Programming course for incarcerated people boosts digital literacy and self-efficacy, highlighting potential for reduced recidivism.

For a project on identifying lead water pipes in homes, outreach through partner groups produced a more representative set of volunteers.

In the days of online bulletin board systems, community members decided what was acceptable. Reviving that approach to content moderation offers Big Tech a path to legitimacy as public spaces.

A scholar of national service programs points out that the government hasn’t spelled out what this one will cost, what its participants will earn or how it will operate.

Ocean temperatures have hit record highs off the Florida Keys. Scientists and volunteer divers are racing to save these valuable creatures.

Ocean temperatures have hit record highs off the Florida Keys. Scientists and volunteer divers are racing to save these valuable creatures.

Widespread coral bleaching is underway as ocean temperatures hit record highs off the Florida Keys. Scientists and volunteer divers are racing to save these valuable creatures.

A collaboration between MIT and Miami-Dade County has students working with city planning officials to understand why people wait patiently for a bus — and why they bail.

Online communities thrive thanks to volunteer content moderators. New research identifies what drives them to quit.

With the help of thousands of citizen scientists, a new study measured exactly how much brighter night skies are getting every year.