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For Immediate Release Citizen Science Month Invites Public to Join 2.50 Million Acts of Science in April Nationwide effort marks America’s 250th birthday through public participation in research Philadelphia (February 24, 2026) — This April, people across the United States and around the world are invited to contribute 2.50 Million Acts of Science as part […]

Acts of Science: Connected Info Session for Hosts & Facilitators Originally Aired January 20, 2026 Audience All those interested in facilitating or hosting citizen science events/programs: librarians, museum staff, community organizers, SciStarter Ambassadors, etc Topic Acts of Science: Connected; the signature event series for April 2026 produced by SciStarter Watch the Webinar DESCRIPTION Acts of […]

Become a Facilitator for Do NASA Science LIVE! Originally Aired January 14, 2026 Audience Solar System Ambassadors, SciStarter Ambassadors, librarians, and museums Topic NASA Citizen Science New virtual event series produced by SciStarter Watch the Webinar DESCRIPTION Do NASA Science LIVE! is a virtual event series that connects the public with NASA-supported citizen science projects […]

SciStarter is a globally acclaimed online hub that connects people with citizen science projects — real science that anyone can do. It hosts the world’s largest searchable database of projects, making it easy for anyone to discover, join, and contribute to real scientific research. By registering your project on SciStarter at https://scistarter.org/add, you make it […]

This is a guest blog post from the leaders of the Acting4DHH II project. The Acting4DHH logo. Credit: Web2Learn Underrepresented groups, like the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community, face social biases, prejudices, and misconceptions within our societies. Awareness of our own biases prompted us to co-design a citizen social science project — Acting4DHH — to […]

Since 2020, SciStarter and Verizon have partnered to support Citizen Verizon Volunteers on their goal of volunteering 2.5 million hours by 2025! SciStarter is one of Verizon’s strategic partners and together, we’re making big progress. SciStarter provides Verizon volunteers with training and support to engage in participatory science that protects the planet (by monitoring changes […]

Taking part in citizen science projects promotes civic competence and community engagement – one of the primary aims of the social studies curriculum.  As well as teaching students about the ideas and values of democracy, citizen science projects may be specifically linked to the fields of environmental science, geography and anthropology, all key individual subjects […]

SciStarter is more than just a place to find projects and events that need your help — it’s also a hub for Project Leaders and Facilitators to gain insights into their volunteers and projects, learn new skills and engage with the community. The SciStarter website has a number of tools and resources for Project Leaders […]

A study led by researchers at the University of Maine spearheaded a new approach to finding where ticks love to lurk. The Maine Forest Tick Survey trained hundreds of woodland owners in Maine to systematically comb their properties for disease-toting ticks to discern how forest management may influence the pest’s prevalence. Ticks pose a growing […]

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has come a long way since its inception. Advancements in technology have paved the way for sophisticated algorithms and deep learning models that are capable of performing tasks that were once deemed impossible. AI has the ability to paint you a picture of a puppy watching a sunset, help write an introduction […]