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September 27, 2023

Citizen scientists collect more nature data than ever, showing us where common and threatened species live

Erin Roger, CSIRO; Cameron Slatyer, CSIRO, and Dax Kellie, CSIRO

Citizen science is coming of age. The data are pouring in from observations by naturalists and birders.

The fall webworm is a moth found from Mexico to Canada. (Shutterstock)

August 24, 2023

Crowd-sourced science sheds light on how new species form across space and time

Katie Marshall, University of British Columbia and Emily Black, University of British Columbia

Crowd-sourcing images of caterpillars from nature apps allowed researchers to study the emergence of a new species of caterpillar.

The extinction of the wolf in Britain was widely celebrated as an achievement towards the creation of a more civilised world. Biodiversity Heritage Library

July 17, 2023

Wildlife wonders of Britain and Ireland before the industrial revolution – my research reveals all the biodiversity we’ve lost

Lee Raye, The Open University

I have spent five years tracking down more than 10,000 accounts of wildlife by naturalists, travellers, historians and even poets, all written between 1529 and 1772

The annual BioArt competition highlights the hidden parts of biology revealed under a microscope. Todd Green/BioArt

November 23, 2021

Art illuminates the beauty of science – and could inspire the next generation of scientists young and old

Chris Curran, Northern Kentucky University

Scientists have been using art to illuminate and share their research with the public for centuries. And art could be one way to bolster K-12 science education and scientific literacy in the public.

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