Octopus Dreaming
Do octopuses dream? Watch the brilliant color changes of a sleeping octopus that indicates she may be dreaming.
Baby Cephalopods' First Moments
Watch as baby octopuses and squid hatch from their eggs and immediately begin hunting and camouflaging themselves.
Why Citizen Science - Mara Davi Gaines
This month, we're asking folks why they personally want to be involved in Citizen Science. Meet Mara Davi Gaines, a Broadway and television actress and zero-waste advocate who just learned about Citizen Science. Hear how she plans to incorporate it into her nature-loving lifestyle and why she believes everyone should find ways to connect with nature.
Why Citizen Science - George Gurgis
George Gurgis is an undergrad studying zoology, but he's also an active citizen scientist. Here he shares how participating in citizen science projects gives him a way of connecting with his community and sharing his love of animals with others.
Citizen Science Story: The New York Botanical Garden
See the great citizen science work going on at the New York Botanical Garden. Meet a group of retirees who have volunteered to be citizen scientists and are tracking the pollinators in the Native Plant Garden.
Citizen Science Story: Project TRUE
Project TRUE is an initiative by the Bronx Zoo/WCS that allows high school students to get hands-on experience in biological fieldwork studying urban ecology. Learn about the valuable research one group of students are doing this summer on the urban snapping turtle population in New York.
Citizen Science Story: The Great Sunflower Project
See how this group of 4th graders became citizen scientists by learning about bees and participating in the Great Sunflower Project.
Citizen Science Story: Track a Lilac
Citizen Scientist Jane Williamson-Davenport shares her experience monitoring lilacs as part of The National Phenology Network's Track a Lilac project.
Mom Saves Pups on Wolf Trail Cam
In this clip from American Spring LIVE, a trail cam captures a mother wolf taking her pups out of their den after the snowmelt caused a flood inside.
The Great Sunflower Project - Spanish
The Great Sunflower Project necesita ciudadanos científicos que identifiquen dónde les está yendo bien a los polinizadores y dónde no.
The Great Sunflower Project - English
In 2008, we started this project as a way to identify where pollinators are doing well and where they are not. We also aim to give people like you the tools to learn about what is happening with the pollinators in the places they care about. While we love to get data from our namesake species, Lemon Queen Sunflowers, you can participate by watching any plant.
Track a Lilac Crash Course - Spanish
Track a Lilac es un proyecto de ciencia ciudadana organizado por The USA National Phenology Network
American Spring LIVE ~ Episode 3: Connections Preview
Learn how plants and animals depend on each other to survive. See first-hand how climate change can break those connections, altering the timing of weather and plant growth, and disrupting the delicate relationships between plants and pollinators such as moths, bees and butterflies.
Citizen Science Story: Celebrate Urban Birds
See how kids in San Diego are getting a taste of nature through Celebrate Urban Birds, a Citizen Science project from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Citizen Science Story: Monarch Larva Monitoring Project
Join citizen scientist Craig Hensley as he searches for monarch eggs and larva on milkweed as a way to gather important data on monarch butterfly migration.
Monarch Larva Monitoring Project - English
The Monarch Larva Monitoring Project (MLMP) is a citizen science project involving volunteers from across the United States and Canada in monarch research. It was developed by researchers at the University of Minnesota to collect long-term data on larval monarch populations and milkweed habitat. The project focuses on monarch distribution and abundance during the breeding season in North America.
Celebrate Urban Birds Crash Course - English
Celebrate Urban Birds is a citizen science project focused on better understanding the value of green spaces for birds. This project connects people of all ages and backgrounds to birds and the natural world through the arts and fun neighborhood activities.
Monarch Larva Monitoring Project - Spanish
El Monarch Larva Monitoring Project (MLMP) es un proyecto de ciencia ciudadana en el que participan voluntarios de todo Estados Unidos y Canadá en la investigación de monarcas. El proyecto se centra en la distribución y abundancia de las monarcas durante la temporada de reproducción en América del Norte.
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