Empowering Communities to Examine Lead Exposure with Crowd the Tap
By Bradley Allf Lead pipes for transporting water have been a fixture of modern civilization for more than two thousand…
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Sound Around Town Uses Data to Combat Noise Pollution
By Bradley Allf At the start of World War I, thousands of soldiers were coming down with a baffling condition:…
Book Review: World Without Fish
By Patricia Balbon Day-to-day encounters of fish—at the grocery store, visiting an aquarium—passively reinforce a notion of triviality about aquatic…
Citizen Science in Nebraska is Bigger Than You Think
by Megan Ray Nichols (@nicholsrmegan) In Nebraska, scientists working for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission are increasingly relying on…
Cyberchase Makes Math and Science Exciting, Fun, and Relevant to Kids
By Bob Krech Based on my many years of teaching elementary math and science, I know that when kids are…
Citizen Science Connected, a New Blog Platform
SciStarter and Science Connected are partnering to produce a new blog platform: Citizen Science Connected. Citizen science is a way…
Slavery from Space: Citizen Science in the Antislavery Movement
By Dr. Jessica Wardlaw Slavery from Space is a citizen science project that allows users to further the antislavery movement…
Track the Mosquitos with Mosquito Mapper
You can use this mosquito mapper tool to track when mosquitos are breeding in your area. Spring is a great time to start!
Citizen Science: Public Participation in Environmental Research
Citizen Science: Public Participation in Environmental Research is a foundational text for researchers, educators, and volunteers. Dickinson, Janis L. &…
Fighting Alzheimer’s during the Megathon: Spotlight on Three Citizen Scientists
Stall Catchers, a gamified way of contributing to Alzheimer’s research, is going big! Working with SciStarter, the School for the…