Tag: big data

February 24, 2022

Artificial Intelligence helps predict bird declines worldwide

For many bird species, scientists don’t have much information to figure out whether their populations are rising, falling or staying about the same. To get a better sense, researchers turned...

May 13, 2020

Vast online data stores are treasure troves for ecologists

The Tour of Flanders is one of the most prestigious cycling events in the world. The Belgian bicycle race is broadly and closely watched globally. But while sports commentators are...

February 13, 2019

Can ‘big data’ help protect threatened turtles?

New tools using ocean data, including weather and ocean chemistry, are helping determine where fisherman can avoid bycatch of protected sea turtles and other species. Using information that predicts people’s...