Researchers studied the status of 942 bird species using data contributed by birdwatchers through the eBird citizen science platform.| Asian Scientist Magazine
Hello Lamp Post-driven QR signage being put up at Combe Martin in Devon Valuable new information about how and when people use popular bathing waters has become available, ten months after AI-powered signage was launched at pilot sites around England. …| Creating a better place
August 22 is “Take Your Cat to the Vet Day,” but here at the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center, every day is take your cat to the vet day. In the first half of 2025, our veterinarians saw more than 1,300 feline patients. While 74 million pet cats share our homes in the United States, another 30 to 40 million stray cats live in our communities, according to the inaugural issue of the World of the Cat Report produced by Hills Pet Nutrition. “Take Your Cat to the Vet Day” originally began...| The Animal Medical Center
Nije potrebna diploma kako bi postali aktivni sudionici u znanstvenoj zajednici. Sve je više projekata koji omogućuju uključivanje običnih ljudi u velike istraživačke projekte, NASA ima čak 35 takvih projekata. Građanska znanost razvija se i u Hrvatskoj.| Netokracija
The Xerces Society is a science-based nonprofit organization that protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats.| The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
UNC researcher Chelsea Black partnered with Indonesian shark fishermen. Together, they discovered the third-known tiger shark hotspot, and are fighting to protect it.| WUNC
Ocean conservation projects in the Dominican Republic for scuba divers who want to volunteer and give back to the ocean.| blog.padi.com
AMC's Dr. Ann Hohenhaus discusses how our environment shapes the health and well-being of our pets.| The Animal Medical Center
Join us on Tuesday, August 5, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. ET via Zoom for an introduction to the Town of Nantucket’s Water Quality Analysis & Visualization (WQAV) system—an open-source, public platform developed by the Nantucket Natural Resources Department in collaboration with MIT Sea Grant. Webinar: Intro to Nantucket’s Water Quality Analysis and Visualization (WQAV) […] The post August 5: Intro to Nantucket’s Water Quality Analysis and Visualization System appeared first on MIT Sea G...| MIT Sea Grant
Cover photo subject (via Talk). Congratulations are due to the research team behind Angling for Data on Michigan Fishes, who have a new publication out in Nature: Community science helps digitize 7…| Daily Zooniverse
By inviting players to tackle real scientific problems, games can offer a hand in solving medicine’s toughest challenges.| The MIT Press Reader
Invertebrate surveys from the UK show that woodland connectivity enhances biodiversity, especially in landscapes with low woodland cover, highlighting the need for targeted restoration to maximize ecological benefits.| Conservation Corridor
MIT Sea Grant supports small coastal and marine related projects through STREAM Awards — Solutions Through Research, Education & Art in Massachusetts. MIT Sea Grant is now accepting proposals for the STREAM Awards program, open to a broad array of Massachusetts applicants. STREAM Grants support innovative projects that align with MIT Sea Grant’s Strategic Plan, including: […] The post Now Open: STREAM Awards Request for Proposals appeared first on MIT Sea Grant.| MIT Sea Grant
The LOBSTgER research initiative at MIT Sea Grant explores how generative AI can expand scientific storytelling by building on field-based photographic data. Can you spot the real photo? One of these blue shark images was captured 30 nautical miles off the coast of Cape Cod; the other was generated by LOBSTgER’s diffusion models after 30,000 […]| MIT Sea Grant
The FjordPhyto citizen science project invites polar tourists onboard cruise vessels to gather data samples, helping researchers understand changes in microalgae.| NASA Science
This post is a follow-up to our January 2024 post, “Zooniverse Receives NEH Grant to Evaluate Transcription Tools,” which you can read here. In January 2024, we received a Level I Digit…| Daily Zooniverse
The Xerces Society is a science-based nonprofit organization that protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats.| The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
by Jeanne Marie Merkel & Beth Young On an afternoon in late May, just after school let out, Shelter Island Middle and High School students embarked on a rare experience on the lawn of the neighboring Community Center — becoming the first students on the East End to build "seahorse hotels," an experimental new habitat| The Peconic Bathtub | On the Water, Between the Forks
Key words. Wildlife bridge, habitat creation, storm recovery, forest management, Fauna canopy bridge Joanne Isaac Introduction. In June 2021, severe storms impacted large areas of the state of Victoria, Australia. A number of forested areas important for their biodiversity were … Continue reading →| EMR Project Summaries
