A Revolutionary AI Could Save the World's Plants From Extinction
Basing a model on previous assessments of 55,000 plants, the Royal Botanical Garden, Kew leverages AI to expanded that assessment to the entire phylum of flowering plants
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Basing a model on previous assessments of 55,000 plants, the Royal Botanical Garden, Kew leverages AI to expanded that assessment to the entire phylum of flowering plants
Scientists are increasingly battling the clock when it comes to discovering and protecting global plant species, the latest RBG report finds.
Raw Story: Global scientists warned Tuesday that 45% of known flowering plant species could be at risk of disappearing, underscoring the need for urgent international action to tackle the planet's sixth mass extinction—the first driven by human activity. That figure is among the key findings from State of the World's Plants and Fungi, the fifth annual…
The recent report warned of the potential impacts of plant extinctions on future of medicines. Habitat loss can make it challenging for many plants to survive amidst the threats of climate change and extreme weather events. Read here.
Those under threat include orchids, varieties of pineapple, and many crop species