Citizen science is booming and could play a much greater role in tackling climate change, reef health, biodiversity and ...

More than 1 million observations of insects, spiders, snails and other invertebrates have been recorded by citizen scientists ...

This article shares reflections from an IUCN Member organisation about its efforts to elevate citizen and community science ...

Paternal care is vanishingly rare in the animal kingdom, yet one spider relative pulls it off repeatedly across thousands of ...

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 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Participation in science-related activities serves as another source for informing the public. The past two decades have seen a resurgence in direct public engagement with science – especially through ...

During the August 2026 solar eclipse, scientists will be rushing to gather data on the sun, but even if you aren't a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON – Scientific research that involves nonscientists contributing to research processes – also known as ‘citizen science’ – supports participants’ learning, engages the public in science, ...