#plantspecimens — Public Fediverse posts

University of Cambridge: Cambridge and Oxford join forces to unlock over a million biological records for climate research. “The University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford will lead a major new partnership to digitise over 1.1 million natural history specimens, creating a step-change in how researchers and conservationists access vital biodiversity data.”

University of Cambridge: Cambridge and Oxford join forces to unlock over a million biological records for climate research. “The University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford will lead a major new partnership to digitise over 1.1 million natural history specimens, creating a step-change in how researchers and conservationists access vital biodiversity data.”

University of Cambridge: Cambridge and Oxford join forces to unlock over a million biological records for climate research. “The University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford will lead a major new partnership to digitise over 1.1 million natural history specimens, creating a step-change in how researchers and conservationists access vital biodiversity data.”

University of Cambridge: Cambridge and Oxford join forces to unlock over a million biological records for climate research. “The University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford will lead a major new partnership to digitise over 1.1 million natural history specimens, creating a step-change in how researchers and conservationists access vital biodiversity data.”

University of Cambridge: Cambridge and Oxford join forces to unlock over a million biological records for climate research. “The University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford will lead a major new partnership to digitise over 1.1 million natural history specimens, creating a step-change in how researchers and conservationists access vital biodiversity data.”

Adelaide University: Hidden botanical treasures in war-torn Kyiv need global support. “Researchers from Ukraine, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and North America have highlighted the importance of the National Herbarium of Ukraine in Kyiv (KW), home to more than 2.3 million plant and fungal specimens…. A new paper published in the journal Taxon outlines both the scientific significance of the […]

Adelaide University: Hidden botanical treasures in war-torn Kyiv need global support. “Researchers from Ukraine, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and North America have highlighted the importance of the National Herbarium of Ukraine in Kyiv (KW), home to more than 2.3 million plant and fungal specimens…. A new paper published in the journal Taxon outlines both the scientific significance of the […]

Adelaide University: Hidden botanical treasures in war-torn Kyiv need global support. “Researchers from Ukraine, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and North America have highlighted the importance of the National Herbarium of Ukraine in Kyiv (KW), home to more than 2.3 million plant and fungal specimens…. A new paper published in the journal Taxon outlines both the scientific significance of the […]

Adelaide University: Hidden botanical treasures in war-torn Kyiv need global support. “Researchers from Ukraine, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and North America have highlighted the importance of the National Herbarium of Ukraine in Kyiv (KW), home to more than 2.3 million plant and fungal specimens…. A new paper published in the journal Taxon outlines both the scientific significance of the […]

Adelaide University: Hidden botanical treasures in war-torn Kyiv need global support. “Researchers from Ukraine, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and North America have highlighted the importance of the National Herbarium of Ukraine in Kyiv (KW), home to more than 2.3 million plant and fungal specimens…. A new paper published in the journal Taxon outlines both the scientific significance of the […]

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew: AI and digitisation transform fight against global extinction, landmark report reveals. “In a seismic shift since Kew’s inaugural State of the World’s report ten years ago, the sixth State of the World’s Plants and Fungi report, published 16 June 2026, brings together expertise from over 400 scientists across 40 countries to explore how new technology is […]

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew: AI and digitisation transform fight against global extinction, landmark report reveals. “In a seismic shift since Kew’s inaugural State of the World’s report ten years ago, the sixth State of the World’s Plants and Fungi report, published 16 June 2026, brings together expertise from over 400 scientists across 40 countries to explore how new technology is […]

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew: AI and digitisation transform fight against global extinction, landmark report reveals. “In a seismic shift since Kew’s inaugural State of the World’s report ten years ago, the sixth State of the World’s Plants and Fungi report, published 16 June 2026, brings together expertise from over 400 scientists across 40 countries to explore how new technology is […]

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew: AI and digitisation transform fight against global extinction, landmark report reveals. “In a seismic shift since Kew’s inaugural State of the World’s report ten years ago, the sixth State of the World’s Plants and Fungi report, published 16 June 2026, brings together expertise from over 400 scientists across 40 countries to explore how new technology is […]

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew: AI and digitisation transform fight against global extinction, landmark report reveals. “In a seismic shift since Kew’s inaugural State of the World’s report ten years ago, the sixth State of the World’s Plants and Fungi report, published 16 June 2026, brings together expertise from over 400 scientists across 40 countries to explore how new technology is […]

Nature: ‘Every box has been opened’: London botanic gardens digitizes 7 million specimens. “The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in southwest London announced on 16 June that it has completed the digitization of 7.4 million specimens. The project, which used four high-resolution cameras operated by 100 staff and 42 volunteers, cost £15 million (US$20 million) and was funded by the UK government.”