We are asking for your support urging Congress to maintain funding for Sea Grant. To date, over 600 individuals have signed on in support of our Massachusetts programs, MIT Sea Grant and WHOI Sea Grant. We greatly appreciate all of your support and positive comments. If you would like to join the effort, there is […] The post Sea Grant Support: A Note from the Director appeared first on MIT Sea Grant.| MIT Sea Grant
MIT Sea Grant provides competitive funding opportunities through our Core Request For Proposals (RFP) open to Massachusetts research scientists who seek to address marine issues in ways that benefit the Commonwealth. We talked with funded researcher Zhongqi Chen about the project, Advancing an Underwater Video Fish Counting System with Deep Learning and Integration with Volunteer […]| MIT Sea Grant
Join the Museum of Science and its Centers for Public Science Learning for the premiere of the short film Space to Sea: The Gulf of Maine’s Ocean Wilderness in the Mugar Omni Theater, featuring renowned conservation photographer and MIT Sea Grant Visiting Artist Keith Ellenbogen. This exclusive first look into a vibrant oceanic realm marks […] The post Space to Sea: The Gulf of Maine’s Ocean Wilderness on June 2 appeared first on MIT Sea Grant.| MIT Sea Grant
Join the Aquaculture Information Exchange for a free Shellfish Training Showcase with shellfish educators across the US including Danny Badger from MIT Sea Grant + others from Auburn University, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, and the University of Southern Mississippi! Shellfish Training Showcase Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 12pm ET Free + Open to […]| MIT Sea Grant
In celebration of Citizen Science Month, NASA’s Twitch Channel has invited American astronomer Marc Kuchner to join a one-hour online event on April 29 from 4-5 pm ET. In this interactive session, …| Daily Zooniverse
Join us for the April 24th reception of Shifting Tides, a group exhibition at The Gallery at Atlantic Wharf featuring environmentally-focused work by 13 artists, including MIT Sea Grant Geospatial Applications Developer Ben Bray. The selected artworks capture the theme of shifting tides and landscapes under the pressure of a changing climate, co-curated in partnership […] The post April 24 Reception: Shifting Tides Exhibition at The Gallery at Atlantic Wharf appeared first on MIT Sea Grant.| MIT Sea Grant
Bird populations have been declining for decades, with three billion birds lost over the last 50 years. Understanding the drivers of these loses is a monumental task because most bird species have ranges that span large expanses across a mosaic of land uses.| Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
For Repair Day we've released two new reports investigating the story of community repair around the world and the state of reuse at waste facilities in the UK. The post Repair Day 2024: A birthday, a wasted opportunity and the growth of repair appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
We're delighted to have been awarded the European Union Prize for Citizen Science—Digital Communities Award for our work with repair data and policy campaigning. The post We won the European Union Prize for Citizen Science—Digital Communities Award! appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
A giant list of 100+ ideas to use in creating your backyard habitat designed to attract birds, bees, and butterflies!| Homeschool Nature Study
The team behind the Euclid observatory released their first data yesterday, and Zooniverse projects and participants were especially prominent. Euclid’s mission is to make a map of the whole sky wh…| Daily Zooniverse
Did you know Zooniverse had its own YouTube channel? We are now back with our popular series Around the Zoo – videos where Zooniverse researchers speak in depth about their projects. Watch th…| Daily Zooniverse
Galápagos Conservancy is the only U.S.-based nonprofit dedicated exclusively to the protection and restoration of the Galápagos Islands and its brilliant mosaic of life, including more than 2,000 species found nowhere else on Earth.| Galápagos Conservancy
Update as of 24 Feb 2025: We are happy to say that Zooniverse is safely back online! Thank you for your patience. What happened: Zooniverse platform was unexpectedly offline from about 7:30 PM UTC …| Daily Zooniverse
How is artificial intelligence reshaping citizen science? The new Special Collection on AI and Citizen Science, published by Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, explores this question through cutting-edge research on AI’s role across platforms, tasks, and disciplines. We invite you to join a live online discussion between the issue editors Lucy Fortson, Kevin Crowston, Laure […]| Daily Zooniverse
