The American Museum of Science and Energy (AMSE) and the University of Tennessee Arboretum Society are partnering to launch a new Citizen Science Birding Program to connect community members with ...

In perhaps what seems like an oxymoron, the term "citizen science" has become a trend. Those picturing scientists in lab coats and goggles might be surprised to learn that a lot of scientific data is ...

North Carolina State University researchers recently found that a program designed to get Girl Scouts involved in citizen science – programs where members of the public can participate in real ...

The Unistellar citizen science program, a collaboration between the SETI Institute and Unistellar, had an impressive 2024 filled with groundbreaking discoveries. In a recent Q&A session, Dr. Franck ...

New research by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) has found that citizen science initiatives could be one of the keys to unlocking ...

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 ...

2024 marked the third year in a row that the office of the state entomologist has invited everyday Kentuckians to help it monitor invasive insects. If they take hold, some of the bugs could cause ...

A National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) pilot program will utilize citizen science to help expedite hurricane disaster recovery. The space agency -- along with the Globe Program, a ...

When I, Erik Meijaard, worked as a wildlife consultant for a timber concession in Borneo, I often chatted with the logging truck drivers—and quickly realized that some of them knew far more about ...