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Help the @vrubinobs.bsky.social team tune their alert system by identifying which image changes are real astrophysical events and which are cosmic imposters using early data collected by the observatory. Join Rubin Difference Detectives project on Zooniverse:
www.zooniverse.org/projects/ebe...

Not Just Scientists: How And Why Ordinary People Are Saving The Italian Hydrological Data A recent article published by the SIREN team sheds light on what drives people to donate their time to this transcription project. Their main findings: 1) Many volunteers use skills they already have, like fast typing, to help the project. 2) Some volunteers see SIREN as a relaxing activity, something pleasant they do in their spare time. 3) Some are interested in water, science, or Italy, so they feel connected to the project’s purpose. 4) A good number of volunteers are retired and still very active in helping.

Not Just Scientists: How And Why Ordinary People Are Saving The Italian Hydrological Data

A recent article published by the SIREN team sheds light on what drives people to donate their time to this transcription project. Their main findings: 1) Many volunteers use skills they already have, like…

Royal Astronomical Society Article Celebrates Citizen Science Many Zooniverse-themed papers have been published in the pages of Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) over the years. A recent article in Astronomy & Geophysics (A&G), the RAS Members magazine, celebrates this connection between the RAS and citizen scientists. The article highlights, in their own words, the views of various authors on how they got involved in their Zooniverse projects; what they enjoy about them; and what they see for the future.

Royal Astronomical Society Article Celebrates Citizen Science

Many Zooniverse-themed papers have been published in the pages of Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) over the years. A recent article in Astronomy & Geophysics (A&G), the RAS Members magazine, celebrates this…

YouTube video by The Zooniverse Around the Zoo- Nest Quest Go

✨ Nest Quest Go project on Zooniverse is completed! youtube.com/shorts/tuvn7...

Who’s who in the Zoo – Patricia Smith In this edition of Who's who in the Zoo, meet Patricia, Community Manager of the Science Scribbler organisation. Who: Patricia Smith, Community Manager Location: The Rosalind Franklin Institute, Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire, UK Zooniverse project: The Science Scribbler organisation (photo credit: Ryan Cowan) What is your research about? As a community manager, I wear a lot of different hats! My formal background is materials science and biomaterials, but I'm now the 'citizen science specialist' in a lot of my day-to-day research.

In this edition of Who's who in the Zoo, meet Patricia, Community Manager of the Science Scribbler organisation.

“Citizen Science In Biology” Citizen Science in Biology is a new book by Wilson Wall and David Morgan which celebrates the contribution that volunteers have made to the advancement of the natural sciences. It charts the historical development of citizen science, from its earliest days with amateur individuals working on their own, to the modern incarnation which often sees large numbers of people cooperating on environmental or health projects.

“Citizen Science In Biology”

Citizen Science in Biology is a new book by Wilson Wall and David Morgan which celebrates the contribution that volunteers have made to the advancement of the natural sciences. It charts the historical development of citizen science, from its earliest days with amateur…

Cartoon snail mascot for Zooniverse project: Snail Scribe Archive

✨ SNAIL SCRIBE ARCHIVE - this new 🐌 Zooniverse transcription project is all about molluscan biodiversity data. It seeks to promote the conservation and critical scientific research of these under-appreciated animals! www.zooniverse.org/projects/ske...

Crowdsourcing Star-Formation Research and the Power of Participatory Science A peer-reviewed article, Crowdsourcing Star-Formation Research and the Power of Participatory Science, was published as a part of the 2024 Astronomy Prize Awardees Collection in the Springer Astrophysics and Space Science Journal. The article details the Milky Way Project’s contributions to our understanding of star formation and describes how Zooniverse projects have been used to engage different communities, such as seminaries, youth, and interfaith groups, in participatory (“people-powered”) science.

Learn about the "yellowballs"' role in star formation and how Zooniverse projects have been used to engage different communities, such as seminaries, youth, and interfaith groups, in participatory (“people-powered”) science.

ZOONIVERSE TRANSLATED PROJECTS LIST: OCTOBER 2025 Are you looking for a Zooniverse project in a language other than English? Here is the latest update on what is available, as of 1 October 2025. Many thanks to our amazing volunteers - project translators. Do you want to become a Zooniverse translator? Are you a research team member looking to translate your project? Here is what you need to know…

Our quarterly list of the Zooniverse projects available in languages other than English is up! Many thanks to all the amazing volunteers who contributed. Stay curious!

Simple (exaggerated) rendition of a supernova occurring in a galaxy. Text: Zooniverse project. Supernova Host Herding

Are you interested in galaxies? Supernovae? Want to help us learn more about how the environment of a galaxy may influence the types of supernovae we see? We welcome you to dive into our Zooniverse project: Supernova Host Herding! www.zooniverse.org/projects/boo...

Discover the Cosmos Together: Zooniverse and the Global 100 Hours of Astronomy Join Zooniverse volunteers and astronomy enthusiasts worldwide in celebrating 100 Hours of Astronomy, a global festival of skywatching and science, from 2 October to 5 October, 2025.

This Oct 2–5, Zooniverse is part of the global 100 Hours of Astronomy celebration! Join the Zooniverse 100 Hours of Astronomy Community Group and help us reach our goal of 15,000 classifications, explore our astronomy projects, and help make new discoveries:

daily.zooniverse.org/2025/09/29/d...

The Zooniverse project "Angling for Data on Michigan Fishes" asked volunteers to help transcribe decades of data cards tracking changes in thousands of Michigan lakes. Over 450,000 classifications were made, and researchers are now able to use the data for scientific discoveries and conservation.

