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08/16/2021
Mosquito Monday Challenge Update - 16 August 2021
Keep it up, there are only 10 days left in the challenge! Read the latest updates for the Mosquito Habitat Photo Challenge.  >>

08/10/2021
Become an Armchair Cloud Expert and Help NASA Scientists Along the Way
Help NASA scientists advance their understanding of Earth’s atmosphere and climate from the comfort of your own home with the CLOUD GAZE project on Zooniverse.  >>

08/09/2021
Mosquito Monday Challenge Update - 09 August 2021
We're about halfway through the Mosquito Habitat Photo Challenge. Read the latest news updates for the challenge!  >>

08/05/2021
Is That a Mosquito Habitat?
A picture could be worth a thousand words. But can we use computers to tell us which words describe the content of photos?  >>

08/02/2021
Mosquito Monday Challenge Update - 02 August 2021
See the latest Mosquito Habitat Photo Challenge news one week into the data collection challenge.  >>

07/26/2021
Mosquito Monday Challenge Update - 26 July 2021
Read the first Mosquito Monday Challenge update, after the Mosquito Habitat Photo Challenge kicked off on July 25.  >>

07/12/2021
New Features on the GLOBE Observer App are Now Available!
Monday, 12 July marked the release of a number of changes and additions to the GLOBE Observer app. For GLOBE Observers, the app includes a redesign of the Mosquito Habitat Mapper app (in time for the upcoming Mosquito Habitat Photo Challenge – 25 July to 25 August).  >>

07/01/2021
Join the GLOBE Mosquito Habitat Photo Challenge!
This July/August, The GLOBE Program invites you to take part in our latest challenge, the Mosquito Habitat Photo Challenge.  >>

06/22/2021
Machine Learning and Your Citizen Science Data
Have you ever wondered what happens after you submit your GLOBE Observer data? Citizen science data has many applications and is also incredibly important for scientists who are working in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).  >>

06/11/2021
Published Results from GO on a Trail Challenge
In 2019, you joined us on the trail by submitting more than 18,000 land cover photos from 37 countries during our GO on a Trail challenge. On April 22, a peer-reviewed scientific analysis of the data was published in Frontiers in Climate. The paper summarizes the data submitted during the challenge, describes how your data are matched to satellite-based land cover products and outlines how GLOBE Observer observations could help scientists in the future.  >>