Bragging time - our humble kite club and our kite science endeavours are mentioned in ... Nature! :-)

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01885-y

#Nature #journal #kite #kitescience #kiteaerialphotography #science #citizenscience #Slovenia

Forstweg durch Nadelwald bei Heidenau
Ort: Deutschland, Sachsen, Heidenau
Autor: Hans-Lothar Kölling
Lizenz: CC BY-SA 4.0
https://landschaftsfotoportal.senckenberg.de/item/2461

#CitizenScience #landscape #photography

Just made a new github repo: Radiacode gamma-ray spectrum analysis script:

https://github.com/spodzone/radiacode-spectrum-analytics

Helps identify isotopes/nuclides in a spectrum sample.

#geek #programming #radiation #radiacode #development #analytics #science #citizenscience

From dilapidated farm land to bird paradise along river systems

"Australians are all too familiar with the devastating environmental changes caused by extreme events such as floods, bushfires and cyclones. Yet gradual but consequential environmental changes brought about by urban expansion, the spread of invasive weeds and animals, and climate change often pass unnoticed."

"The park was established in 1984 on what was largely cleared farmland, bordered by a narrow strip of river red gums along the Yarra River. Since then, it has been transformed by extensive planting of trees and shrubs into a mix of woodland and open grassed areas for recreational use. Two ephemeral wetlands provide habitats for waterbirds."

"Urban environments, green spaces and parks, especially those connected along river systems, play a key role in conservation. They offer a variety of food, they facilitate bird movements through cities and towns, and they allow populations to spread into urban residential areas that otherwise have depleted bird communities." >>
https://theconversation.com/800-visits-to-a-suburban-park-inside-an-epic-40-year-birdwatching-quest-283593
#biodiversity #birds #habitat #UrbanExpansion #sprawl #CitizenScience #conservation #rivers #DilapidatedFarmLand #FarmingAU #LandMangement

💡 New Paper!

⛵ Can sailboats improve estimates of the ocean CO₂ sink?
Citizen-science measurements help reveal a stronger Southern Ocean sink, but current sampling is still too sparse to fully constrain long-term trends.

👉 https://buff.ly/FfqGxiZ

#OceanCarbon #CitizenScience #ClimateScience

🎓 Pozvánka pro vědce, studenty i nadšence! 7.–11. 9. 2026 proběhne ve Smolenicích Letní škola občanské vědy. Organizují ji CVTI SR, Ústředná knižnica SAV a Ústav geoniky AV ČR.

Čekají vás participativní metody výzkumu, testování aplikací v terénu a tvorba vlastního projektu.

9. 9. navíc proběhne první společné setkání Platformy české a slovenské občanské vědy!

👉 Info a registrace: https://otvorenaveda.cvtisr.sk/letna-skola-obcianskej-vedy/

#občanskávěda #CitizenScience #věda #výzkum #Smolenice

Lust auf ein Citizen-Science-Projekt? Beim Europeana Science Run könnt ihr bis zum 30. September historische Briefe und Notizen berühmter Forschender wie Alexander von Humboldt entziffern.

Das Prinzip: Ihr lest die Handschriften im Browser und tippt sie ab. So helft ihr, dieses Wissen weltweit digital durchsuchbar zu machen. Vorwissen ist nicht nötig!

Mitmachen unter: https://europeana.transcribathon.eu/runs/science-run/

#SLUBDresden #Europeana #ScienceRun #CitizenScience

Acker- und Grünland vor Kleinbahn nach Königshain
Ort: Deutschland, Sachsen, Schöpstal
Autor: Bruno Häcker
Lizenz: CC BY-SA 4.0
https://landschaftsfotoportal.senckenberg.de/item/2840

#CitizenScience #landscape #photography