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Scientists have mapped a dense network of thread-like fungi that criss crosses across an array of biomes while hiding just beneath the Earth’s surface. Known as arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AM), these microscopic organisms carry water and nutrients to 70 per cent of plant species and help keep a vast amount of carbon out of the atmosphere. The study, published Thursday by the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN), found that the biomass of mycorrhizal fungi was four to six times that of the human population. Paced end-to-end, the fungal pathways would reach 110...

OTTAWA — Heritage Minister Marc Miller says he expects the timeline for when the government will impose a ban on social media for children under 16 to be “rapid” once its bill introducing an online safety regime becomes law. His comments come amid concerns from at least one industry group that months, if not years, could pass before companies seeking an exemption under the proposed rule could have a path to secure one, removing the incentive to improve safety. Miller, who this week tabled Bill C-34, otherwise known as “Safe Social Media Act,” said he sees the proposed ban as a “...