The longest-living group of freshwater fish has been discovered... in a desert. Thanks to humans stocking artificial lakes, and to some awesome citizen scientists, we've learned that buffalofish can easily live to a hundred years old.

How Many Species are in Your Backyard?

Two YouTube musicians battle it out to see who shall sing a song of victory.

You don't have to be a professional scientist to make a contribution to our collective knowledge. Today, we look at several projects that have benefitted from the power of citizen science!

If you’re getting restless from social distancing and wishing you could do more to help fight the global pandemic, here are some ways that you can help scientists fight COVID-19—all from the comfort of your home.

Sharman Apt Russell talks about her experiences with citizen science and Jessi from Animal Wonders joins the show with Fluffy the Chilean Rose Tarantula. Chapters View all SHARMAN APT RUSSELL Author & Citizen Scientist 0:18 TIGER BEETLE...

If we could find one silver lining to the pandemic, it's that we have come one step closer to answering some of the questions about our feline friends.

From the glorious crested guinea fowl to the adulterous African jacana to vultures that can pick a zebra carcass clean in 30 minutes, Washington Wachira wants us all to get to know the marvelous species of birds that share the planet...

Brown dwarfs are celestial oddballs, and recently one citizen scientist discovered one that is truly ancient, and weird.

There are over 13,000 active seismic stations out there, producing far more data than seismologists have time to go through. So, researchers set up a showdown of humans versus machines to sift through all this information and, in the...

Rubber ducks aren’t just good for some bath time fun, they’ve also helped scientists learn about the world!

Join Roger Hansen, known as the Seahorse Whisperer, on his incredible journey of studying and conserving seahorses in Southern California. Explore the rare beauty of these fascinating creatures and learn about Roger's dedication to their...

Air pollution is an increasingly pressing public health issue, but current monitoring methods fall short. Can AI help?

This week on Nature League, Brit Garner discusses some positive changes to wildlife biology and conservation research over the last few decades. Get your Critically Endangered Sharks poster here! Only on sale through May 30th.

The hangout covers the benefits of biodiversity—and which benefits have been scientifically tested; how biodiversity boosts innovation; and how researchers are measuring biodiversity in the face of environmental...

Sarah Smith, a NASA intern, interviews students who were recently selected to fly their experiments to the International Space Station as part of the program under NASA’s STEM on Station initiative called Student Payload Opportunity with...

This video explains the importance of data collection, cleaning, and labeling in creating effective AI systems. It covers various methods of data collection, ways to clean and augment data, and the subjective and labor-intensive process...

Ranger Anica meets up with the youths and adults of the Bilingual McKinleyville Ecoclub to learn about their pioneering work tracking the chytrid fungus in Redwood National and State Parks.<b<br/>r/>

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A conversation with Brian Day, the Director of Communication and Citizen Science for NASA’s Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute.

Find your inner scientist! Log on to Citizenscience.gov or Zooniverse.org to see hundreds of citizen science projects. Get involved and explore the world around you while helping with real scientific research.

Wonder why you should spend a glorious day in the summer or a cold, windy day in the winter collecting beach-cast seabird carcasses for a citizen science group? Julia K. Parrish, the Executive Director of COASST—a citizen science...

"Why Observe?: Tree Height" explores surface height measurement missions and the role that citizen science can play within the scientific community.



NASA uses field campaigns and sensors on satellites...

GLOBE, now celebrating its 25th anniversary, is an international program that not only engages students and interested members of the public in hands-on science, but also gives them the opportunity to contribute their...

Nearly every aspect of our lives is fundamentally tied to the land on which we live. Citizens using GLOBE Observer can observe land cover in much greater detail and more frequently than scientists can using satellite...