In a groundbreaking development, a team of astronomers, in collaboration with citizen scientists, has uncovered a new and ...

Citizen science has become an "increasingly acknowledged approach applied in many scientific domains, and particularly within the environmental and ecological sciences," said a 2022 study ...

Access to land: Volunteers are encouraged to place trail cameras on private property across the state. Those without access ...

Citizen science is about “expanding our notion of who can be a scientist,” he added. Arguably, community and citizen science have been around longer than professional science, Meyer said. Before ...

Some citizen science projects can be done from the comfort of your couch. In NASA's DiskDetective project, images from telescopes are posted online.

The best part of citizen science, in Lintott’s mind, is that because people have neurons, not just coded instructions, they’re more flexible thinkers.

Overall, the citizen scientists identified 10,001 eclipsing binary pairs. Of those, 7,936 were previously unknown.

If we want to research a subject, how do we do it? We could read about it in books or do experiments in a lab. Or another way ...

It is a great time to become a citizen scientist. This April, we’re celebrating Citizen Science Month, connecting you with new opportunities to find purpose, community, and even escape as you support ...

Citizen science offers the general public an opportunity to participate in groundbreaking research and investigations. With thousands of ongoing projects, getting involved doesn’t require a trip ...