Nature: ‘Every box has been opened’: London botanic gardens digitizes 7 million specimens. “The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in southwest London announced on 16 June that it has completed the digitization of 7.4 million specimens. The project, which used four high-resolution cameras operated by 100 staff and 42 volunteers, cost £15 million (US$20 million) and was funded by the UK government.”

Nature: ‘Every box has been opened’: London botanic gardens digitizes 7 million specimens. “The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in southwest London announced on 16 June that it has completed the digitization of 7.4 million specimens. The project, which used four high-resolution cameras operated by 100 staff and 42 volunteers, cost £15 million (US$20 million) and was funded by the UK government.”

Nature: ‘Every box has been opened’: London botanic gardens digitizes 7 million specimens. “The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in southwest London announced on 16 June that it has completed the digitization of 7.4 million specimens. The project, which used four high-resolution cameras operated by 100 staff and 42 volunteers, cost £15 million (US$20 million) and was funded by the UK government.”

Nature: ‘Every box has been opened’: London botanic gardens digitizes 7 million specimens. “The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in southwest London announced on 16 June that it has completed the digitization of 7.4 million specimens. The project, which used four high-resolution cameras operated by 100 staff and 42 volunteers, cost £15 million (US$20 million) and was funded by the UK government.”

University of Illinois Chicago: Pressed plants reveal living genetic messages, decades later . “In a new study, researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago extracted viable RNA, the essential messenger of genetic information, from plants from museum collections. This research breakthrough will make it possible for scientists to study plant evolution, gene regulation and adaptation using […]

University of Illinois Chicago: Pressed plants reveal living genetic messages, decades later . “In a new study, researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago extracted viable RNA, the essential messenger of genetic information, from plants from museum collections. This research breakthrough will make it possible for scientists to study plant evolution, gene regulation and adaptation using […]

University of Illinois Chicago: Pressed plants reveal living genetic messages, decades later . “In a new study, researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago extracted viable RNA, the essential messenger of genetic information, from plants from museum collections. This research breakthrough will make it possible for scientists to study plant evolution, gene regulation and adaptation using […]

University of Illinois Chicago: Pressed plants reveal living genetic messages, decades later . “In a new study, researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago extracted viable RNA, the essential messenger of genetic information, from plants from museum collections. This research breakthrough will make it possible for scientists to study plant evolution, gene regulation and adaptation using […]

University of Illinois Chicago: Pressed plants reveal living genetic messages, decades later . “In a new study, researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago extracted viable RNA, the essential messenger of genetic information, from plants from museum collections. This research breakthrough will make it possible for scientists to study plant evolution, gene regulation and adaptation using […]

Macquarie University: Turning over a new leaf: Macquarie’s rare plant collection goes digital . “A new Atlas of Living Australia grant will help digitise 16,000 plant specimens at Macquarie University, filling critical gaps in national biodiversity data and making rare species records accessible to researchers worldwide.”

Macquarie University: Turning over a new leaf: Macquarie’s rare plant collection goes digital . “A new Atlas of Living Australia grant will help digitise 16,000 plant specimens at Macquarie University, filling critical gaps in national biodiversity data and making rare species records accessible to researchers worldwide.”

Macquarie University: Turning over a new leaf: Macquarie’s rare plant collection goes digital . “A new Atlas of Living Australia grant will help digitise 16,000 plant specimens at Macquarie University, filling critical gaps in national biodiversity data and making rare species records accessible to researchers worldwide.”

Macquarie University: Turning over a new leaf: Macquarie’s rare plant collection goes digital . “A new Atlas of Living Australia grant will help digitise 16,000 plant specimens at Macquarie University, filling critical gaps in national biodiversity data and making rare species records accessible to researchers worldwide.”

