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Scientists: Citizen science needs more than ‘rebranding’
Scientists need to focus on tangible efforts to boost equity, diversity, and inclusion in citizen science, argue a group of researchers. Published in the journal Science, the perspective is a response...
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Tools tame the wild data of animal tracking
Movebank is a free set of tools to help researchers address the big data problems in wildlife tracking. Using a transmitter attached to a tiny backpack, zoologist Roland Kays tracked an egret—a large,...
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Beach ‘sticky zones’ act as trash magnets
Certain beaches are “sticky zones” that accumulate litter, a new study shows. Citizen scientists recorded trash on Pacific Northwest beaches, from southern Oregon to Anacortes, Washington, to...
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900 pet parrots reveal range of vocal mimicry
New research finds that many parrots use words in appropriate contexts and uncovers species differences in vocal mimicry. While most animals don’t learn their vocalizations, parrots do—they are...
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Biodiversity collections and apps both have bias
There are biases and gaps in both natural history collections and in biodiversity apps and digital tools, research finds. In the race to document the species on Earth before they go extinct,...
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Seabird die-offs follow ocean heat waves
Persistent marine heat waves lead to massive seabird die-offs months later, research finds. New study uses data collected by coastal residents along beaches from central California to Alaska to...
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Citizen science motivates Girl Scouts to tackle problems
A program designed to get Girl Scouts involved in citizen science motivated them to tackle scientific or environmental problems in their own communities, researchers report. The findings demonstrate...
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Light pollution may lower survival for some backyard birds
Researchers have found a link between artificial light at night and lower survival for two backyard bird species living year-round around Washington DC. Light pollution at night is known to be a deadly...
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Keeping track of rehabbed wild turtles isn’t easy
When a wild turtle recovers from an accident and is released back into the wild, what happens next? Finding those answers can often be just as challenging as saving the turtle itself, researchers...
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Bird feeding is important to another species: humans
Bird feeding’s benefits to people should play a role in public guidance and policy, according the author of a new paper on the practice. “Wildlife agencies and others making decisions on managing bird...
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