The number of peer-reviewed studies using iNaturalist data has surged more than tenfold in the past five years, new research shows. Reading time 3 minutes With a smartphone in hand, anyone can be a ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rifka Hayati/Getty Images When I recently moved, one of the building's standout features was the plethora of different plant ...

I started using iNaturalist in 2018. I had been using the app, a free citizen science platform that defies easy categorization, to record the wildlife I observed as I traveled. A sort of real-life ...

Earth Day is Monday but the rest of the month is packed with four challenging nature related events to participate in between April 26-29. 1. Are you up to the challenge? April 26-29: The Tallahassee ...

Wildflowers are blooming, trees are leafing out, and millions of birds are migrating across the continent. Despite a ...

What is citizen science: It’s the practice of everyday people collecting and sharing data that scientists use to study wildlife, climate, and ecosystems. Why it matters: Researchers can’t be ...

Using more than 652,000 observations uploaded to iNaturalist (left), UC Berkeley scientists created an AI model to predict the distribution of 2,221 species of plants around the state. To train the ...

The iNaturalist app and website lets average users participate in citizen science projects and identifies plants and animals from photos. Credit: mashable / vicky leta A Mashable Choice Award is a ...

When I recently moved, one of the building's standout features was the plethora of different plant species in front of its windows. But not like standard landscaping -- more like drier plants, ...