Drones photograph two rare fin whales as they migrate north along WA’s coast
Two separate sightings of rare fin whales has delighted researchers and ocean lovers alike on Western Australia’s South…
In 2015, 2kg of rocket seeds went to the space station; after their return, 600,000 UK children helped test them, and researchers found they grew more slowly but remained viable
Tim PeakePhoto credit: Esa.int ESA astronaut Tim Peake took 2kg of rocket seeds to the International Space Station…
In 2019, California researchers used 1,500 volunteers to count seals and sea lions from drone images; 11 repeated counts improved accuracy |
More than 1,500 people helped researchers count seals and sea lions on California’s Año Nuevo Island by studying…
China solar study faces scrutiny after bird counts in the billions raise red flags
A prominent study published in Science that linked China’s solar expansion to weaker bird diversity is under scrutiny…
Major milestone recorded as part of nationwide Bug Hunt, a win for citizen science
When Jess Ward-Jones was a child, roaming through nature every weekend in search of curious critters was a…
NASA Volunteers Help Zooniverse Reach 1 Billion Classifications
The Zooniverse, a NASA grantee that runs the world’s largest platform for online people-powered research, has reached an…
Frankston beer microbiologist’s orchid hobby is helping document rare species
It is the middle of winter and Robert Mitchell is snapping photos of flora in Frankston. It is…
Be a Clump Scout and Help Reveal Secrets of Stellar Nurseries
In the mid-20th century, astronomers discovered strange “clumpy” galaxies filled with mysterious bright blobs – massive stellar nurseries…
Researchers uncover longest whale journey ever documented with fluke photos
Record distances travelled by whale populations have been discovered in research published today. Using citizen science platform Happywhale,…
First photo of wild Myrmeleon houstoni taken by unsuspecting Mildura woman on bushwalk
When Judy Allen took her camera along for a bushwalk through some scrub near Red Cliffs last February,…
650 NASA Volunteers Have Co-Authored Scientific Papers
After a recent count, NASA Citizen Science is proud to report that more than 650 people who have…
You Can Help Humans Thrive in Space
The second Artemis mission took four astronauts around the moon and back – the first crewed deep-space flight…