This post was originally published as a SciStarter newsletter. Sign up to receive bi-weekly citizen science in your inbox!
New Projects Are Springing Up!
Spring has finally sprung, along with signs of new growth everywhere — including here at SciStarter, where new projects are popping up all over.
Here, we highlight some of our favorite new additions to the Project Finder.
—The SciStarter team
Image by Evita Ochel from Pixabay
Honeybees can be finicky feeders, swarming some flowers and ignoring others. Download the Spot-a-Bee app to help researchers understand what plants, trees, and shrubs are important for bees in city and town parks and gardens, and how urban plants affect their honey.
Location: Global
Tuberculosis (TB), a bacterial disease that’s been around for centuries, kills over a million people each year. Play an online game to help scientists determine which strains of TB are susceptible to different antibiotic drugs and which are resistant.
Location: Global
Critical drugs can be unavailable to the people that need them the most. Help build a publicly accessible database to improve access to the most essential drugs by doing some guided research online.
Location: Online
Help ID nature all around you by posting picutres of flora and fauna and earn rewards as you identify species and move up the leaderboard. You can play from anywhere!
Location: Online
When you play Space Fortress, an online game, you’ll help scientists learn how to optimize professional training programs across a variety of fields.
Location: Online
Watch Bird Cams and co-create new research projects with fellow citizen scientists. Together, you’ll choose research questions, collect data, interpret results, and participate in the entire range of the scientific process!
Location: Online
Learn how to create your own air quality sensor during this free webinar presented in English and Spanish. ¡crea tu propio sensor de calidad del aire!
Register for the English language webinar at 11 AM ET on May 28.
Regístrese para el seminario web en español a la 1 PM ET del 28 de mayo.
This new frame let’s you share your love for citizen science AND help your Facebook friends easily find opportunities to get involved in thousands of projects.
Tag “@SciStarter” on Facebook and use the #CitSciMonth and #CitizenScience hashtags for a chance to win a free copy of The Field Guide to Citizen Science book.
Curious about the ISeeChange project? Watch our Q&A with Samantha Harrington, ISeeChange’s community manager. ISeeChange connects communities to investigate weather and climate change
Want more citizen science? Check out recordings recordings from citizen science events on the new citizen science videos page.
New on the Blogs
How Counting Caterpillars Can Help Scientists Understand Climate Change, via Discover Magazine
Book Review: Science by the People, via Science Connected
Chasing Steve: A Mystery in the Night Sky, via SciStarter
Discover more citizen science on the SciStarter calendar. Did you know your SciStarter dashboard helps you track your contributions to projects? Complete your profile to access free tools. Want even more citizen science? Check out SciStarter’s Project Finder! With citizen science projects spanning every field of research, task and age group, there’s something for everyone!
