Botanical Time Machines: AI Unlocks Hidden Data in Global Herbarium Collections
Artificial intelligence is turning dusty plant specimens into digital time machines, helping researchers unlock centuries of ecological and climate data stored in herbarium collections around the world. Herbaria—vast archives of pressed and preserved plant samples—contain over 400 million specimens globally, some dating back to the 1600s. Until recently, most of these collections were underutilized, with…
