The Zooniverse project I started the other day, was a smaller one which ran out of current data, so this morning I began my third one, Solar Jet Hunters. It’s something right up my alley, since I’ve always been strongly attracted to solar research. In fact, if I could start a new career in astrophysics, this would wind up being my course of study. And what timing, since we just had a North American solar eclipse on Monday…

Last month while perusing the internet I saw something of interest to me – getting involved in research. Zooniverse Collections is the world’s largest and most popular platform for volunteer-based research. This research is made possible by more than a million …

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  I’ve always been fascinated with the study of biology, when the “bug” hit me in 6th grade. I still remember the large, green biology book with microbes gracing the cover.    Today, I learned an interesting fact regarding measles; …

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