Tag: citizen science
Take a closer look: how more and more students are catching the citizen science bug
Photo: Judy Friedlander, Author provided
Taxonomy was once the domain of white-coated scientists with years of university training. While this expertise is still important, everyday Australians...
Dead, shrivelled frogs are unexpectedly turning up across eastern Australia. We need your help to find out why
Green Tree Frog Jodi Rowley, Author provided
Over the past few weeks, we’ve received a flurry of emails from concerned people who’ve seen sick and...
5 remarkable stories of flora and fauna in the aftermath of Australia’s horror bushfire season
Picture: hamiltonphillipa/iNaturalist
Around one year ago, Australia’s Black Summer bushfire season ended, leaving more than 8 million hectares across south-east Australia a mix of charcoal, ash and...
Photos from the field: zooming in on Australia’s hidden world of exquisite mites, snails and beetles
Dragon springtails (pictured) are widely distributed in forests of eastern Australia — yet they’re still largely unknown to science. Nick Porch, Author provided
Which animals are...
From Kangaroo Island to Mallacoota, citizen scientists proved vital to Australia’s bushfire recovery
Picture: David Crosling/AAP
Following the Black Summer bushfires of 2019-20, many people throughout Australia, and across the world, wanted to know how they could...
Are more Aussie trees dying of drought? Scientists need your help spotting dead trees
As climate change threatens Australian trees, it’s
important to identify which are at risk. Nicolás Boullosa/flickr
Most citizen science initiatives ask people to...