OCEOLA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — On a quiet unpaved road the Saturday before Christmas, John Lowry scanned the skies, ready to jot tallies on a clipboard for his contribution to one of the longest-running ...

Citizen Science Salon is a partnership between Discover magazine and SciStarter.org. Every year around Christmas time, tens of thousands of volunteer birdwatchers gather in familiar locations across ...

Michele Black captured this photo of a tufted titmouse during the Great Backyard Bird Count. Image via the Audubon Society. EarthSky lunar calendars are cool! They make great gifts. Order now. Going ...

Volunteers participate in the 2009 Audubon Christmas Bird Count. Now in its 115th year, Audubon touts the event as the largest and longest-running citizen science project in the world. Flickr user ...

The Christmas Bird Count is upon us! From Dec. 14 til Jan. 5, birders of all stripes will be participating in one of the longest running “citizen science” projects in the world. For the uninitiated: ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The tiniest Christmas cottage has the cutest future tenants!