Vast online archives of photos, videos and sound recordings collected by the public are reshaping how scientists study the ...

A plant missing for nearly 60 years has been found again in one of Australia’s most remote landscapes, and the rediscovery ...

Defining Citizen Science in Context | Panelists opened by offering working definitions of citizen science—not just as data collection by non-scientists, but as a broader model for collaboration, where ...

Citizen science is evolving into a powerful bridge between people and the natural world, enabling anyone to aid conservation while deepening their own environmental awareness. From photographing ...

A citizen science study has found participants’ mental wellbeing is positively affected, in a variety of ways. The two of us can often be found in a patch of scrubby bushland, phone in hand, slowly ...

Citizen science is playing an increasingly critical role in biodiversity monitoring, from tracking endangered Cascade red foxes to mapping plant and animal populations through global platforms like ...

Community help is no longer just nice to have in the world of bat conservation, it is essential to large-scale bat monitoring ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. April has always felt like a favorite time of year for people who like science, civic life and the idea that ordinary citizens can still ...

Record-breaking total of 15,000+ citizen science observations from the SETI Institute & Unistellar Network — up substantially from ~10,000 in 2024. Observers are already tracking fading 3I/ATLAS, new ...

During the month of April, you can help out local scientists just by taking pictures of clouds or looking at constellations. April is Citizen Science Month. Founded in 2016 as a single day dedicated ...