Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
In response to failure of government to provide adequate water quality information following the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria, the Rincón Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation Blue Water Task Force have banded together with other local groups to restart their water testing program and empower their local community. … Read more
Categories: Citizen Science, Climate & Weather, Ecology & Environment, Health
Watch Catherine Hoffman demonstrating how to use SciStarter in this recorded webinar presented by the Citizen Science Association. … Read more
This week we are highlighting projects that help advance research on penguins, seals, the Antarctica and more. … Read more
Categories: Animals, Birds, Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Featured Projects, Health, Ocean & Water
A young sea turtle named Grace was found floating cold and listless next to a dock in South Carolina. She was rescued and then sent the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Care Center™ where she required surgery to remove a piece of plastic about the size of a silver dollar from her intestinal tract. … Read more
Categories: Animals, Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Guest Contributor
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University is sharing more details than ever before about its 15,000 collected plants. The best part—you can help make it happen! … Read more
Categories: Biology, Citizen Science, Guest Contributor, Health, Project Profile
I used to think of birds as delicate creatures, airy and carefree, with pretty feathers and pretty songs. Then I saw the film “Winged Migration” and came to understand just how gritty and daring these lovely creatures really are. The film uses bird’s-eye footage to document the treacherous treks birds across the globe make each … Read more “Exploring the wonder of birds through the Migratory Shorebird Project”
Categories: Animals, Birds, Project Profile
While you kick back and relax after your Thanksgiving dinner, your gut microbiota – the collection of beneficial microbes, mostly bacteria, that inhabit your lower intestine – will be hard at work breaking down the food you ate and carrying out all kinds of other essential functions. … Read more
Categories: Biology, Citizen Science, Guest Contributor, Health
SciStarter, the Citizen Science Association, and the Citizen Science Day Working Group are excited to present Citizen Science Day on Saturday April 14th, 2018! The third annual Citizen Science Day celebrates the work of citizen scientists and the diversity of citizen science projects across the world, encourages the public to get involved, and connects people … Read more “Third annual Citizen Science Day celebrates discovery, innovation, and better understanding of our world through public participation in science.”
Categories: Citizen Science, Citizen Science News, Events
By Katherine Leviste Next Thursday, T.V. viewers across the country will watch Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers, Portuguese Water Dogs, and other purebreds trot around the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in a Thanksgiving tradition that ranks right up there with parades and football: the National Dog Show. As the dogs sit, stand, and jog, licensed … Read more “How Collective Data Contributes to The Science of Breeding Healthier Dogs”
Categories: Animals, Citizen Science
It’s hard to recall a time when has there been such doubt about the benefit of scientific methods and the evidence-based approaches that underpin scientists’ work. Guest contributor Louise Lief believes the remedy is greater civic engagement by members of the scientific community. … Read more
Categories: Citizen Science, Citizen Science News, Guest Contributor
