Tag Archives: biodiversity research

Why do scientists want you to have a tardigrade emoji?

Italian ecologist Francesco Ficetola was at a conference two years ago when he realized emojis could power global conservation efforts. Ficetola does a lot of research on salamanders. But since there’s no salamander emoji, it’s difficult to send a quick message to colleagues when you’re busy. When an aquatic fungi expert at an ecology conference… Read More »

Salamanders, spiders and flatworms – oh my! Nature emojis not diverse enough, scientists say

Italian ecologist Francesco Ficetola was at a conference two years ago when he realized emojis could power global conservation efforts. Ficetola does a lot of research on salamanders. But since there’s no salamander emoji, it’s difficult to send a quick message to colleagues when you’re busy. When an aquatic fungi expert at an ecology conference… Read More »