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 ...

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 ...

There is a question that has been exercising some folks working with science outreach for some time. Is citizen science benefiting the citizen scientists rather than just using citizens as data ...

Scientific research can feel impenetrable and exclusive to many people. These six community science projects at UC Davis are changing that. For many, the term “scientist” brings up images of people ...

Citizen science is ripe with benefits. Programs can involve hundreds, sometimes thousands, of volunteers who collect reliable, long-term and geographically widespread data. These people donate their ...

NASA is contributing to the One Million Acts of Science event, which seeks to encourage people to participate in various scientific projects and rack up one million individual contributions by the end ...