Crowdsourcing : Science World Report

Sep 08, 2015 10:00 AM EDT

Citizen Scientists are Just as Good at Hunting Black Holes and Galaxies as Professional Astronomers

It turns out that volunteers may be good as professionals when it comes to hunting down black holes.

Jan 07, 2015 09:49 AM EST

Citizen Scientists Log One Million Classifications of Dusty Disks from WISE

Citizen scientists are making more and more discoveries each day. Now, a NASA-sponsored website designed to crowdsource analysis of data from the agency's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission has reached a new milestone.

Jan 22, 2014 11:58 PM EST

Crowdfunding is a Boost for Science but it Cannot Replace Core State Investment

In a recent article in Times Higher Education, it was argued that crowdfunding could threaten government investment in science and research.

Aug 09, 2013 02:40 PM EDT

Antimatter Experiment at CERN Calls for Crowdsourced Help

Ever wondered what happens when you drop antimatter? The antimater experiment AEGIS at CERN needs your help to analyse experimental results to figure out how antimatter is affected by gravity. Just join the dots to reconstruct particle tracks and your contribution could be included in an upcoming sc...