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 ...

As scientific and environmental budgets across the world shrink, citizen science could be a key way to bridge the current ...

Cosmic detectives are being called on for an interstellar mission to hunt down thousands of invisible black holes lurking in ...

Scientists need to focus on tangible efforts to boost equity, diversity, and inclusion in citizen science, argue a group of researchers. Published in the journal Science, the perspective is a response ...

Citizen science lets anyone collect real research data using a phone or notepad, contributing to peer-reviewed studies on wildlife, water and ecosystems. UF/IFAS uses data from apps like iNaturalist, ...

Over the last several years, invasive plant and insect species have found their way into more and more social media feeds.

Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that a program designed to involve Girl Scouts in citizen science — in which members of the public can participate in scientific research — ...

Since the early days of “citizen science,” many have wondered just how helpful a group of untrained people can be. The recent boom in citizen science projects has been lauded as a great way to both ...

The idea behind citizen science is that anyone, anywhere, can participate in meaningful scientific research. Public participation in scientific research is a growing trend in our increasingly ...

Do you love nature? Enjoy exploring the outdoors, spotting lizards, watching birds, or listening for frog calls? Or maybe you just want to make a positive impact on the environment in small ways every ...

A few small studies have found that citizen science volunteers tend to be white, well-educated and have high incomes. But this homogeneity of participants is common knowledge among researchers, and ...

Citizen Science Salon is a partnership between Discover and SciStarter.org. Citizen Science Month, held every April, is a month-long celebration of citizen science, where volunteers from all walks of ...