New ‘fire amoeba’ breaks heat survival record
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"New ‘fire amoeba’ breaks heat survival record" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 8 articles from 8 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include New Scientist, nytimes.com, Phys.org and Gizmodo. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 52d ago.
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Coverage (8)
- Fire amoeba breaks heat tolerance record for complex life New Scientist · 53d ago
- At 145 Degrees, This Amoeba Manages to Keep Its Cool nytimes.com · 53d ago
- Hot spring amoeba breaks record for heat tolerance of complex life Phys.org · 53d ago
- Say Hello to the ‘Fire Amoeba.’ It Just Broke a Heat Limit Scientists Thought Was Impossible Gizmodo · 53d ago
- Meet the ‘fire amoeba,’ a record-breaking survivor of extreme heat Science News · 53d ago
- This Is An Amoeba Reproducing At 63°C, The Highest Temperature Ever Recorded For A Complex Cell IFLScience · 53d ago
- This 'fire amoeba' pushes the limit of what's possible for complex life NPR · 53d ago
- New ‘fire amoeba’ breaks heat survival record Financial Times · 53d ago
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