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These are some new PetriDish projects:

Where do all the monarchs go?

Do monarchs from different summer origins in eastern North America
migrate to different overwintering colonies in Mexico?

Fukushima TRIPS: Transport of Radionuclides In Pelagic Species by Daniel Madigan ( Read more... )

These are some new projects that caught my eye:

Wolverine conservation through citizen science

Born in avalanche chutes, wolverines thrive in places few people tread.
Citizen scientists are helping us conduct a noninvasive survey of
wolverines, using hair and cameras to assess how highways affect gene
flow.

What causes nausea and vomiting of ( Read more... )

These are some new projects that caught my attention...

Successful Education for Heritage Language Learners
Heritage language learners (HLLs) are students with a family language
different from the majority language. I will investigate a school that has
successfully integrated HLLs to uncover what methods are leading to their success.

Wolverine ( Read more... )

These caught my eye:

Evolution of cooperation in vampire bats

Evolution by natural selection has given rise to societies, altruism, empathy and kindness. Why and how did this happen? We are discovering new insights from a surprising source: the cooperative and intelligent vampire bat.

Measuring climate change on a motorcycle

Atmospheric rivers are ( Read more... )

All three of these caught my eye, but of course I think the language one is the coolest.

Successful Education for Heritage Language LearnersHeritage language learners (HLLs) are students with a family language ( Read more... )

The project "Understanding and saving poisonous frogs" has passed its goal.  Woohoo!

Currently featured is "The language of wild bonobos."  These primates are our closest relatives, and noted for their peaceable behavior.  But we don't know much about how they communicate, so this study aims to improve that.

Also interesting are "Saving fossil ( Read more... )

Here are some new opportunities in crowdfunded science ...

Finding and Saving Nicaragua’s Last Population of Jaguars

Jaguars are among the most charismatic and important large carnivores
in Latin America. However, they have lost much of their range to human
activities like logging, ranching, and hunting.

Potential rewards: Bag of coffee from ( Read more... )

I was thrilled to discover this article about PetriDish, a new crowdfunding hub site specializing in science projects. It's currently in beta with a handful of projects. Among my favorites are a search for the first exomoon, gelada monkey linguistics, the wolves of Isle Royale, and interviews of climate refugeesNow you can fund the kind of science ( Read more... )

Scientists are turning to the public for funding their projects. Do you think the government has dropped the ball on science? YOU can pick it up! Choose from numerous projects. Check out the blog, especially the article on how to crowdfund scientific research. Some of those tips -- do something people will care about, make your message easy to ( Read more... )