Researchers said symbols for animals, plants, fungi and microorganisms are underrepresented, which undermines interest in unknown species and conservation efforts.
Too many cats, not enough crustaceans: The current emoji catalog doesn't accurately represent the breadth of biodiversity seen in nature and that hurts conservation efforts, according to scientists. An analysis published Monday in the journal iScience found that while animals are well represented by the current emoji catalog, plants,…
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Too many cats, not enough crustaceans: The current emoji catalogue doesn’t accurately represent the breadth of biodiversity seen in nature – and that hurts conservation efforts, according to scientists. An analysis published on Monday in the journal iScience found that while animals are well represented by the current emoji catalogue, plants, fungi, […]
The eggplant emoji may be more famous in the digital world than in real life, but it's not the case for most organisms. Biologists have made the case for 'animal underdogs' to have better emoji presence to aid real-life conservation and biodiversity.
The researchers also noted there were no emojis representing either platyhelminths (flatworms, including tapeworms) or nematodes, despite there being more than 20,000 platyhelminth species and almost 20,000 nematode species.