Digital Repository of Ireland: New Collection in DRI – The National Herbarium of Ireland digital collection of Irish plants . “The complete collection contains some 20,000 samples of plant products, including fruits, seeds, wood, fibres, plant extracts, and artefacts. At present, the National Herbarium of Ireland digital collection in the DRI Repository has digitally preserved over 5,000 […]

Digital Repository of Ireland: New Collection in DRI – The National Herbarium of Ireland digital collection of Irish plants . “The complete collection contains some 20,000 samples of plant products, including fruits, seeds, wood, fibres, plant extracts, and artefacts. At present, the National Herbarium of Ireland digital collection in the DRI Repository has digitally preserved over 5,000 […]

Digital Repository of Ireland: New Collection in DRI – The National Herbarium of Ireland digital collection of Irish plants . “The complete collection contains some 20,000 samples of plant products, including fruits, seeds, wood, fibres, plant extracts, and artefacts. At present, the National Herbarium of Ireland digital collection in the DRI Repository has digitally preserved over 5,000 […]

Digital Repository of Ireland: New Collection in DRI – The National Herbarium of Ireland digital collection of Irish plants . “The complete collection contains some 20,000 samples of plant products, including fruits, seeds, wood, fibres, plant extracts, and artefacts. At present, the National Herbarium of Ireland digital collection in the DRI Repository has digitally preserved over 5,000 […]

University of Cambridge: World’s vast plant knowledge not being fully exploited to tackle biodiversity and climate challenges, warn researchers. “In a new report published today in the journal Nature Plants, researchers based at more than 50 botanic gardens and living plant collections warn that a patchwork of incompatible, or even absent, data systems is undermining global science and […]

University of Cambridge: World’s vast plant knowledge not being fully exploited to tackle biodiversity and climate challenges, warn researchers. “In a new report published today in the journal Nature Plants, researchers based at more than 50 botanic gardens and living plant collections warn that a patchwork of incompatible, or even absent, data systems is undermining global science and […]

University of Cambridge: World’s vast plant knowledge not being fully exploited to tackle biodiversity and climate challenges, warn researchers. “In a new report published today in the journal Nature Plants, researchers based at more than 50 botanic gardens and living plant collections warn that a patchwork of incompatible, or even absent, data systems is undermining global science and […]

University of Cambridge: World’s vast plant knowledge not being fully exploited to tackle biodiversity and climate challenges, warn researchers. “In a new report published today in the journal Nature Plants, researchers based at more than 50 botanic gardens and living plant collections warn that a patchwork of incompatible, or even absent, data systems is undermining global science and […]

University of Cambridge: World’s vast plant knowledge not being fully exploited to tackle biodiversity and climate challenges, warn researchers. “In a new report published today in the journal Nature Plants, researchers based at more than 50 botanic gardens and living plant collections warn that a patchwork of incompatible, or even absent, data systems is undermining global science and […]

University of North Carolina: UNC-Chapel Hill study shows AI can dramatically speed up digitizing natural history collections. “A new study from UNC-Chapel Hill researchers shows that advanced artificial intelligence tools, specifically large language models (LLMs), can accurately determine the locations where plant specimens were originally collected, a process known as georeferencing. This […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/06/university-of-north-carolina-unc-chapel-hill-study-shows-ai-can-dramatically-speed-up-digitizing-natural-history-collections/

University of North Carolina: UNC-Chapel Hill study shows AI can dramatically speed up digitizing natural history collections. “A new study from UNC-Chapel Hill researchers shows that advanced artificial intelligence tools, specifically large language models (LLMs), can accurately determine the locations where plant specimens were originally collected, a process known as georeferencing. This […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/06/university-of-north-carolina-unc-chapel-hill-study-shows-ai-can-dramatically-speed-up-digitizing-natural-history-collections/

University of North Carolina: UNC-Chapel Hill study shows AI can dramatically speed up digitizing natural history collections. “A new study from UNC-Chapel Hill researchers shows that advanced artificial intelligence tools, specifically large language models (LLMs), can accurately determine the locations where plant specimens were originally collected, a process known as georeferencing. This […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/06/university-of-north-carolina-unc-chapel-hill-study-shows-ai-can-dramatically-speed-up-digitizing-natural-history-collections/

