In its native habitat, switchgrass flowered earlier when growing farther north. In experiments with diverse genetic samples, ...

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Scientists combined 44,000 citizen science photos, experiments, and genetic data to understand how prairie grasses adapt to ...

Involving the public in wildlife sightings may become one of the keys in monitoring, and eventually safeguarding, Indonesia’s ...

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 ...

Citizen science is at the intersection of public participation, technology, and existing research projects,” said Alicia Lillich, emerging technologies specialist at the National Institutes of Health ...

This April, we’re celebrating Citizen Science Month, connecting you with new opportunities to find purpose, community, and even escape as you support the following research efforts: Every one of these ...

"It helps us find fragments of rainforest that we maybe didn't know existed." ...

A few small studies have found that citizen science volunteers tend to be white, well-educated and have high incomes. But this homogeneity of participants is common knowledge among researchers, and ...

WASHINGTON – Scientific research that involves nonscientists contributing to research processes – also known as ‘citizen science’ – supports participants’ learning, engages the public in science, ...