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The invisible carbon sink absorbing CO2 emissions
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English - June 06, 2023 20:39 - 4 minutes - 4.15 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Scientists have discovered that fungi which live on roots absorb roughly one-third of our planet's annual carbon emissions.
Their report published in Current Biology looks at how mycorrhizal fungi, which grow on the root systems of at least 70% of all plants, convert the nutrients they feed on into carbon which stays buried.
The researchers say this could be harnessed to help in the fight against climate change.
Co-author and professor of plant-soil processes at the University of Sheffield, Dr Katie Field, spoke to Corin Dann.