Citizen Scientists are
Using science to address
local and global problems
Advancing
medical research
Discovering
new worlds
Building tools for
the future
Featured Projects
The MuttMix Project
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Goal | Study ability of people to identify breeds in mixed breed dogs |
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Task | Guess breed mix of mixed breed dogs |
Where | Online |
City Nature Challenge 2018: New York City
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Task | |
Where | Around GPS 40.664 by -73.939, New York City |
Microbial Inheritance in Seeds
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Goal | Uncovering the hidden world of seedborne microbes in agriculture |
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Task | Grow corn, send in samples and metadata, on-farm experiments |
Where | Around GPS 36.473 by -93.252 |
Landslide Reporter
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Goal | Build open global landslide data for science and decision-making |
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Task | Submit landslide events found in-person or in news articles |
Where |
Globe at Night
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Goal | Raise awareness about light pollution. |
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Task | Measure the night sky brightness. |
Where | Anywhere |
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What is Citizen Science?
Citizen science enables people from all walks of life to advance scientific research.
Benefits for Volunteers
Find projects that match your interests and track your contributions.
From the Blog
- ASU / SciStarter Citizen Science Maker Summit: Learning Outcomes and Next Steps
By Darlene Cavalier, 04/25/2018 - Volunteers Protect Clean Water from Coast to Coast
By Mara Dias & Colleen Henn, 04/24/2018 - On Citizen Science Day, citizen scientists joined 180 projects through SciStarter and made 20,000 contributions to six featured projects!
By Darlene Cavalier, 04/19/2018
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