A random photo snapped in the Australian outback has led to the rediscovery of a plant thought extinct for nearly 60 years — ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Scientists can't be everywhere all at once, as much as they'd like to. Many of the problems citizen science helps solve are concerned with spreading the net wider – or ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The federal government spends a lot of money on scientific research and projects, but even so, it can’t do everything without a little ...

Billions of people globally rely on groundwater. Accurate data about water quality is key. Shutterstock/ssupawas About 30% of the water on the planet is under the ground, out of sight and not easily ...

A citizen science study has found participants’ mental wellbeing is positively affected, in a variety of ways. The two of us can often be found in a patch of scrubby bushland, phone in hand, slowly ...

North Carolina State University researchers recently found that a program designed to get Girl Scouts involved in citizen science – programs where members of the public can participate in real ...

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 ...

New research by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) has found that citizen science initiatives could be one of the keys to unlocking ...