Four Ways (in One App) to Help NASA Study the Earth
Would you like to help scientists study the Earth and the ways in which our planet is changing? There’s an app for that.
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Volunteers Are Helping with Alzheimer’s Research by Playing an Online Game
Verizon volunteers are helping speed up Alzheimer’s research. Read on to find out how you can help by simply playing an online game.
WildSpot AR: Augmented Reality Citizen Science Game Is Coming to the National Parks
An augmented reality game, WildSpot AR and the National Park Science Challenge invite you to visit urban National Parks and explore science.
A Canadian Citizen Science Summer
Check out these citizen science projects designed for people living in the north and enjoy a Canadian citizen science summer!
A Game Playing App May Have Just Helped Create COVID Vaccines for the Developing World
Thanks to volunteers playing a citizen science game, researchers have identified better mRNA for vaccines, possibly unlocking COVID vaccines for the developing world.
Miss Louisiana Earth Invites You To Volunteer Online and Map Where Vital Wetlands Are Being Lost
Participate in Miss Louisiana Earth’s online citizen science challenge to help researchers understand climate impacts on wetland loss.
Citizen Science Lessons During the Pandemic
When educators were adapting to new stresses in early 2020, citizen science was an invaluable resource.
Girl Scouts of Southwest Indiana Citizen Science
Through a community effort, more than 80 Girl Scouts of Southwest Indiana and their leaders became citizen scientists in April 2021.
As Ghost Forests Spread, Researchers Ask for Help Keeping Track
Document the formation of ghost forests — stands of dead trees that were recently killed by salt stress — with citizen science.
Citizen Scientists Find Exoplanets with NASA’s TESS Spacecraft
The space agency is asking citizen scientists to help hunt exoplanets in the vast trove of images gathered by TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite.