Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Aug 6
#Orcas filmed making out in the wild for first time
Footage captures a pair of orcas nibbling each other's tongues in Kvænangen #fjords in #Norway. #Scientists think this rarely seen behavior could play a role in social bonding. This tongue-nibbling behavior has only previously been seen on a handful of occasions in captivity. The action, described as resembling "#kissing" by the #citizenscientists who observed it, may play a role in social bonding, researchers suggest.
https://www.livescience.com/animals/orcas/orcas-filmed-making-out-in-the-wild-for-first-time
Orcas filmed making out in the wild for first time

Footage captures a pair of orcas nibbling each other's tongues in the Kvænangen fjords in northern Norway. Scientists think this rarely seen behavior could play a role in social bonding.

Live Science
Show threadThe Bright SideAug 1

With over 9 million Australians on iNaturalist uploading 10,000 sightings daily, the platform is crucial for monitoring.

In 2023 alone, 1,442 records triggered biosecurity alerts, showcasing the effectiveness of citizen scientists.

#CitizenScientists #NatureObservations

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Jul 9
#CitizenScientists pinpoint 10,000 eclipsing #star pairs
#NASA is still looking for #volunteer stargazers to help with the #astronomy effort
#Ctizenscience project in question, the #EclipsingBinaryPatrol, validates images from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission. Researchers identified 1.2 million potential eclipsing star pairs. Citizen scientists validated a subset of about 60,000... manually inspecting 100,000s of images.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025/07/06/citizen-scientist-binary-stars-astronomy/
https://archive.ph/NwV7b
Citizen scientists pinpoint 10,000 eclipsing star pairs

Overall, the citizen scientists identified 10,001 eclipsing binary pairs. Of those, 7,936 were previously unknown.

The Washington Post
ClintonApr 2
Menacing upward trend alert! ⚠️ Day 2 of #30DayChartChallenge focuses on "slope," and #spottedlanternfly observations on #iNaturalist paint a concerning picture. This #invasivespecies (#Lycormadelicatula), highlighted in my #Rstats infographic (back to Python tomorrow 🐍), poses a threat to our trees. Join #citizenscientists and report any sightings to help track this pest! #HitchHikerBug #DataViz #Ecology
RIO JournalJan 6

📝 Survey amongst 638 informally trained members of the public engaged in #scientific endeavours reveals the majority - especially younger & non-white participants - preferred the term '#community' over '#citizen' #science.

📄 The Forum Paper is openly accessible in our #journal: https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.10.e137412.

#citizenscience #citizenscientists
#CollectionsClub #collections #biodiversity #opendata #biodiversitydata #naturalhistory

Klein & Partner KGNov 27, 2024

Unser Feinstaubsensor am Büro außen ist jetzt Online. Neben PM2.5 und PM10 werden auch Temperatur und Luftfeuchtigkeit erfasst.

Die Daten kann man hier https://maps.sensor.community/#16/47.2526/11.3270 und hier https://opensensemap.org/explore/674706612959860007c9b791 sehen
#feinstaub #völs #tirol #CitizenScientists

Wer sowas selber basteln mag findet hier Kits.
https://sensor.community/en/sensors/

Alternativ kann man das auch einzeln bestellen und der Anleitung folgen https://github.com/opendata-stuttgart/meta/wiki

Map Sensor.Community

Map of air quality sensors in the Sensor.Community network. Visit following URL sensor.community for more information

Nataliia KaliuzhnaNov 15, 2024

Dear Fedimates!

Our @idaho team - @zeynepaydin, @hauschke and I - are pleased to announce the launch of the IDAHO Project Global Survey 🌍 to identify and better understand the unique obstacles to #OA publishing for researchers with weak institutional ties

We invite #IndependentResearchers, #CitizenScientists, #RetiredResearchers, #Refugeescientists researchers working for non-profit organizations, #hospitals, #industry etc.

▶️ Click here to fill out the survey:
https://tib.eu/umfragen/index.php/895232?lang=en

Barriers to open access publishing for researchers with weak institutional ties

GigaByte JournalOct 10, 2024

Filling the Biodiversity Dark Spots: Announcing the #AsiaNatureChallenge

We are helping CitizenScience.Asia mobilise #CitizenScientists Across Asia for a groundbreaking biodiversity initiative from Oct 18-27
http://gigasciencejournal.com/blog/biodiversity-announcing-asia-nature-challenge/ #ANC2024

Filling the Biodiversity Dark Spots: Announcing the Asia Nature Challenge - GigaBlog

DeanOct 6, 2024
After 210 days camping on a logging road in Annapolis County, #CitizenScientists and our many allies came together to celebrate the achievements of #Lichen Camp. When we set up camp on March 2nd, there was an imminent threat of logging in the forest west of Goldsmith Lake. Our goal was to keep the forest standing while we researched and documented the biodiversity of the area, and to educate both people and government about its extraordinary conservation value #novascotia
https://nsforestmatters.ca/lichen-camp-at-goldsmith-lake-nova-scotia-celebrates-and-packs-up-1oct2024
Lichen Camp at Goldsmith Lake, Nova Scotia, Celebrates and Packs Up 1Oct2024 | Nova Scotia Forest Matters

Show threadRichard R LeeSep 26, 2024
#CitizenScientists get the job done. #CitizenScience.
@ClimateNewsNow