The advancements in digital technologies, especially for mobile apps, enabled simplified data collection methods. Consequently, through Citizen Science, numerous opportunities arose for citizens to ...

Mobile applications for smartphones, tablets and other gadgets can turn just about anyone into a citizen scientist. App-equipped wireless devices give users worldwide the ability to act as remote ...

Citizen scientists are invited to use a specialized app to sift through photos captured by powerful telescopes, searching for signs of neutron stars merging. Reading time 2 minutes Thanks to a newly ...

Identifying weeds, checking out the pollen map, or discovering new plant life-forms are among the promising wealth of data available to users of PlantNet—a "Shazam!" for plants. Pierre Bonnet and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever wanted to be a scientist? You still can be – and you can do it today with just your phone or a notepad. Citizen ...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Flooding, erosion, and sea level rise are all issues in the Lowcountry. But the SeaRise Project, a one-stop shop on the South Carolina Aquarium Citizen Science app, ...

Biological soil covers (BSCs) play a pivotal role in ecosystem functioning by enhancing soil stability, mediating nutrient cycling, and influencing soil hydrology. Recognized as ecosystem engineers, ...

Citizen science isn't new anymore. For decades, keen amateur naturalists have been gathering data about nature and the environment around them—and sharing it. But if anyone can contribute data, how do ...

Have you ever wanted to be a scientist? You still can be – and you can do it today with just your phone or a notepad. Citizen science is a method of scientific data collection where community ...