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Citizen science data from iNaturalist reveal 44 species of sharks and rays in Mozambique, covering about a third of known national diversity. Most records are from southern regions and many species ...

During the August 2026 solar eclipse, scientists will be rushing to gather data on the sun, but even if you aren't a professional scientist, you can still help the research ...

How healthy are Australia’s ecosystems? To answer that, scientists need data. But Australia is huge – and the number of professional scientists is limited. That’s where citizen science can help. Every ...

You need to tread carefully among the leaf litter of the Indonesian scrubland and its tropical rainforests. The dead leaves ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. A group of divers swim with a sandbar shark off Jupiter, Florida. The first time you lock ...

As biodiversity declines and many of the UK's most important habitats become smaller and more fragmented, conservation ...

More than 100,000 Australian citizen scientists are contributing crucial biodiversity data about species at risk, helping improve conservation efforts in ways that can enhance IUCN Red List decisions.

The Unistellar citizen science program, a collaboration between the SETI Institute and Unistellar, had an impressive 2024 filled with groundbreaking discoveries. In a recent Q&A session, Dr. Franck ...

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 ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American It may seem like only yesterday that school ...

Hundreds of citizen scientists across Victoria, NSW and the ACT are setting out on foot to map the health of the besieged ...