Citizen Science /tags/citizen-science Citizen Science en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fri, 31 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT Where are all the St. Louis cicadas? Bug experts want your help to find out /health-science-environment/2024-05-31/where-are-all-the-st-louis-cicadas-bug-experts-want-your-help-to-find-out Local scientists have some theories about why parts of the St. Louis region are swarming with cicadas while others are eerily silent. Fri, 31 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-05-31/where-are-all-the-st-louis-cicadas-bug-experts-want-your-help-to-find-out Kate Grumke, Abby Llorico The Delmar Divide also shows up in data from citizen wildlife observations /health-science-environment/2024-03-19/the-delmar-divide-also-shows-up-in-data-from-citizen-wildlife-observations Cell phone apps allow citizen scientists to collect observations of plants and animals on a huge scale, but the data from these apps can be biased. Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-03-19/the-delmar-divide-also-shows-up-in-data-from-citizen-wildlife-observations Kate Grumke Find A Tick In Missouri? These Researchers Want You To Mail It To Them /health-science-environment/2021-04-02/find-a-tick-in-missouri-these-researchers-want-you-to-mail-it-to-them As part of a two-year statewide effort to track ticks, scientists from A.T. Still University in Kirksville and the Missouri Department of Conservation are asking residents to mail in samples of the tiny parasites. The team plans to map the distribution of tick species on a county-by-county basis, along with their bacterial pathogens. Fri, 02 Apr 2021 10:22:57 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-04-02/find-a-tick-in-missouri-these-researchers-want-you-to-mail-it-to-them Shahla Farzan Researchers Say Goodbye To Georgette — A Very Tough Turtle /health-science-environment/2019-02-06/researchers-say-goodbye-to-georgette-a-very-tough-turtle For those who knew her, Georgette was a feisty drifter who lived and died in Forest Park.She was also somewhat of a local celebrity.The three-toed box… Thu, 07 Feb 2019 00:59:10 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-02-06/researchers-say-goodbye-to-georgette-a-very-tough-turtle Shahla Farzan Citizen scientists help monitor local bee populations /health-science-environment/2018-06-16/citizen-scientists-help-monitor-local-bee-populations Eileen Graessle leaned in close to a patch of milkweed, as she tried to capture a photo of a honeybee in motion.It was a difficult task, but one that… Sat, 16 Jun 2018 19:31:33 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-06-16/citizen-scientists-help-monitor-local-bee-populations Shahla Farzan Want to be an amateur astronomer come the solar eclipse on Aug. 21? Here’s how. /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2017-08-14/want-to-be-an-amateur-astronomer-come-the-solar-eclipse-on-aug-21-heres-how So you’ve never viewed a solar eclipse before? Not surprising, unless you’re a severe umbraphile or were alive 148 years ago. That was the last time a… Mon, 14 Aug 2017 21:38:23 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2017-08-14/want-to-be-an-amateur-astronomer-come-the-solar-eclipse-on-aug-21-heres-how Kelly Moffitt Citizen Science: Local Efforts Contribute To Study And Preservation Of Many Species /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2013-01-10/citizen-science-local-efforts-contribute-to-study-and-preservation-of-many-species Citizen science is a growing opportunity for non-professional and amateur scientists to participate in professional research.There are numerous… Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:23:15 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2013-01-10/citizen-science-local-efforts-contribute-to-study-and-preservation-of-many-species Alex Heuer, Mary Edwards, Don Marsh