Fungi and flatworms? Scientists call for greater emoji biodiversity | Biodiversity | The Guardian

Researchers say better representation could elicit interest in lesser-known organisms and help conservation efforts

Animal avatars – but there are emojis representing only 112 distinct organisms, the researchers found. Photograph: Aleksei Egorov/Alamy View image in fullscreen Animal avatars – but there are emojis representing only 112 distinct organisms, the researchers found. Photograph: Aleksei Egorov/Alamy Biodiversity This article is more than 2 years old Fungi and flatworms? Scientists call for greater emoji biodiversity This article is more than 2 years old Researchers say better representation could elicit interest in lesser-known organisms and help conservation efforts Ajit Niranjan Mon 11 Dec 2023

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