Month: June 2014

This week on The Pulse and SciStarter’s segment about citizen science, producer Kimberly Haas speaks with Dan Duran, who is running a project that monitors the elusive Elaphrus beetle to monitor stream health. Read WHYY’s related blog post to learn more. Here’s an excerpt: Dan Duran, assistant professor in Drexel University’s Department of Biodiversity, Earth […]

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Categories: Citizen Science, Insects, Nature & Outdoors

Help scientists monitor the phytoplankton population in oceans with a secchi disk and the secchi app. Want more marine-themed citizen science projects? We’ve got you covered! Marine ecosystems, like all ecosystems, are made of complex food webs. At the base of the marine food web are the phytoplankton. Phytoplankton are very important, as they are responsible for about […]

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Categories: Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Nature & Outdoors, Ocean & Water

Save the sablefish (also known as black cod) and help scientists by counting the fish in video clips. Want more marine-themed citizen science projects? We’ve got you covered! Scientists call it Anoplopoma fimbria, fishers might know it as the sablefish, while some chefs call it the Black Cod. Found hovering just above the muddy North […]

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Categories: Biology, Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Ocean & Water

See a Seahorse, Save a Seahorse

Citizen scientists can use an iPhone app or online tool to log seahorse sightings to help seahorse conservation. Want more marine-themed citizen science projects? We’ve got you covered!   With the head of a horse, the tail of a monkey, and the belly of a kangaroo, seahorses look almost like mythical creatures, and their unique […]

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Categories: Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Nature & Outdoors, Ocean & Water

This Saturday June 21st, collect samples from bodies of water to catalog the ocean’s microbial biodiversity. Want more marine-themed citizen science projects? We’ve got you covered!   This Saturday June 21st, citizen scientists will be able to take part in MyOSD (official site) the citizen science component to this year’s Ocean Sampling Day (OSD). The event is […]

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Categories: Biology, Ecology & Environment, Nature & Outdoors, Ocean & Water

This post is part of Exploring a Culture of Health, a citizen science series brought to you by Discover Magazine, SciStarter and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, serving as an ally to help Americans work together to build a national Culture of Health that enables everyone to lead healthier lives now and for generations to come. Early life experiences […]

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Categories: Citizen Science

In my last blog, I wrote about some science that I found to be fascinating, but also a little on the weird side. Remember the curious case of green poop? Beginning to notice the science that exists in our daily lives is a great skill to have, and I hope I have piqued your interest […]

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Categories: Citizen Science

This post is part of Exploring a Culture of Health, a citizen science series brought to you by Discover Magazine, SciStarter and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, serving as an ally to help Americans work together to build a national Culture of Health that enables everyone to lead healthier lives now and for generations to come. Nicholas Volker […]

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Categories: Citizen Science

Ahoy, Citizen Scientists!

We’ve waded through our database and come up with a boatload of marine-themed citizen science projects! Dive in! Also, don’t forget to stop by DISCOVER Magazine and SciStarter’s online Citizen Science Salon; look for our new collaboration in the pages of Discover; or listen to beautifully produced citizen science stories from our partners at WHYY […]

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Categories: Biology, Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Nature & Outdoors, Ocean & Water

This post is part of Exploring a Culture of Health, a citizen science series brought to you by Discover Magazine, SciStarter and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, serving as an ally to help Americans work together to build a national Culture of Health that enables everyone to lead healthier lives now and for generations to come.  […]

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Categories: Citizen Science

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