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Citizen science is increasingly recognized as an important vehicle for democratizing science and promoting the goal of universal and equitable access to scientific data and information. IIASA ...

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 ...

Citizen science is at the intersection of public participation, technology, and existing research projects,” said Alicia Lillich, emerging technologies specialist at the National Institutes of Health ...

The two of us can often be found in a patch of scrubby bushland, phone in hand, slowly scanning for plants. Or crouched behind a tree trunk with binoculars, pausing mid-breath to find the source of a ...

This April, we’re celebrating Citizen Science Month, connecting you with new opportunities to find purpose, community, and even escape as you support the following research efforts: Every one of these ...

Since the early days of “citizen science,” many have wondered just how helpful a group of untrained people can be. The recent boom in citizen science projects has been lauded as a great way to both ...

Involving the public in wildlife sightings may become one of the keys in monitoring, and eventually safeguarding, Indonesia’s ...

A few small studies have found that citizen science volunteers tend to be white, well-educated and have high incomes. But this homogeneity of participants is common knowledge among researchers, and ...