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Geo DI @geoemerge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This Thursday, Oct. 1 at 12 PM ET: EMERGE launches a free monthly webinar series on citizen science, AI, Earth observation & community data. Este jueves, 1 oct. a las 12 PM ET: EMERGE lanza una serie gratuita sobre ciencia ciudadana, IA y datos ambientales. Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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SciStarter @scistarter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Extreme weather is hitting communities around the world right now. When conditions change fast, reports from people on the ground help. Safety comes first. Always follow official warnings. Read the newsletter to learn how to get involved: conta.cc/3Tbj1UI
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SciStarter @scistarter.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We’re so grateful to our library partners representing SciStarter at #ARSL2026! Thank you Tara Cox, Amanda Arrington & Elisabeth Gullett for sharing citizen science with the library community. At ARSL this week? Come say hi! Interested in representing SciStarter at a conference? Let us know!
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SciStarter @scistarter.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This fall, billions of birds are about to migrate, mostly at night, when artificial light pulls them off course toward deadly window collisions. You don't have to be a birder or a scientist to help. Read our latest newsletter to learn how you can get involved: conta.cc/4i963kD
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SciStarter @scistarter.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
From Our Backyard to Space: How One Brazilian Family Discovered Citizen Science pages.scistarter.org/from-our-bac...
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From Our Backyard to Space: How One Brazilian Family Discovered Citizen Science -
Exploring the world and contributing to global science does not require a professional laboratory or an advanced degree—sometimes, all you need is a backyard, a smartphone and a curious family. Editor...
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SciStarter @scistarter.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
August 26 is National Dog Day! 🐾 Your dog can be more than your best friend. They can be your research partner. The projects in our latest newsletter help scientists learn how dogs think and age right alongside us. Grab your favorite "lab" partner and do some science today: conta.cc/4xVMG34
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SciStarter @scistarter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Back to school is a chance to do more than learn science. It's a chance to take part in it. 🔬 This season, we invite students to contribute to real research, make discoveries, and see how their curiosity can make a difference. Read our newsletter to learn more: conta.cc/4w9yCln
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SciStarter @scistarter.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
🆕 Kelp Quest (Seattle Aquarium) is now on SciStarter! 🌿🌊 Help identify algae, seafloor habitats, and marine life in underwater images on Zooniverse. Add your Zooniverse username to your SciStarter account settings to earn credit for every classification! @seattleaquarium.bsky.social
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SciStarter @scistarter.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
🦈 Shark Week starts TODAY! But you don’t need a wetsuit to get closer to shark science. The latest SciStarter newsletter features ways to help researchers better understand marine life and protect our oceans. Dive into the newsletter and find a project: conta.cc/4fxmAf3
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Eterna @eternagame.org · 23/07/2026
OpenKnot Round 9 features secondary structures designed by players to create compact, pseudoknotted RNA using 240 bases. GenAI teams also will be testing whether their methods can perform as well as the expert players at a longer length. Check out the puzzle at: eternagame.org/labs/14343053
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SciStarter @scistarter.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Move over, butterflies... it's Moth Week! Turn on a porch light, hang a white sheet, and see who shows up after dark. Read the full SciStarter newsletter to learn more: conta.cc/4wOmrea
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SciStarter @scistarter.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Celebrate @america250.bsky.social with #CitizenScience! You can follow in the footsteps of the USA's scientifically-minded Founding Fathers by joining real research projects that help us better understand Earth, history, galaxies, and the communities we call home. Learn more: conta.cc/440Rrvi
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SciStarter @scistarter.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
This Father’s Day, we’re celebrating the dads and role models who taught us to be curious. Whether you’re spending time with Dad, remembering him, or carrying forward a tradition he inspired, you can honor that curiosity by contributing to citizen science. Read the newsletter: conta.cc/4fVOtPV
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Thanks, Dad, for Inspiring Curiosity
Email from SciStarter Foundation Celebrate the Joy of Discovery, Together View as Webpage SciStarter Newsletter − June 2026 This Father’s Day, we’re celebrating the dads and role models who taught us
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SciStarter @scistarter.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Summer is a great time to explore, but it can also bring the “summer slide,” when students lose some of the reading, math, and academic skills they built during the school year. Citizen science helps keep learning going. Learn more in our latest newsletter: conta.cc/4uthdmE #CitizenScience
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SciStarter @scistarter.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Explore the latest SciStarter newsletter, featuring citizen science projects you can join from your backyard, community garden, local park, or favorite outdoor space. Read the newsletter: conta.cc/4ul70JR
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SciStarter @scistarter.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Big news! 🎉 We’re teaming up with the Museum of Science, Boston to help turn curiosity into real-world action. Explore projects and get involved: scistarter.org/go/mos-mos?u... #CitizenScience
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SciStarter @scistarter.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
SciStarter’s special Mother’s Day newsletter features citizen science projects you can explore together, from studying planets beyond our solar system to listening to soundscapes, documenting biodiversity, watching rare space clouds, and mapping the places we call home: conta.cc/3OXVLHT
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European Citizen Science Association @ecsa.ngo · 04/05/2026
🌍 355,911 #ActsofScience from Europe. 4,060,359 worldwide. We aimed for 50,000 - you gave us seven times that. 💪 Thank you, our #citizenscience community, thank you @scistarter.bsky.social for making this #CitizenScienceMonth extraordinary. Science belongs to all of us!
