Citizen Science

Local scientists have some theories about why parts of the St. Louis region are swarming with cicadas while others are eerily silent.

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.

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.

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…

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…

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…

Citizen science is a growing opportunity for non-professional and amateur scientists to participate in professional research.There are numerous…