University of North Carolina: UNC-Chapel Hill study shows AI can dramatically speed up digitizing natural history collections. “A new study from UNC-Chapel Hill researchers shows that advanced artificial intelligence tools, specifically large language models (LLMs), can accurately determine the locations where plant specimens were originally collected, a process known as georeferencing. This […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/06/university-of-north-carolina-unc-chapel-hill-study-shows-ai-can-dramatically-speed-up-digitizing-natural-history-collections/

University of North Carolina: UNC-Chapel Hill study shows AI can dramatically speed up digitizing natural history collections. “A new study from UNC-Chapel Hill researchers shows that advanced artificial intelligence tools, specifically large language models (LLMs), can accurately determine the locations where plant specimens were originally collected, a process known as georeferencing. This […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/06/university-of-north-carolina-unc-chapel-hill-study-shows-ai-can-dramatically-speed-up-digitizing-natural-history-collections/

Straits Times: Watch the making of S-E Asia’s largest digital plant database at Singapore Botanic Gardens. “At the Singapore Botanic Gardens, visitors can now watch botanists painstakingly build a digital database of some 800,000 specimens from South-east Asia and beyond. From a viewing gallery, they can observe the plants being unpacked, barcoded, placed on a conveyor belt and photographed […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/31/straits-times-watch-the-making-of-s-e-asias-largest-digital-plant-database-at-singapore-botanic-gardens/

Straits Times: Watch the making of S-E Asia’s largest digital plant database at Singapore Botanic Gardens. “At the Singapore Botanic Gardens, visitors can now watch botanists painstakingly build a digital database of some 800,000 specimens from South-east Asia and beyond. From a viewing gallery, they can observe the plants being unpacked, barcoded, placed on a conveyor belt and photographed […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/31/straits-times-watch-the-making-of-s-e-asias-largest-digital-plant-database-at-singapore-botanic-gardens/

Straits Times: Watch the making of S-E Asia’s largest digital plant database at Singapore Botanic Gardens. “At the Singapore Botanic Gardens, visitors can now watch botanists painstakingly build a digital database of some 800,000 specimens from South-east Asia and beyond. From a viewing gallery, they can observe the plants being unpacked, barcoded, placed on a conveyor belt and photographed […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/31/straits-times-watch-the-making-of-s-e-asias-largest-digital-plant-database-at-singapore-botanic-gardens/

UC San Diego: Ellen Browning Scripps Herbarium Collection Highlights the Intersection Between Art and Science . “The Smith Seaweed Ecology Lab at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography is showcasing the scientific diversity and natural beauty of seaweeds through the new Ellen Browning Scripps Herbarium Collection. This resource — a digitized and physical collection of thousands […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/13/uc-san-diego-ellen-browning-scripps-herbarium-collection-highlights-the-intersection-between-art-and-science/

UC San Diego: Ellen Browning Scripps Herbarium Collection Highlights the Intersection Between Art and Science . “The Smith Seaweed Ecology Lab at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography is showcasing the scientific diversity and natural beauty of seaweeds through the new Ellen Browning Scripps Herbarium Collection. This resource — a digitized and physical collection of thousands […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/13/uc-san-diego-ellen-browning-scripps-herbarium-collection-highlights-the-intersection-between-art-and-science/

UC San Diego: Ellen Browning Scripps Herbarium Collection Highlights the Intersection Between Art and Science . “The Smith Seaweed Ecology Lab at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography is showcasing the scientific diversity and natural beauty of seaweeds through the new Ellen Browning Scripps Herbarium Collection. This resource — a digitized and physical collection of thousands […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/13/uc-san-diego-ellen-browning-scripps-herbarium-collection-highlights-the-intersection-between-art-and-science/

Smithsonian Institution: Smithsonian Digitizes Pollen From 18,000 Plant Species. “A team of researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute is digitizing images of pollen from more than18,000 plant species from the tropics. These images are being used to train a machine-learning model to identify pollen grains, a job that usually takes hundreds of hours of microscopy work by pollen […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/04/smithsonian-institution-smithsonian-digitizes-pollen-from-18000-plant-species/