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Unlike when Jaws came out 50 years ago, sharks aren’t the villains this upcoming Shark Week (July 20-26). 🦈 They’re vital to global ecosystems, vulnerable, and vanishing faster than we think. See how people around the world are helping through citizen science — and how you can…
Did you know? Each year, tiny Bogong moths in Australia travel over 600 miles at night—navigating using the stars! 🌌 These incredible insects migrate to cool mountain caves to escape the heat, then return months later to mate and complete their life cycle. Scientists only…
Why are thousands of people hanging bedsheets in their backyards this week? It’s not laundry night. It’s National Moth Week, and you can join from wherever you are. Read our newsletter to learn how your bedsheet, a flashlight, and a smartphone camera can help scientists…
🦈🌊 Shark Week—no snorkel required! 🌊🦈 Ever wanted to spy on sharks from your sofa? Now’s your chance. 🎥 Join Shark Spy on @the_zooniverse and watch real underwater footage to help scientists identify and count sharks, rays, and skates in the waters around New Zealand. 🕵️♀️…
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A Japanese citizen science platform has been born. Its name is "ColaboField". ( colabfield.org ) It was created by Marumi Ishikawa and Shimpei Sumimoto, who are visiting researchers at the Citizen Science Research Center at Fukuoka University. Posted projects will…
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🐸 FrogID Dataset 6.0 is now online! Thanks to over 39,000 people, the dataset covers 6 years of #FrogID records across Australia and includes 974,700+ records from 226 species – that's nearly 1 million frog records! Read more: australian.museum/blog/amri-news…
Measure air quality in your neighborhood AND help improve the environment! Researchers from Colorado State, Yale, Harvard, Columbia, and McGill University are looking for volunteers to monitor ambient air quality in major U.S. cities. If you're selected, you'll receive a free…
CrowdsourceHerBook scistarter.org/crowdsourceher… Project on @SciStarter: Goal: Database of pre-1900 books with traces of female ownership Task: Submit photos of women-owned books you have at home. SCBWI, books, book lover, literature, women
One year= 180 certified SciStarter Ambassadors (and hundreds of additional, trained "Champions), in 42 states, mobilized to support #libraries , #museums , and other #thirdspaces as facilitators of #citizenscience #communityscience #participatoryscience . Thanks to support from…
New Project Alert! 🚀📚 Two new ways to turn curiosity into action on SciStarter! ✨ ExoAsteroids: Help astronomers uncover hidden debris disks and asteroids around white dwarfs using real NASA WISE telescope images. Space science needs your eyes! 🔭 scistarter.org/exoasteroids 📖…
Morrisville native Darlene Cavalier took an unconventional path from cheerleading to science, launching @SciStarter to connect the public with real-world research opportunities. bucksco.today/2025/07/darlen…
🎆 Our new colors are here—just in time as we prepare to unite communities through 🇺🇸 @America250, #AmericaGives, and #ActsofScience in April 2026! Let’s make history together.
Thank you @ctznscienceshow for profiling SciStarter and its founder, Darlene Cavalier! citizenscienceshow.com/from-cheerlead…
Join us as we celebrate this milestone !!! @NASRDA_Official @TomTom @SciStarter @osm_Rwanda @sotmnigeria @sotm @osmafrica @spatialm @hotosm @MTNNG @UN @UNDP
There are thousands of community science projects out there. With a smartphone or computer, you can participate in them! npr.org/2022/04/21/109… Check out @FedCitSci or @SciStarter to learn more & find projects in their databases.
👽✨ Happy World UFO Day! 🚀 While we haven’t found a extraterrestrial neighbor (yet), YOU can help scientists search the skies for signs of life and clues about the early universe! 🔭🌌 Last year, we found Percival — an exoplanet in the habitable zone — through observations…
What if YOU could help shape how AI sees and understands the world? With the Life in Motion citizen science project, you can! No lab, no degree—just your perspective. All you need is a phone and a few minutes. Your input helps train AI to better understand real-world…
Ready to explore citizen science in a fun and easy way? 🎯 Try SciStarter Bingo! It’s the perfect way to test out different projects, discover new interests, and take real action for science—one square at a time. ✅🔬 Grab your card and start checking off activities today:…
🚨 It’s here! The Citizen Science Month 2025 Outcomes Blog is now live! 🚨 See how you and half a million others made an impact this April through more than THREE MILLION ACTS OF SCIENCE! 📖 Read the blog to explore this year’s highlights and stories from the field! 🏆 Get…
Alas, the #SummerSlide isn’t playground fun—it’s the seasonal dip in academic skills. Students often lose ground in science and math because hands-on learning usually takes a vacation when school is out. Citizen science—real science that any one of any age can do—is one antidote…