Given the right training and tools, citizen scientist groups can be an excellent resource to help communities monitor water quality, researchers say.

New research clarifies the mysterious ants from Europe that love North American sidewalks, backyards, and sidewalks. Kids with cookies helped.

What makes people volunteer to collect dead birds from local beaches? New research examines the motivations of citizen scientists.

New findings suggest captive breeding isn't a good way for fans of monarch butterflies to help the species.

An online war strategy game called SIGNAL will help resarchers understand the decision-making behind using nuclear weapons.

For some corals, a little extra heat isn't a big deal. But reefs aren't out of the woods yet.

Anyone with milkweed in their yard can help monarch butterflies just by mowing their lawn at the right time.

"If women are receiving less grant support from the very beginning of their career, they are less likely to succeed."

A new analysis of 65 million research projects shows that bigger teams aren't always better.

Female programmers and numerical analysts whose contributions to population genetics went under-recognized could be new role models for women in STEM.