How the climate crisis is changing when plants flower, according to AI (opens original article in a new tab)

AI analysis of plant specimens shows climate change is altering flowering times by 2.5 days per decade, while digitization efforts at Kew support research on climate-resilient plants and conservation

• A global study using AI analyzed eight million plant specimens and found flowering times shifted by 2.5 days per decade due to climate change
• Kew's project digitized 7.4 million specimens making them accessible online to accelerate research on climate-resilient plants and medicines
• The report highlights underestimation of threats to plant and fungi species but shows AI and digitization can improve conservation efforts