It’s Invasive Species Week!
Right now is one of the BEST times to spot invasive species. Many stand out before native plants leaf out and before spring insects get busy. Your observations this week can make a real difference.
Read our newsletter to learn more: conta.cc/4aVVuMF
🎮 Attention gamers!
Your pattern-spotting skills are powering real space science! NASA scientists are teaming up with gamers (read more: https://bit.ly/4c9lWV6).
Ready to jump in? Start now at SciStarter.org/NASA to join projects and discover upcoming events. #citizenscience #space #gaming
On January 31, students, researchers, library staff, and community members gathered at the University of Florida for a powerful day of turning NASA citizen science data into real-world insight. Today, we’re thrilled to celebrate our winners and recognized teams: geoemerge.com/nasa-at-uf
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💘✨ This Valentine’s Day, fall in love with science. ✨💘
Stargazing for science is a date that truly shines — advancing astronomy research while helping protect migrating birds and the dark skies they rely on.
👉 Explore everything: conta.cc/3Ob2FZn
XOXO,
The SciStarter Team
On February 11, join Do NASA Science LIVE! and become a Cosmic Pioneer. Meet NASA scientist Lindsay House and help identify real galaxies to study dark energy — the force expanding our universe.
Register now to join or host a watch party: scistarter.org/go/NASA-cosmos
❄️🌌 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
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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/
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! :)
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
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!
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...
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.
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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/
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...
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
🎄 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
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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
🌑✨ 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!
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
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
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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.
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#citizenscience #givingtuesday
Thanks for the promo & tree love @scistarter.bsky.social ! #iseatree
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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 :).
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
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
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🦠 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
🕸️ 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
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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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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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
