WASHINGTON — If you've ever wondered what type of tree was nearby but didn't have a guide book, a new smartphone app allows users with no formal training to satisfy their curiosity and contribute to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — If you've ever wondered what type of tree was nearby but didn't have a guide book, finding the answer is now as easy as a snapshot. Scientists are introducing the first mobile app to ...

iPhone: Nature lovers, next time you're out exploring, take a photo of a leaf with your iPhone and Leafsnap may identify the plant/tree species. Currently covering trees native to the Northeastern U.S ...

It's a warm spring day in New York City. Kathy Elwood, a sixth grade teacher, leads a group of kids down an East Harlem street. Snapping pictures of trees, they identify different species and stop to ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. AUGUSTA —Getting children off computers indoors and back to nature outdoors ...

LeafSnap, a new iPhone application developed by facial recognition experts at Columbia University and the University of Maryland, is able to determine a species of tree by analyzing a photograph of a ...

In the summer of 2009, I had the pleasure of writing about John Kress, a research botanist at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, and his efforts to create a DNA barcode for all 25o ...

No more lugging around nature guidebooks on hikes: iPhone users can download Leafsnap, a free app that identifies tree species from photographs of their leaves. Take a photo of a leaf against a plain ...

(CBS/AP) - If you've ever wondered what type of tree was nearby but didn't have a guide book, finding the answer is now as easy as a snapshot. Scientists are introducing the first mobile app to ...