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Zooniverse @zooniverse.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
✨ Thank you for an incredible Citizen Science Month. Together, you made over 10 million Zooniverse classifications in April alone. Next: 1 billion this summer? @scistarter.bsky.social
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SciStarter @scistarter.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
New publication out now 📚 “Embedding Citizen Science in Libraries: A SciStarter and Arizona State University Case Study of Adoption, Scaling, and Sustaining Participation” is live in Citizen Science: Theory and Practice. Read it here: doi.org/10.5334/cstp...
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Embedding Citizen Science in Libraries: A SciStarter and Arizona State University Case Study of Adoption, Scaling, and Sustaining Participation | Citizen Science: Theory and Practice
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Marc Kuchner | Author @marckuchner.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Do NASA Science on a Zoom call with scientists and maybe discover a comet! April 29, 6pm and 9pm ET. pages.scistarter.org/nasa-live/ #astronomy #citizenscience #astrophotography
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6G-REFERENCE @6g-reference.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
April 2026 is Citizen Science Month! This initiative coordinated by @scistarter.bsky.social invites everyone to take part in science projects. 🌐 Discover more: scistarter.org/citizenscien... 📡 Learn more about how we will improve #6G connectivity: 6greference.eu #CitSciMonth #ActsofScience
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SciStarter @scistarter.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
On April 29, you can help discover a comet. Join us live with astronomers from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory and take part in Rubin Comet Catchers, a brand-new NASA citizen science project. Save your spot: bit.ly/comets-in-ap...
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SciStarter @scistarter.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Just 22 days into April, you made it happen. In celebration of America’s 250th birthday, we set an ambitious goal of 2.50 Million Acts of Science for Citizen Science Month, and citizen scientists around the world didn’t just meet it. You surpassed it. Learn more: citizensciencemonth.org
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Florida Community Innovation Foundation @floridainnovation.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
We loved joining @scistarter.bsky.social’s #ActsofScience with @fathomverse.bsky.social FathomVerse is a free mobile game where you identify and classify marine life from real underwater images. Join today: scistarter.org/fathomverse Learn more about #CitSciMonth: citizensciencemonth.org
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SciStarter @scistarter.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
It’s like playing iSpy for Science! Join us live on Zoom from wherever you are and dive into Snapshot Wisconsin — a wildlife monitoring project powered by trail cameras from across Wisconsin. Make Earth Day count. Let’s discover wildlife together. Register today: bit.ly/wild-in-april
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SciStarter @scistarter.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Last night, we annotated 16,500+ blood vessels; triple the daily average for Stall Catchers, an Alzheimer's project. Join the movement! RSVP for our next event on Earth Day (April 22): scistarter.org/connected. Find more projects & opportunities in our newsletter: conta.cc/4cMu51u #ActsofScience
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SciStarter @scistarter.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
#Tbt 🌊🔬 Last summer, Chesapeake Water Watch volunteers collected 86 samples across 26 rivers—helping scientists improve satellite-based water monitoring 💧 Real impact, powered by people. Join in: scistarter.org/go/cww #CitizenScienceMonth #ActsofScience #CommunityScience #WaterQuality
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WeDigBio @wedigbio.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
WeDigBio starts today! Comment and like if you are participating! #wedigbio #biodiversity #communityscience #communityscientist #naturalhistory #science #scienceforall #scistarter #scienceforeveryone #scienceforeveryone #scistarter #zooniverse Participate: scistarter.org/citizenscien...
