Citizen Science Salon is a partnership between Discover and SciStarter.org. You’re a doer. Nothing can stop you. Not even a lack of access to the specialized, low-cost tools needed to fully engage in ...

Meet Hulk Candy and Snow Storm. They're only three days old, but they're sweet as hell. (Sandra Gutierrez/) Welcome to PopSci’s at-home science projects series. On weekdays at noon, we’ll be posting ...

Looking for a science project to do with kids? These experiments go beyond the trivial and incorporate real-world scientific research. Around the world, millions of kids are headed back to school in a ...

It's about the time of year when our young students will bring home science projects. That means parents have to scavenge all over town to find all the "stuff" for the project. But there may be a ...

Welcome to PopSci’s at-home science projects series. On weekdays at noon, we’ll be posting new projects that use ingredients you can buy at the grocery store. Show us how it went by tagging your ...

Community science, also known as citizen science or participatory science, is a collaborative approach where the public actively contributes to scientific research. These projects can vary widely: ...

Have you ever wondered how scientists create new medicines, make plants resistant to pests, or even use tiny living things to clean up pollution? All these amazing feats fall under a fascinating field ...

Why take part in citizen science? From astronomy to zoology, wildlife surveys to exploring diaries from the First World War – if you have a passion or a curious mind there should be a project to suit ...