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New Distributed Human project: Firefly Watch is studying the effects of environmental factors on fireflies in North America.
一个新的人工协作类项目:Firefly Watch 正在研究北美环境因素对萤火虫的影响。
Help Firefly Watch determine whether fireflies are disappearing from North America. The Boston Museum of Science and researchers from Tufts University and Fitchburg State College are analyzing the observations of citizen scientists in North America to learn more about the "geographic distribution of fireflies and their activity during the summer season" and to study environmental factors affecting firefly habitats, such as human-made light and pesticides in lawns. Learn more about the project.
Watch the project's progress on its online map.
To participate in the project you do not need to have any specific scientific training. Learn more about getting involved. Join the project's discussion forum.