Sci/Why

Are you a fan of Citizen Science, where volunteers assist real scientists in any of several ways? You'll want to answer a call from Dr C...

Looking for a summer science project? Here's a note for volunteers and citizen scientists in British Columbia, Canada!  There are stink ...

Are you a science student, a budding journalist, or a member of the wide community of citizens interested in science? Here's a Sci/Why b...

By Paula Johanson Summer is here, and a lot of people are out of school for months. Though it's time to be outdoors doing fun thin...

My friends Robyn and Mark are bird-watchers. Oh, they do a lot of other things, too, that you can read about on their blog at this link . B...

Ever dig clams on a beach? If you had to race razor clams as they ducked away in sand, it's easy to think "There HAS to be a better...

By Margriet Ruurs Definition - noun cit·i·zen \ˈsi-tə-zən also -sən\   \ˈsī-ən(t)s\ Citizen science (also known as crowd science, civic s...

By Paula Johanson It's good to have heroes. There are science heroes for us all to admire and aspire to imitate. One of the greats is ...

By Paula Johanson If you've ever worried whether radiation from Fukushima after the tsunami in 2011 might be washing up in the ocean ...

Post by Helaine Becker Do you love dogs? Of course you do. How 'bout science? Yes,  you love science too. Then you will doub...

By Helaine Becker You've probably heard it - that water goes down a drain differently on the north and south sides of the equator. But...

Science is done not only in labs by people with white coats and clipboards, but also in the field. And "in the field" can mean on...

by Jan Thornhill A bit more than a month ago my friend Tony invited me to help with the fungi portion of the 2014 Ontario Bioblitz . ...

By Paula Johanson There are everyday miracles and wonders all around us much of the time. There are wonders to be found even in cities wh...

How can someone help in the medical search for a treatment for AIDS, without being a research scientist in a lab or a doctor in a hospital? ...

Science is for more people than a few professors in white lab coats. These days, citizen science is an expanding field. Citizen science pro...

There's good news hot out of the University of Victoria (where I'm currently studying), and their good news is making the rounds on ...