As we jump into a promising new year, we'd like to give a tip of the cap to all the amazing contributors who've made the Citizen Science Salon on Discover Magazine one of the best places to learn about and engage in citizen science. Here are the 10 most popular articles that we published on this blog in 2015, just in time to add them to your weekend reading list. Cheers! The SciStarter Team
National Geographic
Finding our origins: The Genographic Project uses genetics to map the past
Carolyn Graybeal
Have you ever tried tracing back your family tree only to get stuck at great great Grandpa Jim? Are you curious about...read more
Kristin Butler
Does Your Personality Affect Your Dog? Here's How You Can Find Out
Kristin Butler
When I adopted my dog Kia from a puppy rescue center three years ago, I became a member of a growing sub-culture...read more
Pat Dumas/Flickr
The Next Big Drug Discovery Could Come From a Scoop of Soil in Your Backyard
Robert Cichewicz
Do you remember what is was like to be five years old? I don't, but I get a pretty good idea from watching my children...read more
tlparadis
Coop's Scoop: Citizen science to study your dog, because your dog studies you
Caren Cooper
Thank you, Lassie for saving my life! And thank you Rover, Spot, Fido, Benji, and Snoopy. We can all shout this refrain...read more
Nanocrafter
Nanocrafter: Playing a Game of Synthetic Biology
Carolyn Graybeal
On its surface, it looks like just another science puzzle game. In reality, the game is part of a broader... read more
NOVA Cybersecurity Lab
Playing It Safe Online: NOVA Cybersecurity Lab Trains You to Carefully Navigate the Web
Carolyn Graybeal
With our ever-increasing connectivity and reliance on the internet, cybersecurity is a growing... read more
Counter Culture Labs
DIYBio and Open Science Changed My Life (And Could Change Yours)
Milo Toor
I have two families. There's the one with two parents and two sisters, with whom I share DNA and have Thanksgiving dinner...read more
Wikimedia
Divers Attempt to Solve Mystery of Sevengill Shark Sightings on the Pacific Coast
Ian Vorster
The first thing the divers noticed upon reaching the bottom was that there were absolutely no... read more
Cichewicz Lab
Making Medicines from Soil: Going Behind the Scenes of a Citizen Science Project
Robert Cichewicz
For millennia, our ancestors turned to the Earth as a source of healing agents to address all manner of illness... read more
Wendy Caldwell
Citizen Scientist Breaks New Ground In Monarch Research
Eva Lewandowski
Gayle Steffy's fascination with butterflies started when she was thirteen. She found her first monarch caterpillar, brought it home... read more
