SciStarter Blog Archives

Save Animals by Tracking Roadkill

Most roadkill goes unreported, meaning governments and scientists don’t have the data needed to prevent it. You can help change that!

The Girl Scouts have made trees a big part of their citizen science efforts. Read on for ways you can participate—scout or not!

From surveying the Moon to listening in on Jupiter’s radio waves, these celestial citizen science projects will take you out of this world.

Participate in the Great North American FungiQuest September 15 to October 15 by taking photos of local fungi on your phone!

Check out these five citizen science projects to celebrate National Dog Day on August 26!

Gamification and citizen science meet when research projects create video games to make data collection and analysis fun.

Check out our editor’s list of fun and easy projects to do this summer. Project results benefiting humans, ants, and more.

These five citizen science projects invite you to discover birds in your area. Help scientists collect data and protect bird habitats.

During the pandemic, acclaimed wildlife filmmaker Martin Dohrn got to know the local pollinators in his garden. Find out what happened.

How can it snow when temperatures are above freezing? Mountain Rain or Snow has the answer — and wants your help studying it.