the Sun (or about 10% of the diameter of the Milky Way if laid out in space).

•Biomass: ~300 megatons of carbon, equivalent to 4–6 times the biomass of all humans on Earth.

•These networks move about 1 billion metric tons of carbon per year into soils, acting as a critical “carbon circulatory system” that helps regulate the planet’s climate.

Densities are highest in grasslands, with notable hotspots in places like the Sudd wetlands in Africa and the Everglades.

The “Wood Wide Web” at Planetary Scale

This research builds on the popular “Wood Wide Web” concept, where fungi connect plants in shared resource networks.

The new global maps (available for exploration via the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks, or SPUN) show these connections operating at an ecosystem-wide level, supporting plant health, resilience to drought and disease, and food security.

These fungi are vital allies in the fight against climate change and for sustainable agriculture. However, they face threats from soil disturbance (like tillage), pesticides, and land-use changes.

The study also highlights gaps in sampling, particularly in undersampled ecosystems that need further research.

Read the full research paper (paywalled, but abstract freely available): https://t.co/6cu4UUFgxU

Global density and biomass of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks

Explore interactive maps and learn more at https://t.co/P35alXz06O.

This discovery underscores how much of Earth’s life-support systems remain invisible to the naked eye yet operate on a truly planetary scale.

Protecting these underground networks could be one of the most effective ways to sustain healthy soils, productive crops, and a stable climate.

[Mate @Matenorgan]

@TheIntelFrog Awesome!

[Mate @Matenorgan]

@DaveOTGphotog Classic

[Mate @Matenorgan]

So, idk if I had anything to do with this but @MilwaukeeTool is releasing an air chisel September this year! Hell yeah!

[Mate @Matenorgan]

@MilwaukeeTool needs to make a(n) electric "air hammer" and a reaction arm torque gun oh and a silver inkzall damn it.

[Mate @Matenorgan]

@neetintel yeah i saw that and tried to add a note but I can't due to pending reviews that will never be granted. It was not clear skies in NH and MA when this occurred so i'm skeptical where this footage is from

[Mate @Matenorgan]

uhh, pretty sure the entire northeast was in clouds when this occured. Also, fuck community notes. I have had so many "pending" ratings for like 2 years so I cannot actually contribute to community notes. I will no longer pay for verification. They're all the same.

[Rapid Report @RapidReport2025]

WATCH: 3-foot wide meteor enters atmosphere near Massachusetts and New Hampshire border causing loud boom over Boston

[Mate @Matenorgan]

@DaveOTGphotog Great shots!

[Mate @Matenorgan]

Everything is fake

[Mate @Matenorgan]

Two sides of the same coin.

[Mate @Matenorgan]

@SirListenalot Yeah we were wondering how two separate groups had the same cs haha was confusing

[Mate @Matenorgan]

Looks like Peggy to BGR @3315Aviation

[Mate @Matenorgan]

Fun fact, there are no native honey bees in north america

[Mate @Matenorgan]

The 401k industrial complex is destroying our entire country.

[Mate @Matenorgan]

Nothing ever happens.