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Georeferencing translates textual location information, for instance, on herbarium specimen labels, into geographical coordinates, but traditional methods are labour intensive and costly. Large language models (LLMs), however, have the potential to facilitate the georeferencing of natural history collections. Under standardized testing, some available LLMs achieved a near-human level of accuracy quickly and affordably, such that their incorporation into current workflows will increase the efficiency of georeferencing.
The jack-o’-lantern, the carved pumpkin with the evil grin, has become the emblem of Halloween. This lantern has its historic roots in carved turnips, which have been used in folklore for hundreds of years.
All over the world, farmers are finding new ways to adapt to climate change. But these innovations risk severing connections to the land that have been shaped over millennia.
Helen Brabham is a team leader at 2Blades, where her work focuses on discovering sustainable approaches for eradicating plant diseases. Helen talks to Nature Plants about her experiences in academia and industry and how researchers can bridge the gap between these two worlds.
Intercropping is an agricultural practice that can enhance soil quality, total yield and biodiversity. Modern advances in artificial intelligence and robotics are helping this traditional approach to overcome some of its practical challenges.
