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❄️🌌 Be a weather watcher this winter! In a recent newsletter, we spotlighted winter-friendly citizen science you can do right now, from tracking snow and rain to reporting clouds and weather near you. Read the full newsletter here: conta.cc/3Z5UEas
February 2, 2026 at 12:49 PM
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The EMERGE NASA Data Hackathon on January 31 from 10:30 AM - 5:30 PM ET at Marston UF will bring together Gators and community members alike to work with real GLOBE Observer data on mosquito risk and environmental health.

All skill levels welcome.

🔗 Save your spot: geoemerge.com/nasa-at-uf/
January 29, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Today's the day! #MuseumSelfieDay

Created by visionary Mar Dixon (who sadly pased in 2024), #MuseumSelfie Day began in 2014 as a playful rebellion against traditional museum etiquette.

Want to learn more about Mar's impact? Read this article: www.astc.org/dimensions/b...

Be playful today! :)
January 21, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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By engaging SquirrelMapper you can contribute to an important scientific discovery about evolution in action in our own backyards. scistarter.org/squirrelmapper via
@scistarter.bsky.social #CitizenScience #SquirrelAppreciationDay #ecology #SciChat
SquirrelMapper - SciStarter
Life has evolved over millions of years. Yet evolution can produce dramatic change quickly! The coat color of gray squirrels, which occur over much of eastern North America and are introduced around t...
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January 21, 2026 at 2:43 AM
The third Wednesday in January marks the iconic #MuseumSelfie Day each year, and in 2026 it falls on January 21. Read our newsletter to learn more: conta.cc/3Zd7aF8

📸 Tomorrow: post your #MuseumSelfie Day pics and tag @SciStarter!
January 20, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Honor Dr. King’s legacy by helping create cities that work for everyone with Project Sidewalk. Using Google Street View, volunteers spot and label sidewalk accessibility issues, like missing curb ramps or obstructions, from anywhere in the world.

👉 Get started: scistarter.org/project-side...
January 19, 2026 at 9:26 PM
We heard you wanted to see some pictures of #2016 nostalgia. That year, the SciStarter team and friends traveled the USA spreading the word about citizen science — real science anyone can do. In 2026, we still bring the science to people worldwide! Get involved: citizensciencemonth.org.
January 16, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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The EMERGE NASA Data Hackathon on January 31 from 8 AM - 8 PM at Marston Science Library will bring together Gators and community members alike to work with real GLOBE Observer data on mosquito risk and environmental health.

All skill levels welcome.

🔗 Save your spot: geoemerge.com/nasa-at-uf/
January 15, 2026 at 7:12 PM
New guest blog post! Stefania Oikonomou and Katerina Zourou from Web2Learn share the story of Acting4DHH II, a citizen social science project co-created with Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities in Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, and Greece.

pages.scistarter.org/2026/01/empo...
January 5, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Counting down to the New Year… and still counting birds! 🐦
There are a few days left in the 126th #ChristmasBirdCount. Hear a caw! or see a Downy Woodpecker? Make it count and join in the #citizenscience fun!

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3MT9gXG

#birding #civicscience #AudubonSociety
December 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
🎄 In the quiet stretch between Christmas and the new year, we’re taking a moment to reflect on what the SciStarter community accomplished together in 2025. Dive into the full year-end newsletter for highlights, replays, and ways to get involved in 2026:🔗 conta.cc/48IFzS0
December 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Join SciStarter and NORAD to help Santa complete his important Christmas Eve mission, by monitoring light pollution, hazardous weather and air pollution!

Featured newsletter (Dec 2025):
Give the Gift of Citizen Science
https://conta.cc/3KrF0SX

Featured Projects:
Globe at Night
CoCoRaHS
AirCasting
December 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🌑✨ New Moon, New Projects!
Hot off the SciStarter Press, we’re excited to spotlight three fresh gems in the #citizenscience repertoire:

🌳 Our Outdoors https://bit.ly/4oKAqxm
❄️ X-Snow https://bit.ly/44Vg8dp
🦈 Australia Hammerhead Hub https://bit.ly/3Yhjdki

Explore something new!
December 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
From the caw! of the crow to the tsee-tsee! of a finch, every sound 🎶🐦 and sighting counts! Take part in the 126th #ChristmasBirdCount and turn your holiday nature walk into #citizenscience. Let’s go birding!

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3MT9gXG

#birding #civicscience #AudubonSociety
December 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Looking for something special for a curious explorer in your life — or maybe treating yourself this season? 🎁🔭🌊 Check out the SciStarter newsletter! We’ve rounded up tools, all connected to projects that fuel meaningful research. Give a gift that keeps on giving… to science! 💙→ conta.cc/3KrF0SX
December 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
All the time, people discover new things that make our lives better—because SciStarter helps them get involved in real science.

Imagine what a tax-deductible donation could spark.
www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/...

#citizenscience #givingtuesday
December 2, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Thanks for the promo & tree love @scistarter.bsky.social ! #iseatree
Trees shape our neighborhoods, our climate, and our daily lives — and there are so many ways to study and support them through citizen science. Our latest newsletter rounds up projects you can try, from measuring tree height for NASA to mapping urban forests. Take a look: conta.cc/43egSts
November 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Love looking through all the submissions on the Gulls Eating Stuff project website. Getting pretty good coverage of the UK too!

If you have photos of gulls eating stuff, you can submit them at citsci.org/projects/gul.... Thanks to @scistarter.bsky.social for promoting the project too :).
December 2, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Explore new ways to contribute to health and wellbeing research — from tracking outbreaks to exploring happiness, mapping access to essential medicines, discovering your microbiome, supporting Deaf–hearing collaboration, and more.

Learn more in the latest SciStarter newsletter: conta.cc/483P7Fo
November 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Trees shape our neighborhoods, our climate, and our daily lives — and there are so many ways to study and support them through citizen science. Our latest newsletter rounds up projects you can try, from measuring tree height for NASA to mapping urban forests. Take a look: conta.cc/43egSts
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🦠 It’s flu season! Accurate data helps our communities fight diseases like #COVID-19 and #flu. Do your part today and report to @OutbreaksNearMe

It takes less than a minute — Find it now on SciStarter! https://scistarter.org/outbreaks-near-me

#citizenscience #civicscience
November 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
🕸️ The Halloween SciStarter Newsletter is here... and it’s spooktacular!

Read the full newsletter and start your science adventure (no tricks, just treats!):
👉 conta.cc/47C3L7L
October 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
New Moon, New Projects available on SciStarter 🌑✨ Explore opportunities to make a difference in art, the environment, and beyond:
🎨 ArtSpots 🌊 COSEA 🔥 Project Phoenix 🏖️ Sandsnap
#citizenscience #civicscience #participatoryscience #communityscience
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October 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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WeDigBio is still happening!

It’s been two great days of WeDigBio at Notes from Nature so far.

We received over 8,300 classifications in the first two days. Thanks to all that have contributed.

Please contribute today - bit.ly/2dgEe91

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October 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Fungi power our ecosystems, our food, our medicines, and even sustainable tech innovations. Yet, we’ve only identified a small fraction of the millions of fungal species. The mushroom in your backyard might be new to science!

🧭 You can help researchers uncover this hidden world: conta.cc/4q02mPJ
October 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM