The~ 400 million specimens deposited across~ 3000 herbaria are essential for:(i)
understanding where plants have lived in the past,(ii) forecasting where they may live in the …

Plants have been an essential source of human medicine for millennia. In this review, we
argue that a holistic, interdisciplinary approach to the study of medicinal plants that …

The availability of citizen science data has resulted in growing applications in biodiversity
science. One widely used platform, iNaturalist, provides millions of digitally vouchered …

As the number of observations submitted to the citizen science platform iNaturalist continues
to grow, it is increasingly important that these observations can be identified to the finest …

The ever-increasing human footprint even in very remote places on Earth has inspired
efforts to document biodiversity vigorously in case organisms go extinct. However, the data …

Although cities are human-dominated systems, they provide habitat for many other species.
Because of the lack of long-term observation data, it is challenging to assess the impacts of …

Digital twins (DTs) are an emerging phenomenon in the public and private sectors as a new
tool to monitor and understand systems and processes. DTs have the potential to change …

Natural history collections are invaluable repositories of biological information that provide
an unrivaled record of Earth's biodiversity. Museum genomics—genomics research using …

Emerging technologies are increasingly employed in environmental citizen science projects.
This integration offers benefits and opportunities for scientists and participants alike. Citizen …

Insects dominate the biosphere, yet insect populations are plummeting worldwide. Massive
conservation efforts will be needed to reverse these declines. Protected areas (PAs) could …