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This global challenge invites people to document the wild side of their cities

By Bella Isaacs-Thomas

Science Mar 25

Molly and Natalie hunting for fossils.
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How amateur fossil finds translate into scientific discovery

For fossil hunters, the thrill is often in the hunt. For 9-year-old Molly Sampson, her prehistoric shark tooth discovery along a Maryland beach is considered the find of a lifetime. And the dinosaur footprint English archaeologist Marie Woods spotted has…

By Ali Rogin, Lorna Baldwin, Solveig Rennan

Science Aug 25

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How you can contribute to scientific discoveries from your couch

Federal agencies from NASA to NOAA ask nonprofessionals to help execute a wide range of scientific projects.

By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas

Science Aug 23

Ka'eo Paradis found a shark tag on the beach. Months later, he met Sal Jorgensen, the researcher who led that shark tagging project. Image courtesy of the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Scientists lost a shark tag. Months later, an 8-year-old found it.

Chippy the shark’s tag, containing a full 30 days of precious information on great white shark behavior, had arrived on a beach on an island more than 2,000 miles away and 15 months after he had swallowed it.

By Vicky Stein

Science Sep 11

One artist processed an image of Jupiter to look like a symmetrical tapestry. Image by NASA / Cody Kuiack
Meet the scientist behind these stunning images of Jupiter

Candice Hansen-Koharcheck, a planetary scientist, has been photographing celestial bodies for decades. But for the Juno mission, her collaborators are citizen scientists.

By Vicky Stein

Nov 30

LISTEN: These kayaks turn ocean science into music

By Teresa Carey

New kayaks, rigged with custom sensors by British scientists, can serenade paddlers with music made from environmental data.

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Aug 16

Make history during the solar eclipse as a citizen scientist

By Anna Kusmer

Today’s instant global connectivity makes whole new kinds of citizen science possible during a solar eclipse.

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Jun 09

16 animal selfies that capture life in the Serengeti

By Catherine Woods

Researchers set up 225 cameras across more than 400 square miles of the Serengeti region in northern Tanzania. The cameras captured it all from monkey selfies to a gazelle family portrait.

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