The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual citizen-science project that gathers data about wild birds. Participants go outside for at least 15 minutes and identify as many birds as they can. If you ...

In the late 18th century, Ben Franklin made history when he invented—among other things—the lightning rod and bifocals, two tools that transformed how we understand and experience the world around us.

Mark Salvatore, an associate professor in NAU’s Department of Astronomy and Planetary Sciences, won a grant from the National Science Foundation to kick off an Antarctic citizen science project.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Think you can find Planet 9? A new citizen-science project lets participants search for hidden ...

Stars aren't supposed to simply disappear, yet countless bright objects that once appeared in the sky in the 1950s no longer do. To try to solve the mystery, scientists have turned to a growing field ...

The Greek inventor Archimedes supposedly used mirrors to set fire to invading ships. To test the possibility, a middle-school student designed an experiment for his science fair. Using light bulbs and ...