Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
By Ian Vorster, Jul 29, 2014
What lives along New Zealand’s shoreline? Find out, one square metre at a time, with Marine Metre Squared. Looking for more summertime citizen science projects? Find them here. Every now and again I come across a citizen science project that inspires me. Don’t get me wrong—most of the people I interview, whether they are counting … Read more “Marine Metre Squared: Ngā Tini o te Waitai (The Multitudes of the Sea)”
Categories: Animals, Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Nature & Outdoors, Ocean & Water
By Lily Bui, Jul 25, 2014
The World Water Monitoring Challenge results are out! Earlier this year, I found myself hanging over a concrete ledge by the Charles River. But not to worry – it was nothing dire. I was actually trying to collect a water sample for the World Water Monitoring Challenge. Talk about diving headfirst into citizen science. On … Read more “Just Add Water: World Water Monitoring Challenge 2013 Results”
Categories: Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering), Citizen Science, Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering), Ecology & Environment, Nature & Outdoors, Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information, Planning and carrying out investigations
By Rae Moore - Editor, Jul 21, 2014
Share jellyfish sightings, track stars during evening beach strolls, count fireflies, or report dragonfly swarms while you’re at the beach this summer. Or participate in dozens of other summertime citizen science projects and advance fields of research in the process! Why not do them all? Hey! If you’re involved in more than one project, we’d … Read more “Citizen Science is a Shore Thing!”
Categories: Animals, Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Nature & Outdoors, Ocean & Water
By Melinda T. Hough, Jul 20, 2014
Live in Los Angeles county? Photograph butterflies and moths, and help scientists study climate change. Interested in more moth and butterfly citizen science projects? We’ve got you covered! “Once I read a story about a butterfly in the subway, and today, I saw one…” [2] In the heat of summer monsoons, butterflies accompany the paddling … Read more “Waiting for a butterfly to flutter by with the Los Angeles Butterfly Survey”
Categories: Biology, Citizen Science, Climate & Weather, Ecology & Environment, Insects, Nature & Outdoors
By Alex Reis, Jul 17, 2014
With the help of the public, researchers from the University of Vienna, Austria, have found out that the Eurasian kestrel can be “seduced” by the city lights, but this decision comes at a cost, with lower reproductive success and a poorer diet. Urbanization is a global event that is invading natural habitats, inevitably leading to … Read more “Kestrels in the City”
Categories: Animals, Birds, Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Nature & Outdoors
By Lily Bui, Jun 27, 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 … Read more “Citizen Science on the Radio: WHYY Features Dan Duran’s Drexel Elaphrus Beetle Hunt”
Categories: Citizen Science, Insects, Nature & Outdoors
By Rae Moore - Editor, Jun 26, 2014
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 … Read more “Secchi App: Tracking Phytoplankton with the Push of a Button [GUEST POST]”
Categories: Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Nature & Outdoors, Ocean & Water
By Sheetal R. Modi, Jun 23, 2014
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 … Read more “See a Seahorse, Save a Seahorse”
Categories: Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Nature & Outdoors, Ocean & Water
By Carolyn Graybeal, Jun 18, 2014
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 … Read more “Ocean Sampling Day – Cataloging the Diversity of Microbes in Our Oceans”
Categories: Biology, Ecology & Environment, Nature & Outdoors, Ocean & Water
By Jenna Lang, Jun 09, 2014
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 … Read more “Ahoy, Citizen Scientists!”
Categories: Biology, Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Nature & Outdoors, Ocean & Water
