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"In 2012, when first-year students at Columbia University were given an assignment to observe and identify ants in Manhattan, they found over a dozen species on Broadway alone. They even discovered an ant species that scientists did not know lived in New York City. What’s more, that species turned out to be the most common species in the Big Apple.”
— Oct 01, 2025 04:20PM
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"In its richest form, citizen science has the power to transform science and society. Rather than simply recruiting volunteers or producing cool new tools, citizen science reshapes central notions of science and power: the roles of experts and the public, the accessibility of tools and data, and the kinds of questions that are worth asking.”
— Oct 01, 2025 04:59PM
