You've probably used or heard of the app Shazam, used by millions of people to identify songs and song lyrics. A team of researchers from Cirad, IRA, Inria / IRD and Tela Botanica Network - had the ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Maybe you're wondering if you're growing something majestic or just an overgrown weed. Never fear — help is here, and you can hold it in the ...

Ever wonder what species you’re looking at as you admire wildflowers (or a stranger’s garden)? Pl@ntNet—an app developed by several French research institutions and a network for botanists called Tela ...

Smartphone apps that identify plants from photographs can be as little as 4 per cent accurate, which could put people foraging for food at risk and also lead to endangered plants being mislabelled as ...

Keeping up with the latest tech doesn’t have to mean wearing a computer on your face or letting AI programs write your emails. Some new apps and gadgets are helping people get outside and connect to ...