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 ...

Citizen science (sometimes known as community science) is a tool that can empower communities to better understand the environmental conditions impacting them, provide a vehicle for analyzing and ...

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 ...

The two of us can often be found in a patch of scrubby bushland, phone in hand, slowly scanning for plants. Or crouched behind a tree trunk with binoculars, pausing mid-breath to find the source of a ...

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 ...