When I, Erik Meijaard, worked as a wildlife consultant for a timber concession in Borneo, I often chatted with the logging truck drivers—and quickly realized that some of them knew far more about ...

In Villupuram, in Tamil Nadu, India, a citizen science lab uncovers the hidden powers of fungi — using local farm waste to produce food and crafting sustainable new materials. At a workshop in Tamil ...

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Researchers from the University of South Florida have used artificial intelligence and citizen science to identify what may be the first specimen of Anopheles stephensi—an invasive and deadly ...

Time-stamped and geotagged images will be shared with emergency responders. A National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) pilot program will utilize citizen science to help expedite hurricane ...

Thousands of scientific papers have used data collected by users of the platform iNaturalist, according to new research. By Emily Anthes In the spring of 2019, a nature photographer hiking in the ...

The Okefenokee Swamp is the largest black water swamp in North America, and provides habitat for animals like American alligators and blue herons. Credit: Megan Varner via Getty Images In April, more ...

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Western tanagers are migratory birds that are present in Northern California in the spring and again in late summer. A new study shows that observations by 'citizen scientists' using apps such as ...

Citizen science is a powerful tool for involving more people in research. By influencing policy, it is transforming conservation at global, national and local levels. Citizen science actively ...

The AWI's citizen science project 'Microplastic Detectives' has analyzed 2.2 tons of sand from German coasts for microplastics. The global production of plastics and the resulting plastic waste has ...