A joint Guest Edited Collection from Humanities & Social Sciences Communications and Scientific Reports. Engaging non-professionals in scientific research not only enables data collection and ...

At Brandeis, we employ models of both community (place-based) science and citizen science to connect students and the local community to efforts that both empower and democratize the scientific ...

Community science volunteers -- laypeople with an interest in bees and conservation -- significantly contribute to the scientific knowledge of native bumble bees across Canada and the United States.

For many, the term “scientist” brings up images of people clad in white lab coats clutching glass tubes, gathering data that will appear in dense academic articles that most people can’t parse, let ...

Rachel Feltman: If you spend a lot of time on the Internet, you’ve probably seen the phrase “go touch grass” at least once. It might not always be delivered with love and kindness, but it’s usually ...

Concern for climate change is ingrained within Bay Area culture. San Francisco has the highest percentage of residents who believe in climate change in the country, with Alameda County a close second.