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Posted inNews

At-Home Astronomers Help Discover a New, Unique Exoplanet

by J. Besl 2 March 20222 March 2022

Amateur astronomers sifting through NASA’s public data uncovered a long-orbit gas giant that could help scientists understand how these planets form.

A white-handled push broom with black bristles stands with a large dust bunny before it on the hardwood floor. In the corner is a white ovoid vase.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

A Simple Model Predicts Household Lead Exposure Risk

by Alexandra K. Scammell 28 February 202228 February 2022

Using both sample data and crowdsourced science, a new model effectively identified houses at risk for higher concentrations of lead.

A room in a home filled with atmospheric research equipment, including three gas cylinders that are connected to a mass spectrometer.
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Crowdsourced Science Helps Monitor Air Quality in Smoke-Damaged Homes

by Fionna M. D. Samuels 23 February 202223 February 2022

Researchers collaborate with residents to measure airborne chemicals in homes and evaluate how clean the air really is after remediation from Colorado’s Marshall Fire.

A Eurasian reed warbler carrying an insect in its beak
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Magnetic Stop Signs Show Birds the Way Home

by Jenessa Duncombe 14 February 202214 February 2022

Just like salmon and sea turtles, these songbirds appear to be sensitive to shifts in the magnetic field.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

众包科学帮助追踪有害蚊子

by Elizabeth Thompson 21 December 202121 March 2022

志愿者们通过一款应用程序收集数据,为研究提供支持,并对抗当地的蚊子种群。

Ice breakup along the southwestern shores of Illinois Beach State Park on Lake Michigan
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Drones and Crowdsourced Science Aid Great Lakes Data Collection

by Iris Crawford 17 December 202111 January 2022

Important data collection can aid coastal monitoring and management.

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Crowdsourced Science Helps Map Vancouver’s “Smellscape”

by Brittney J. Miller 14 December 202121 March 2022

Exposure to stinky odors can affect human health, but quantifying smells can be difficult.

A circular collage of scientists working with communities in the field, with the words Science is Society at the center.
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Knowledge Brings Us Together

by Heather Goss 22 November 202123 November 2021

In our special double end-of-year issue, Eos looks at how scientists and communities partner to find answers to our toughest problems.

Canoers paddle along the Anacostia near Kenilworth Park in Washington, D.C.
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The Capital’s Waterways Could Be Swimmable by 2030

by Mark Betancourt 22 November 202124 November 2021

Scientists, community groups, and the Clean Water Act are behind Washington, D.C.’s massive project to reduce combined sewer overflows by 96%.

The Aedes aegypti mosquito is capable of transmitting several diseases.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

App Tracks Harmful Mosquitos with Help from Crowdsourced Science

by Elizabeth Thompson 29 October 202121 March 2022

While collecting data using an app, volunteers have the chance to support research and fight mosquito populations on the ground.

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