A new peer-reviewed article, Empowering Diverse Faith Communities through Engagement in Participatory Science, co-authored by Grace Wolf-Chase (Planetary Science Institute), Katharine Hinman (Direc…| Daily Zooniverse
The internet has become an informational telescope to study what happens nearly everywhere the planet. Using internet observations, it has been recently documented that terrestrial hermit crabs use…| ConservationBytes.com
Did you know that many Zooniverse projects are available in languages other than English? It is true that all Zooniverse projects are first created in English. But because our community is so multilingual, many teams translate their projects into other languages – usually with the help of our amazing volunteers! Here is the list of […]| Daily Zooniverse
Citizen Science on the SolsticeSolstice is December 21, and that means winter will officially begin! So this Wonder Wednesday 147, as we get closer to the longest night and welcoming winter, let's make citizen science a part of our seasonal nature observations and journaling! There are lots of ways to do this, across all areas […]| Wings, Worms and Wonder
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Ant Picnic Data Discovery Grades K-5, 6-8 or 9-12 2-3 hours Biology / Math / Statistics Download TEACHER GUIDE Introduction to Ant Picnic Data Analysis https://youtu.be/pIVOTzcmsZo About this activity Scientists always collect and record data when they conduct experiments. In science [...]| Students Discover
Ant Picnic Grade levels K-5 or 6-12 2-3 hours Biology / Ecology Download Teacher Guide Welcome to Ant Picnic About this lesson Are ants always ruining your picnic? Have you ever noticed that some ants are drawn to your potato chips [...]| Students Discover
El gran proyecto de la calabaza El misterio de las abejas desaparecidas y las calabazas y pepinos enfermos. Acerca de la lección See Page in English Estamos documentando los insectos y microbios que visitan todas las plantas de cucurbitáceas, incluyendo calabazas (que son nativas del continente Americano) y pepinos (nativos de Asia). Estas plantas [...]| Students Discover
El Proyecto Chile An International project to survey the pollinators of chili plants. About this lesson We are interested in learning what insects are pollinating the flowers of chili plants. Participants in this project will photograph pollinators seen at flowers on chili plants so that scientists can finally identify what insects are coming to [...]| Students Discover
The Chili Project An International project to survey the pollinators of chili plants. About this lesson We are interested in learning what insects are pollinating the flowers of chili plants. Participants in this project will photograph pollinators seen at flowers on chili plants so that scientists can finally identify what insects are coming to the [...]| Students Discover
The Great Pumpkin Project The mystery of the missing bees and sick pumpkins and cucumbers About this lesson En Español We are documenting the insects and microbes that visit all cucurbit plants, including pumpkins (which are native to the Americas) and cucumbers (which are native to Asia). These plants are now grown and enjoyed throughout the [...]| Students Discover
Urban Buzz: Citizen Science with Cicadas Any Grade Level Less than 1 Hour Urban Ecology About this lesson At any given moment we’ve got animals living under our feet – some of them for 17 years at a| Students Discover
Naturally Speaking has long attracted budding science communicators within the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine. So partly because we are a little bit n…| Naturally Speaking
In our latest interview, Joey Humble and Taya Forde chat with Paul Baker – a Lecturer in Biological and Biomedical Sciences from Glasgow Caledonian University and self-described ‘twitcher’ (or ‘birdwatcher’ for those who don’t know the lingo!). In fact, Paul now works on several bird monitoring projects connected with the University of Glasgow. Tune in […]| Naturally Speaking
Ever wondered who plants the wildflowers on campus? Or how many species you might spot on a walk around Glasgow? In this episode, Naturally Speaking’s Emma Plant and Alexa Roditi interview not one, but three guests in a roundtable discussion about wildlife on campus. Agnes Berner, the biodiversity coordinator of Glasgow University’s Environmental Sustainability Team (GUEST), and Dr Lydia Bach tell […]| Naturally Speaking
NASA citizen scientists make the remarkable discovery of an unknown object traveling through space over 1 million MPH.| The Debrief
If you are looking for a new hobby this fall or hoping to contribute to conservation, get out a pair of binoculars and try out Read More| Minnesota Zoo
Two seemingly contradictory concerns have occupied my mind lately. I’ll take the hard one first. It’s simply the state of our planet. I know I’m not alone in feeling distress over…| bluebrightly
Sigrid Jakob and other citizen mycologists are classifying fungal species before some fungi disappear.| Scienceline