Science advances society and fosters sustainability, so why not involve everyone in building a better future? Culminating in the first citizen science workshop for arthropods to take place in the Philippines, one of the main ...
Ecology
Sep 8, 2016
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A University of Oklahoma study demonstrates for the first time that remote sensing data from weather surveillance radar and on-the-ground data from the eBird citizen science database both yield robust indices of migration ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 6, 2016
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"It's the community engagement that's most important," says Lily Bui, a recent graduate of MIT's Comparative Media Studies program and a PhD candidate in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning. She has long been interested ...
Environment
Aug 29, 2016
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Peer pressure is a proven social motivator, and seeing a friend or colleague succeed at a task can boost individual effort. Researchers at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering probed this decidedly human attribute—sensitivity ...
Social Sciences
Aug 25, 2016
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"Citizen science" is one of the latest trends in science – it is a scientific method whereby projects are carried out with considerable input from interested parties and affected laypeople. The Austrian Pollen Monitoring ...
Other
Aug 24, 2016
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A citizen science study has revealed that being next to just one hard surface reduces the diversity of plants and animals in hedgerows.
Ecology
Aug 18, 2016
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Two cosmic structures show evidence for a remarkable change in behavior of a supermassive black hole in a distant galaxy. Using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes, astronomers are piecing together ...
Astronomy
Aug 10, 2016
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Over the years, citizen scientists have provided vital data and contributed in invaluable ways to various scientific quests. But they're typically relegated to helping traditional scientists complete tasks the pros don't ...
Other
Aug 4, 2016
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Sign up for your free pantry trap, discover what happens in your pantry after dark, and you'll also help Australia's biosecurity.
Ecology
Jul 29, 2016
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A citizen science project, called HiggsHunters gives everyone the chance to help search for the Higgs boson's relatives.
General Physics
Jul 5, 2016
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