Until recently, the number of citizen scientists in Australia was estimated at between 100,000 and 130,000 people. But this is a major underestimate. My survey of about 20 key organisations suggests ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. April has always felt like a favorite time of year for people who like science, civic life and the idea that ordinary citizens can still ...

The 17 SDGs are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They address the global challenges we face, including climate change, environmental degradation, and inequality.

Citizen Science Salon is a partnership between Discover and SciStarter.Org. NASA is recruiting citizen science volunteers to help astronomers discover exoplanets hidden in observations from one of its ...

The SDGs were launched in 2015 to guide global efforts toward sustainability by 2030. However, as this deadline nears, many countries still lack the data needed to track SDG progress. For example, ...

The Fermilab At Home arts and lecture series continues on Friday, July 16, with "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Data: Truths and Myths about Citizen Science as a Knowledge Democracy." Dr. Caren ...

The two of us can often be found in a patch of scrubby bushland, phone in hand, slowly scanning for plants. Or crouched ...

Yongyi Min and her colleagues highlight how citizen input can help fill data gaps that are hindering the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs (Y. Min et al. Nature ...

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