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Nature Microbiology, Published online: 04 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02345-z We reflect on our experiences as principal investigators of two microbiome-focused citizen-science projects, offering opportunities and practical lessons as a guide for researchers considering citizen-science approaches.

Science beyond institutes: Citizen science at VIB At VIB, we strive to translate our fundamental science into tangible benefits for society. One of the ways in which we do so, is by involving citizens. More than measurement First coined in the 1989 January issue of MIT Technology Review, citizen science has become a growing and important part of the scientific enterprise. While exact definitions …

We’re delighted to announce the launch of a new digital tool that lets you report on the health of your local rivers, lakes and beaches in real-time, directly from your phone.  BluePrint, developed by the Environment Agency in partnership with Hello Lamp Post, builds on the success of WaterWatch - a year-long pilot that gathered public observations at five bathing water sites. Now, the concept is…

On balconies and in backyards, Wi-Fi–enabled telescopes are connecting astronomy enthusiasts across six continents.

DRI scientists Guo Yu, Meghan Collins, Monica Arienzo, and Anne Heggli co-authored a new study that examines how Mountain Rain or Snow is helping improve weather forecasting models. The citizen science project collects observations of precipitation from community volunteers across the country to further scientific understanding of the environmental variables impacting where precipitation falls as…

Zooniverse Science needs YOU to become a citizen scientist. What if we invited you to join a research team to explore the surface of Mars, go penguin-watching in Antarctica, or help scientists fight resistance to antibiotics? Or to travel back in time to look inside the notebooks of groundbreaking women in astronomy or help preserve the stories of American abolitionists in their letters to each o…

My name is Lydia Ashworth and I have been a Citizen Science Coordinator for the Environment Agency in the West Midlands since July 2023. In this blog, you can find out about the Environment Agency’s ‘Supporting Citizen Science Project’ and some of the exciting innovations in this field that are happening in the West Midlands. Citizen science is a form of scientific research conducted in whole or …

| By Amy Hackney Blackwell | Citizen science uses the power of crowds to process collections of data that are too large for individual scientists to run on their own. Some projects use volunteers in the field to collect data, often with smartphones. Others use the internet to crowdsource efforts that require huge amounts of ... Read more The post Citizen Science appeared first on Gale Blog: Libra…

Adler Zooniverse—the world’s largest and most popular platform for citizen science—recently won an award from the White House. The post Adler Zooniverse Citizen Science Platform Honored By White House appeared first on Adler Planetarium .

Our interdisciplinary Citizen Science work is making international waves. On July 3, 2023, the BBVA Foundation’s Statistics and Operations Research Society awarded Northwestern researchers “Best Applied Contribution in Statistics” for their paper “Scalable Variational Gaussian Processes for Crowdsourcing: Glitch Detection in LIGO“. The Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Foundation’s (FBBVA) distinct…

Header Image: Eight square images of Adler Zooniverse space projects with the “Adler Zooniverse” logo in the center. Whether you’re already a volunteer or new to the world of Cit Sci, now is the perfect time to get involved and find a research project you’re passionate about! There are so many research projects and scientists […] The post It’s Citizen Science Month: Here Are Adler Zooniverse Spac…

Feature photo: A camera trap photo © MammalWeb (CC BY-SA 2.0) In their latest article, Pen-Yuan Hsing et al. describe the processes involved in launching and running MammalWeb – a successful camera trapping project that has produced over 440,00 classified image sequences and videos over the past decade. It is unlikely to come as a shock to readers of the Applied Ecologist that the world …

Globe at Night is an online international citizen science program to raise awareness of the issues of light pollution by inviting people from all over the world to measure and submit their local night sky brightness observations. The post Globe at Night appeared first on AURA Astronomy .

The animal, as big as a medium-sized carrot, was discovered on a citizen-science expedition and jointly described by its participants. The post Citizen scientists from three continents help discover a new, giant slug from Europe first appeared on Blog .

To celebrate our 10th Anniversary, we are highlighting a key article from each of our volumes. For Volume 5, we selected ‘Statistics for citizen science: extracting signals of change from noisy ecological data‘ by Isaac et al. (2014) and the authors looked back on their article and how the field of citizen science has changed since. In this Editor’s Choice, Res Altwegg, our Associate …

How can you be a Citizen Scientist? Citizen science “engages people of all ages in personal experiences of nature around them and enables them to make important contributions to professional....

Citizen scientists — as biologist Caren Cooper writes in her book, Citizen Science — can be anyone, often not trained as a scientist, who collaborates with trained researchers in “collective scientific endeavors.” It can be a way for people to develop hobbies, learn new skills, join a community, or first engage with science. - Jenny Howard The post My life in butterflies: How a childhood hobby sh…

Ah, Citizen Science Day—what a day to be alive! How amazing is it that ordinary citizens all over the world are helping to contribute to real scientific research RIGHT NOW, possibly on the verge of making some exciting new discoveries?! “Wait… how is that possible?” you ask. Simply put, citizen science is a way for […] The post It’s Citizen Science Day! How Are You Participating? appeared first o…

Our new article analyzing the history of glaciology and glacier research in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca suggests that citizen science conducted by mountain climbers, guides, and porters could augment the professional research about glaciers conducted by scientists. The article profiles, for example, the work of University of Innsbruck geographer and glaciologist Hans Kinzl from the 1930s […]

What can you do when you need data from all over the world in a short amount of time?  Many scientists, including ones at JPL/NASA, are crowdsourcing their data collection. Darlene Cavalier, Professor of Practice at Arizona State University is the founder of SciStarter, a website where scientists make data collection requests to a community […] The post Crowdsource Your Data Collection? appeared …