News from a Changing Planet -- This Week on Earth #2

King Coal, extreme heat in Puerto Rico, whales, duh, and other important stories I read this week.

Hello! Welcome to the second edition of This Week On Earth, formerly called “Weekly Digest.” What a terrible title. Sorry!

I’ll be sending out weekly roundups of things I read with interest over the last several days. They may not necessarily be the biggest news stories, because there’s a chance you already read those. But I hope you also find them interesting or thought-provoking.

How mycorrhizal fungal networks store carbon, and how much of it they store. Credit Current Biology.

WHAT LIES BENEATH: Two new studies show just how important microbes and fungi are to carbon storage and carbon cycling.