I started using iNaturalist in 2018. I had been using the app, a free citizen science platform that defies easy categorization, to record the wildlife I observed as I traveled. A sort of real-life ...

"Get out in nature and help scientists take the pulse of living things... plants and animals in the Twin Cities area so that we can know given how much the ecosystems are changing from development or ...

Remember when Pokémon Go mania had people exploring the outdoors in search of fictional game characters? Well, we have just leveled up, folks. iNaturalist, the latest app taking the globe by storm, is ...

Not everyone wandering around outside with their phones is searching for Pokémon. Some people are searching for real, rare wildlife. Urban biologists are tracking down everything from raccoon families ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Maine master naturalist Roger Rittmaster will offer an informative look at ...

The iNaturalist app and website lets average users participate in citizen science projects and identifies plants and animals from photos. Credit: mashable / vicky leta A Mashable Choice Award is a ...

The monarch butterfly is the most reported species on iNaturalist, an online system for reporting and identifying animals and plants based on photos shot and uploaded by observers around the world, ...

Earth Day is Monday but the rest of the month is packed with four challenging nature related events to participate in between April 26-29. 1. Are you up to the challenge? April 26-29: The Tallahassee ...

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Lynn White records an observation of a wooly caterpillar at Bulls Run Nature Sanctuary and Arboretum using the iNaturalist app. Lynn White aims her phone camera at a fuzzy caterpillar perched on a ...

Can artificial intelligence help people learn about nature? And if so, is using this technology worth the environmental toll and other consequences? On June 10 the nonprofit organization iNaturalist, ...