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Citizen science volunteers are almost entirely white

  • Written by Bradley Allf, PhD Candidate in Conservation Biology, North Carolina State University
imageMany citizen science projects rely on volunteers to collect data in the field.Marko Geber/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesimageCC BY-ND

Every day, volunteers around the world contribute to scientific studies through “citizen science.” Citizen science can be anything from counting migrating birds to measuring precipitation or even tracking...

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