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,…
Earth has millions of fungi species, but the official emoji library has only one: Amanita muscaria, the red-capped, white-spotted mushroom found in fairy tale picture books and Super Mario Brothers.
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, […]
More emojis of plants, mollusks, flatworms, fungi and microorganisms could help spark new conversations about conservation and biodiversity, a new study argues.