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🌍📬 Just dropped: the April 2025 newsletter — also on the CitSci blog!

It’s Citizen Science Month AND Earth Month, which means it’s the perfect time to turn curiosity into action. ✅

From hunting for microbes in your showerhead (twofrontiersproject) to joining a …global university cleanup challenge (leavenotraceorg), this month is packed with ways to make your mark. Plus: news spotlights, student shoutouts, and more. 💚🔬

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#CitizenScience #EarthMonth #OneMillionActsOfScience (scistarter) #CitSci #LeaveNoTrash

"How many sticks does a female superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae) use to make her nest? Hundreds! I know this because I’ve observed a lyrebird make and use her nest for several months. I did it out of personal interest and recorded my observations on the global citizen science …database, iNaturalist.

iNaturalist was formed in the US by the California Academy of Sciences and the National Geographic Society. People contribute to the database by recording species they’ve observed in nature, helping scientists, resource managers and others to better understand a region’s biodiversity. Observations can be made by anyone, not just trained naturalists. The observation is then reviewed and verified by the iNaturalist community.

iNaturalist Australia is linked with CSIRO’s Atlas of Living Australia, granting it considerable scientific credibility. According to its website, 109,000 citizen scientists across Australia have recorded 9.9 million observations of 60,000 species, and those numbers are growing every day. I’ve been contributing to iNaturalist Australia for several years and have recorded more than 10,000 observations of more than 2000 species. Most of them have been on the far South Coast of New South Wales and contribute to an iNaturalist sub-project named the Atlas of Life in the Coastal Wilderness." – Matthew Higgins

Have you ever participated in citizen science? Let us know in the comments below!

#ausgeo #citizenscience #seeaustralia #inaturalist #weekendread

Arte y ciencia: dos formas de mirar, un mismo propósito

Hoy queremos plantearos una pregunta: ¿te identificas más con un enfoque artístico o científico?

Tanto el arte como la ciencia nos ayudan a comprender y expresar el mundo que nos rodea.

Compartimos estas …imágenes de Enric Gener (27mm_photo ), donde se observa una misma especie desde dos perspectivas distintas. Una enfatiza la estética, la composición y el juego de luces y sombras. La otra destaca los detalles anatómicos, la morfología y la información que nos puede aportar para fines científicos.

Ambos enfoques son valiosos.

La fotografía puede ser una herramienta poderosa para la divulgación científica, ayudando a documentar especies, ecosistemas y comportamientos. Al mismo tiempo, también puede generar impacto visual y emocionar a quienes la observan.

📸 Sea cual sea tu manera de mirar, tu fotografía puede contribuir al conocimiento y la conservación.

#Cienciaciudadanamarina #cienciaciudadana
#citizenscience #ciènciaciutadana #fotosubmarina
#fotografiasubmarina #fotografiasubmarinas #buceo
#scuba #scubadiving #submarinisme #submarinismo
#scientificdiving #mediterraneo #mediterranean
#mediterrani #Atlantico #Atlantic
#concienciaciudadana #observadoresdelmar
#obsdelmar #scubadive #scubadiver #scubalife
#scubapro #Calendarioderetos

🌊💧 Track seasonal streams with streamtracker on CitSci!

Not all streams flow year-round. Help monitor these vital waterways by joining Stream Tracker on the CitSci app or website. Your observations contribute to real-time data that supports water conservation!

📍 Log …streamflow conditions

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Join the community today on the CitSci app or website. 🌎💙 #CitizenScience #WaterMatters #StreamTracker #CitSci