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fromNature
2 days ago

'I rarely get outside': scientists ditch fieldwork in the age of AI

Machine-learning analysis of digitized herbarium data reveals plants shift flowering times with rising temperatures while ecology increasingly relies on automated, indoor monitoring.
fromCornell Chronicle
3 months ago

Library's 'plant-based' exhibit opens Sept. 18 with talk, reception | Cornell Chronicle

"Plant-Based" showcases a variety of documents and artifacts from different cultures and periods, drawn from the library's Rare and Manuscript Collections (RMC), including handmade paper from the Ming Dynasty; woodblocks by Cornellian artist Elfriede Abbe '40; ancient papyrus fragments from Egypt; contemporary artists' books; and herbals from around the world. Plant specimens are also on loan from the Cornell University Insect Collection and the L.H. Bailey Hortorium Herbarium .
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