The principal behind citizen science is to use the power of collaborative volunteer research to explore or collect huge data sets. These are ones that researchers simply couldn’ ...

Yongyi Min and her colleagues highlight how citizen input can help fill data gaps that are hindering the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs (Y. Min et al. Nature ...

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 ...

Besides helping to collect samples or spot butterflies for research projects—non-professionals can now conduct actual laboratory work alongside professional researchers. Together with Danish high ...

Colombian biologists have leveraged hundreds of observations made by non-scientists to build up a picture of hummingbirds' range in time and space. Colombia is a global hot-spot of deforestation, with ...

Citizen scientists are uncovering rare animal, plant, and fungi species in areas where they have never been seen before, increasing our knowledge of urban biodiversity and proving the existence of ...

Record-breaking total of 15,000+ citizen science observations from the SETI Institute & Unistellar Network — up substantially from ~10,000 in 2024. Observers are already tracking fading 3I/ATLAS, new ...

More than 100,000 Australian citizen scientists are contributing crucial biodiversity data about species at risk, helping improve conservation efforts in ways that can enhance IUCN Red List decisions.

A new study by the UB and the ICM-CSIC reveals that the participation of volunteers in citizen science projects is an effective tool to help conserve corals and gorgonians, which are highly threatened ...

Monday’s eclipse is bringing together a diverse group of citizen scientists, working to collectively enhance our knowledge of the Sun and Earth’s atmosphere. Reading time 4 minutes Several ...