Citizen Scientists Measure Nuclear Radiation After Fukushima
A citizen scientist group now has thousands of radiation monitoring devices all around the world. But nuclear researchers are often reluctant to use the measurements.
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Transcribing Torrey: Unearthing History with the New York Botanical Garden
Botanist John Torrey helped identify and name thousands of species. Now the New York Botanical Garden wants your help going through thousands of his papers documenting early American field expeditions and plant finds.
Photographing Starlink Satellites For Science
SpaceX and others plan to launch thousands of new satellites into low-Earth orbit, creating streaks that cut through astronomers’ images. Now educators at NASA are asking citizen scientists to help document the problem.
Citizen Science is for Lovers this Valentine’s Day!
This Valentine’s Day, get involved in citizen science projects that will touch your heart and your habitat. Also, so many Valentine’s Day plays on words.
Book Review: Field Guide to Citizen Science
Book Review: Field Guide to Citizen Science: How You Can Contribute to Scientific Research and Make a Difference
Phendo: Understanding Endometriosis
In 2016, Noémie Elhadad and her lab at Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center created the Phendo, or “phenotyping endometriosis,” app,…
Regular People Are Changing How We Monitor Air Quality
Low cost, high impact: How access to sensors is changing everything in air quality research. Air quality: It’s about us…
Nuclear Radiation, Citizen Science, and Civic Engagement
In Japan after a nuclear radiation disaster Book Review: Radiation Brain Moms and Citizen Scientists: The Gender Politics of Food…
Cultural Heritage and Citizen Science
Citizen science for your ears The latest episode of Citizen Science, the podcast from SciStarter, is the first of two…
Caterpillars Count
From big to small, we all count. Even caterpillars. Caterpillars are important Caterpillars are familiar to us. When a butterfly…