Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days.
This week, I learned that the โEncephalartos woodiiโ is the loneliest plant in the world, with only one known living example. Scientists are using technology to try and find a female. If they can't find a date using AI, then they might try and change the sex of the one they have!
The high-tech hunt for a lonely plantโs partner | University of Southampton
Artificial intelligence is being employed in the hunt for a female partner for a critically endangered male plant species that predates dinosaurs.
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