How Collaborations with Non-Scientists Can Lead to Innovation in Scienceby Rachel MuenzTina Phillips, PhD, discusses how citizen scientists can contribute to new scientific tools and discoveries
NewsCitizen Science Inspires Kids to Take Local Actionby North Carolina State UniversityInvolving young girls in citizen science motivates them to tackle scientific problems
NewsForgotten Tropical Plants Rediscovered after 100+ Yearsby Pensoft PublishersPlants are being rediscovered thanks to community and citizen science
NewsTourists Help Scientists Reveal Microplastics Polluting Arctic Beachesby Phys.orgSamples collected by tourists on the beaches of Svalbard helped scientists detect microplastic from lost fishing gear
NewsCitizen Scientists Contribute Data on Pinwheel Galaxy Supernovaby SETI InstituteThe study of cosmic cataclysms expands our understanding of the universe’s extraordinary phenomena
NewsPeople Should Have Right to Shape Marine Environmental Decisionsby University of ExeterResearchers propose a new definition of marine citizenship that identifies both the rights and the responsibilities
NewsThousands of Native Plants Are Unphotographed, Citizen Scientists Can Helpby University of New South WalesAlmost 4000 Australian plant species have not been photographed before in the wild, which may lead to their extinction
NewsGrassroots Data Vital for Reducing Deadly Bird-Window Strikesby Cornell UniversityInternational study calls for increased support of citizen science from governments and industry leaders
NewsWildlife Recording Is Good for People, as Well as for Scienceby UK Centre for Ecology & HydrologyNature-based citizen science improved the well-being of those involved and strengthened their connection to nature
NewsCitizen Science: From the Cosmos to the Classroomby SpringerAn extensive network of cosmic ray detectors allows high school students in Italy to contribute to cutting-edge research
NewsStars Disappear before Our Eyes, Citizen Scientists Reportby Association of Universities for Research in AstronomyEducational program reveals how increasing light pollution is robbing us of the night sky