Researchers don’t often turn to the general public for help with scientific studies. However, for scientists seeking to ...

Ever wondered what it might feel like to spot giant spider crabs while you're snorkeling? Or check plants for the circular ...

The two of us can often be found in a patch of scrubby bushland, phone in hand, slowly scanning for plants. Or crouched ...

This year’s celebration highlights how Americans can support federal missions not only through NASA research, but also by ...

A citizen science study has found participants’ mental wellbeing is positively affected, in a variety of ways.

Citizens have contributed to science in Australia for many decades – and the field is now undergoing rapid growth ...

Resident are urged to join a cosmic quest for micrometeorites from space landing in their gutters.

Anyone who keeps a bird feeder has likely had the same uneasy thought after seeing a sudden blur of wings in the yard: What ...

Defining Citizen Science in Context | Panelists opened by offering working definitions of citizen science—not just as data collection by non-scientists, but as a broader model for collaboration, where ...

Ecologists are asking islanders to help track small mammals through a new citizen science project called Garden Paws.

To measure the incidence of a foul odor in inhabited areas, a second system is used (also standard practice in Europe), which ...

Distant exoplanets can be dodgy to spot even in the best of observations. Despite the challenges, a team of astronomers just reported the discovery of a gas giant exoplanet that lies about 400 ...