Andrew Grey from Australia has discovered an exoplanet system, where four super-Earths closely orbit its star, with the help of a Zooniverse website.
Citizen scientists may be contributing to research on dogs. A total of 500 citizen scientists from around the world have turned in data for a study on what goes on inside the minds of their dogs.
It turns out that volunteers may be good as professionals when it comes to hunting down black holes.
Camera traps may be revealing the hidden lives on animals on the Serengeti. Researchers have used automatic cameras triggered by heat or motion in order to better understand the behavior of animals in the African savanna.
February saw London host the Third Citizen Cyberscience Summit, a three-day event dedicated to the expanding field of citizen science.