Month: February 2014

Measuring “skyglow” and understanding light pollution with the Dark Sky Meter Citizen science after hours…here are some citizen science projects you can do at night. See also our recent feature of Dark Sky Meter. If you have ever seen a satellite photo of the eastern seaboard of the United States, taken at night, you will understand […]

From moon monitoring to stargazing to salamander sleuthing, SciStarter brings you citizen science projects you can do in the dark. GLOBE at Night Within a couple of generations in the U.S., only the national parks will have dark enough skies to see the Milky Way. Light pollution disrupts the habits of animals and wastes energy […]

Contribute to light pollution research with the Loss of the Night Android app! Citizen science after hours…here are some citizen science projects you can do at night. I’m going to take a quick bet and guess that every one who is reading this post has at least once gazed up at a clear sky and […]

A synopsis of and key takeaways from the Citizen Cyberscience Summit 2014 in London As some of you may already know, SciStarter presented at the Citizen Cyberscience Summit in London this past weekend (2/20 to 2/22). In a nutshell, the conference was a place where a multitude of organizations and groups could convene to discuss […]

The story of a nuclear disaster and what can do you as a citizen scientist to help assess the residual aftermath. [In the news – KQED Science recently spoke to project organizer Ken Buessler about the radiation in our ocean.] Three years ago on March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami shook Japan. The […]

Citizen Science in the Classroom: Quake-Catcher Network Quake-Catcher Network Citizen Science Project Meeting Common Core and Next Generation Teaching Standards Grades: K-12 Description: Quake-Catcher Network (QCN) is a citizen science project that uses internet and sensors (subsidized or free for K-12 classrooms) to connect schools and other entities to an earthquake monitoring network. It is hosted […]

NoiseTube allows citizen scientists to monitor noise pollution with a mobile app. Come to your senses! SciStarter has curated a list of projects for all 5 senses. I was overjoyed the first time I heard the peaceful fountain, twittering bird song, and gentle rustle of wind through the trees oustide my office window. Then, one […]

Public Lab’s DIY spectrometry kit makes it possible for citizen scientists to do their own spectrometric analysis at home. Come to your senses! SciStarter has curated a list of citizen science projects for all five senses.   Spectrometry. Listen to yourself say it out loud. Admit it. It sounds cool just to say “spectrometry.”(Whoa you […]

Science for all, and all for science. SciStarter will be presenting at the Citizen Cyberscience Summit in London this upcoming week from February 20 to 22nd. There, a multitude of organizations and groups will convene to discuss the most pertinent issues regarding citizen science today and for the future. Take a look at the sessions […]

The Genetics of Taste citizen science project from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science asks whether fat could be the sixth taste. Come to your senses! SciStarter has curated a list of citizen science projects for all five senses. Guest post by Michelle Murphy-Niedziela. Have you ever seen this image? Well, forget it because it’s […]