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European Citizen Science Association @ecsa.ngo · 08/04/2026
#CitizenScienceMonth highlights real #impact across Europe. 📡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐅𝐚𝐧 www.schoolfan.eu 🌱 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤​ www.educationnaturepark.org.uk 🧭 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 & 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 📖 𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒 shorturl.at/qon3A 🍂 𝐑𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚 @ritmenatura.cat #ActsofScience​
The image shows a classroom with students and a teacher, along with a whiteboard displaying text and visuals about climate change and citizen science.The image shows a group of students engaged in hands-on learning activities in a natural outdoor setting, transforming their school grounds into thriving wildlife habitats while developing evidence-based conservation and biodiversity skills.The image shows an Italian scout using a mobile device to monitor biodiversity in a natural setting with lush greenery.The image shows a colorful drawing with various fantastical creatures and characters, depicting a creative and imaginative science story.
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European Citizen Science Association @ecsa.ngo · 07/04/2026
#CitizenScienceMonth Focus: 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Science doesn’t have to stay in the classroom! These initiatives bring #CitizenScience into schools and universities: 🔬 𝐀𝐢𝐫𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 🔗 lnkd.in/dQK_Tybj 🌿 𝐑𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚 🔗 lnkd.in/d4SbZytp 🌱 𝐒𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 🔗 lnkd.in/dbD-rTaC #ActsofScience
The image shows a school project called "SoilTales" that engages secondary school students in Greece with hands-on soil health investigations and creative storytelling, transforming their findings into comics to promote environmental awareness and inclusive participation in citizen science.The image shows a DIY air quality sensor built using a circuit board with various electronic components, LEDs, and sockets for connecting sensors, designed to empower students to tackle air pollution.The image shows people using smartphones to observe and capture images of plants and nature, as part of a citizen science initiative called RitmeNatura by CREAF focused on tracking how climate change affects plant seasons.
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Simons Foundation @simonsfoundation.org · 08/04/2026
In 2023, #FlatironCCB researchers used AI-powered tools to map proteins in the human gut microbiome, ultimately challenging the traditional view of the relationship between protein sequence, structure and function: bit.ly/4bTIzwi #CitizenScienceMonth #science #biology #ActsofScience
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Cutting-Edge Computational Study Provides ‘Gut Check’ to How We Thought Proteins Function
Cutting-Edge Computational Study Provides ‘Gut Check’ to How We Thought Proteins Function on Simons Foundation
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National Association of Biology Teacher @nabtbio.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
April is Citizen Science Month! Help Achieve 2.5 Million Acts of Science! Showcase your participation! Use #ActsofScience and tag @SciStarter
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European Citizen Science Association @ecsa.ngo · 01/04/2026
#𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 This year, ECSA has structured April around 3 thematic weeks, each dedicated to a priority we believe matters most for #citizenscience in Europe right now. Help us reach our European #ActsofScience: citizensciencemonth.org/report-actso...
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Stockholm Environment Institute @sei.org · 07/04/2026
"#Codesign is not just enjoyable for me, it's absolutely essential for making sure that our research is relevant to people's lives." This #CitizenScienceMonth, researchers from SEI York's #InclusiveCitSci group are sharing their expertise. First is @sarahwestsei.bsky.social: youtu.be/9xnGiJRBJX0
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Inclusive Citizen Science - Co-design
For Citizen Science Month, members of SEI York's Inclusive Citizen Science group have spoken about what citizen science means to them and their work. In this video, Sarah West shares her experiences…
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Kent Wildlife Trust @kentwildlife.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
🐞 This is no April Fools… Bugs Matter starts today – a month early 👀 April is #CitizenScienceMonth, so it’s the perfect time to get involved. Record insect splats on your journeys and help gather vital data. Keep going all summer! kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/get-involved/our-projects/bugs-matter
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Project Seahorse @projectseahorse.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
🌊 Get involved with #iSeahorse this #CitizenScienceMonth. Report seahorse sightings with our iSeahorse project hosted on iNaturalist.org. Your photos provide crucial data to help scientists better protect seahorses and their habitats! 🔗 Learn more www.iseahorse.org #SavingSeahorses
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European Citizen Science Association @ecsa.ngo · 10/04/2026
#ActsofScience: 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 - #CitizenScienceMonth with @scistarter.bsky.social Dive into the Freedmen’s Bureau papers and help make these historical records accessible.​ 👉 Sign up: pages.scistarter.org/connected 💡 Report: citizensciencemonth.org/report-acts…
A historic black-and-white photograph shows a large crowd gathered outside a wooden building with a sign that reads "Freedmen's School".
