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Avery Orrall • May 6, 2024
Sigrid Jakob and other citizen mycologists are classifying fungal species before they disappear.
Marlowe Starling • May 5, 2023
Ten years after Superstorm Sandy struck the east coast, naturalists worry a government-funded storm mitigation plan will wipe out a historic ecosystem
Timmy Broderick • February 17, 2023
A local New York City nonprofit is working to make the region a shellfish haven after decades of declining oyster populations
Knvul Sheikh • January 17, 2016
How citizen scientists and biologists are working together to help the endangered birds
Manasi Vaidya • July 15, 2014
A citizen science initiative is trying to collect more information about seahorses from around the world
Alexandra Ossola • November 14, 2013
Researchers reach out to citizen scientists to identify species
Naveena Sadasivam and Sarah Jacoby • March 5, 2013
Maurizio Porfiri and his students use a robot to monitor the Gowanus canal
Naveena Sadasivam • February 3, 2013
With the surge in telescopic space data, pro-am astronomy collaborations are making stellar discoveries
Scienceline Editors • November 11, 2011
Our favorites from the week
Francie Diep • March 7, 2011
Private citizens create online maps to chart crimes, first aid and groceries
Joseph Castro and Sarah Fecht • January 13, 2011
Outreach extraordinaire Jason Kendall brings astronomy to New York City public
Anna Rothschild • February 19, 2010
Astrometry.net matches images of the sky to their celestial coordinates, turning anyone into an astronomer
Mara Grunbaum • February 16, 2010
Fledgling birding project is the next generation in citizen science
Lindsey Konkel • March 13, 2009
Ordinary citizens make valuable contributions to scientific research.