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 ...

A citizen science project, which invites members of the public to take part in identifying cosmic explosions, has already identified 20 new astronomical discoveries. More than 2,000 volunteers across ...

IIASA researchers and experts at the World Health Organization (WHO) have conducted a systematic review of health and well-being–related indicators, as well as citizen science initiatives, to explore ...

It's never been easy to accurately measure the impact of any scientific research, but it's even harder for citizen science projects, which don't follow traditional methods. Public involvement places ...

A collage of switchgrass photos posted to iNaturalist, a "citizen science" repository that researchers used to identify flowering trends in the perennial grass. Photos courtesy of iNaturalist. A ...

The SDGs were launched in 2015 to guide global efforts toward sustainability by 2030. However, as this deadline nears, many countries still lack the data needed to track SDG progress. For example, ...

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 ...

For many, the term “scientist” brings up images of people clad in white lab coats clutching glass tubes, gathering data that will appear in dense academic articles that most people can’t parse, let ...

In Europe, biodiversity loss is occurring at an alarming rate, with the main drivers of species extinction being human activities, such as climate change, pollution, and direct exploitation. In an ...

There is a question that has been exercising some folks working with science outreach for some time. Is citizen science benefiting the citizen scientists rather than just using citizens as data ...

Researchers have conducted a systematic review of health and wellbeing-related indicators, as well as citizen science initiatives, to explore the potential of citizen science for mobilizing action ...