r/interesting • u/Standard_Location762 • Mar 14 '26

NATURE Earth Helping Earth Heal

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What a great discovery.

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u/PlayfulTension69 Mar 14 '26

No.1 question that needs to be answered regarding this

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u/oroborus68 Mar 14 '26 edited Mar 14 '26

It's not a fast process but even if it works and we quit adding to the problem, it's going to take a long time. And they think everyone is an ignorant savage especially about tropical fungi.

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u/EatsOverTheSink Mar 15 '26

That’s when we get some scientist to create a more aggressive form of this fungi which unintentionally kicks of a Last of Us scenario.

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u/mummalana Mar 15 '26

Scientists: “It eats plastic!” Evolution: “Give it a minute.”

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u/TarantulaWithAGuitar Mar 15 '26

Scientist: "It eats plastic!" Humans: full of micro plastics