Jupiter's atmosphere is much like ours: there are clouds of different shapes and sizes. Through Jovian Vortex Hunter, Zooniverse.org volunteers had access to high resolution images captured by the Juno spacecraft as it orbited Jupiter, and were able to help identify different vortices.

Zooniverse Volunteers Accurately Count Endangered Galápagos Marine Iguanas from Above A new study in Nature's Scientific Reports shows that citizen scientists can reliably count endangered Galápagos marine iguanas from drone images, offering a fast and cost-effective tool for wildlife monitoring. Figure 1. Drone image from the project “Iguanas from Above”, taken at Cabo Douglas, Fernandina Island, Galápagos, Ecuador. Through the online project “Iguanas from Above”, hosted on the Zooniverse.org platform, over 13,000 volunteers analysed almost 58,000 images collected across seven islands of the archipelago.

Zooniverse Volunteers Accurately Count Endangered Galápagos Marine Iguanas from Above

A new study in Nature's Scientific Reports shows that citizen scientists can reliably count endangered Galápagos marine iguanas from drone images, offering a fast and cost-effective tool for wildlife monitoring.…

‪✨ New project on Zooniverse: London HogWatch! Help the research team understand where animals of Richmond Park live, when they’re active, and how they’re sharing space with people and other species! Try it: www.zooniverse.org/projects/lon...

@londonhogwatch.bsky.social‬ ‪@frptweets.bsky.social‬

Angling for Data on Michigan Fishes: new publication in Nature! Cover photo subject (via Talk). Congratulations are due to the research team behind Angling for Data on Michigan Fishes, who have a new publication out in Nature: Community science helps digitize 78 years of fish and habitat data for thousands of lakes in Michigan, USA. Thanks especially to the 3,000+ Zooniverse volunteers who contributed more than 450,000 classifications to this project between March of 2021 and August of 2023.

Angling for Data on Michigan Fishes: new publication in Nature!

Cover photo subject (via Talk). Congratulations are due to the research team behind Angling for Data on Michigan Fishes, who have a new publication out in Nature: Community science helps digitize 78 years of fish and habitat data for…

Zooniverse translated projects list Here is the latest list of Zooniverse projects available in languages other than English. Many thanks to our amazing volunteers who contributed.

To follow up on the interview with Zooniverse translators, here is the latest list of the projects available in languages other than English. Many thanks to all our amazing volunteers who contributed! blog.zooniverse.org/2025/07/01/z...

All Zooniverse projects are created in English. But many of them are available in different languages. We talked with some of our amazing volunteers who helped research teams to translate their projects. Read full interview: blog.zooniverse.org/2025/06/30/w...

Transcription Tool Evaluation – Project Results This post is a follow-up to our January 2024 post, "Zooniverse Receives NEH Grant to Evaluate Transcription Tools," which you can read here. In January 2024, we received a Level I Digital Humanities Advancement Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, to allow Zooniverse team members to carry out an evaluative study of the underlying code, functionality, and user interface of our main tools for text transcription and analysis.

Transcription Tool Evaluation – Project Results

This post is a follow-up to our January 2024 post, "Zooniverse Receives NEH Grant to Evaluate Transcription Tools," which you can read here. In January 2024, we received a Level I Digital Humanities Advancement Grant from the National Endowment for…

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Vera Rubin Observatory: “First Look” Into The Cosmos The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a powerful new facility high in the dry Chilean mountains. Today, on 23 June 2025, for the first time, it is releasing images from its Legacy Survey of Space and Ti…

First look at the sky from our partners at NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory! High in the dry mountains of Chile, this powerful new telescope just shared its first images. A journey of discovery lies ahead, and on Zooniverse, everyone is invited to be part of it! blog.zooniverse.org/2025/06/23/v...

From June 2025 through January 2026, our online working group will create and publish accessibility guidelines to empower people with all kinds of brains to participate more comfortably in digital crowdsourced research. First task is open now! Learn more and join: blog.zooniverse.org/2025/06/18/n...

We are developing a set of recommendations for AI-engaged projects on the Zooniverse. This includes a series of workshops and surveys to gather input from our community and experts in communications and ethics. Zooniverse participants have an opportunity to get involved! tinyurl.com/aipublicrese...

Like many research and public engagement organizations, Zooniverse has deeply benefitted from federal grant support. We felt it was important to share with our communities just how vital this support has been. See: blog.zooniverse.org/2025/04/30/t...

How do I become a volunteer on Zooniverse - the world’s largest and most popular people-powered research platform? Do I need to register? Can I get a certificate for school or community service hours?

All your questions answered in this short video! Plus, do not hesitate to ask us in the comments

"Explore new projects, don’t hesitate to ask for help, and share your findings. Every small step you take helps the scientific community while enabling you to learn and grow. Good luck, and keep exploring!" - Pietro Maiorana, Zooniverse volunteer from Sicily, Italy

The Zooniverse project, Where's Walleye? Project avatar: Image of a walleye fish with a magnifying glass enlarging its face

Help Where's Walleye? team monitor fish communities in coastal wetlands! This project develops, tests, and uses a new technique for surveying fish with underwater cameras.

Participate in online research to help Where's Walleye? #citizenscience team monitor #fish communities in coastal #wetlands. Started in 2024, Where's Walleye has already successfully helped save a coastal wetland from being developed! www.zooniverse.org/projects/dan...

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✨ Happy people-powered research month!
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What is a "quoll"? Are bees wild animals? Find out here: www.zooniverse.org/projects/dve... Also: Nature SPAM Filer is now available on the Zooniverse Mobile app! #ecolinguistics

Image: APOPO 2014

✨ New Zooniverse project - Cosmic Collisions - has just launched. Help us learn more about black holes by looking for merging galaxies in brand new data from the Webb Telescope! www.zooniverse.org/projects/gre...