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SciStarter @scistarter.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Citizen Science Month is already making waves 🌍 As of today, 791,655 Acts of Science have been logged...and we’re just getting started. The goal: 2.50 million Acts of Science. 👉 Read our full newsletter for a round-up of ideas to get involved: conta.cc/4bVVo9t
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The Demography Project || For People & Planet @demographyproject.org · 08/04/2026
April is #GlobalCitizenScienceMonth where participatory research activities are coordinated through @scistarter.bsky.social. This year, we will be undertaking special activities to enhance #environmentaleducation across Kenya. Watch out for details on the Maai platform: at-ma.ai/blog/citizen...
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Scott C Edmunds @scedmunds.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Nice to have a piece featured on the @scistarter.bsky.social blog for #CitizenScienceMonth #ActsofScience CitizenScience.Asia: Ten Asian Citizen Science Projects To Keep You Busy in Citizen Science Month pages.scistarter.org/citizenscien...
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Citizen Science Month - SciStarter
SciStarter connects people to citizen science projects, citizen scientists, and resources. Real science we can do together.
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NISE Network @nisenet.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
It's finally hear, it's Citizen Science Month!!! This April, join a global movement and help create 2.5 Million Acts of Science with @scistarter.bsky.social! #SciStarter #America250 #Semiquincentennial #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum
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Citizen science month Host Acts of Science: Connected One project. Two hours. Collective impact on science.  Bring people together in your space, or invite them to join from wherever they are, to part...
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SciStarter @scistarter.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
All April, SciStarter invites you to contribute to real research in minutes. This year, go deeper. Through a partnership with New Scientist, eligible participants may receive a complimentary 12-month digital subscription. Take part, then explore. Start here: CitizenScienceMonth.org #ActsofScience
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SciStarter @scistarter.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
On Thursday, we helped the Cloudspotting on Mars NASA project achieve something incredible: over 11,000 classifications of weather on the Red Planet in a single day. Pictured here: members of the Farmington Public Library taking part! 👉 Read our latest newsletter for a full recap: conta.cc/4sMGxUx
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SciStarter @scistarter.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
On April 16, turn game night into real research on Alzheimer’s disease. Join us live on Zoom and dive into Stall Catchers, a research-powered game where you review images of brain blood vessels and spot the difference between flowing and stalled capillaries. bit.ly/catch-in-april
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SciStarter @scistarter.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
After the Civil War, the Freedmen’s Bureau created over a million handwritten records documenting education, family reunification, and other important data. Help make those records searchable! View and transcribe original records. Learn more via Zoom on April 10. RSVP: bit.ly/transcribe-i...
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Florida Community Innovation Foundation @floridainnovation.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
FCI student fellow Chloe Bai analyzed citizen-collected marine debris data from across Florida and suggests community solutions in a new blog post. Check it out! floridainnovation.org/2026/03/09/e... @scistarter.bsky.social
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Exploring Marine Debris Data in Florida for a Healthier Ocean
Analysis by Chloe Bai As a Florida Community Innovation (FCI) student fellow, I have been supported to explore my longstanding interest in ocean health and data analysis. The work presented here an…
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Marc Kuchner | Author @marckuchner.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Librarians, April is #citizenscience month and NASA’s partner @scistarter.bsky.social has resources for you! pages.scistarter.org/citizenscien... #library #scienceathome #stem
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Citizen Science for All @c-s-for-all.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
It's Citizen Science month! Citizen science is for everyone – you don’t need a PhD to make a difference, just curiosity and a willingness to get involved! Check out @scistarter.bsky.social @zooniverse.bsky.social @inaturalist.bsky.social #CitizenScienceMonth #ScienceForAll #InclusionMatters
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