Equipped with smartphones, computers and do-it-yourself sampling kits, lay volunteers are tweeting about snowfall, questing for comets and measuring the microbes in their guts. They are part of a ...

For many, the term “scientist” brings up images of people clad in white lab coats clutching glass tubes, gathering data that will appear in dense academic articles that most people can’t parse, let ...

Science Friday is an official partner of Citizen Science Month for April 2023! We invite your to celebrate biodiversity with opportunities to do science, find community, and explore the great outdoors ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

This study will examine how citizen science projects can be designed to better support science learning. It will explore the potential of citizen science to support science learning, attempt to ...

In 2024, volunteers like you made more than 2.5 MILLION data contributions to SciStarter Affiliate projects alone! Science thanks you! And while we appreciate each and every one of you, in this ...

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This article was co-published on Brink, a digital content platform that focuses on emerging global risks. The site is funded by Marsh & McLennan Companies and produced in collaboration with Atlantic ...

Robert Simpson is affiliated with Zooniverse. Public participation in science is increasing, and citizen science has a central part in this. It is a contribution by the public to research, actively ...