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September 2026 In an age of endless scroll, iNaturalist asks people to go outside — together
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September 2023 iNaturalist receives $10 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

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2026
August 2026, The Washington Post

A rare blue tree frog is drawing loads of spectators to a Virginia park

August 2026, The New York Times

Butterflies Take Flight in Face of Climate Change and Extreme Weather

June 2026, Current Affairs

Kill Your Doomerism with Citizen Science

May 2026, SFGATE

Rare species photographed in Golden Gate Park pond: 'Total shock'

May 2026, ABC News (Australia)

First photo of wild Myrmeleon houstoni taken by unsuspecting Mildura woman on bushwalk

May 2026, Mongabay

In India, few are tracking birds colliding with glass in buildings

March 2026, CBS News

How a fun nature app aids science

March 2026, The New York Times

'The Last of Us' on Eight Legs

2025
November 2025, TED

How AI is unearthing hidden scientific knowledge

November 2025, SFGATE

This wild animal shows signs of domestication in California cities. The Bay Area-based iNaturalist app led to the discovery.

October 2025, The Washington Post

How an app for IDing nature around you can help find friends and love

July 2025, The New York Times

Citizen Scientists Are Accelerating Ecology Research, Study Suggests

February 2025, NPR

Meet the 'wooly devil,' a new plant species discovered in Big Bend National Park

2024
August 2024, Science Friday

How One Photo Of A Flower Reignited A Species Debate

2023
September 2023, KQED Forum

iNaturalist, A Cultivator of Community and Collector of Crucial Wildlife Data, Goes Solo

April 2023, The Washington Post

These 4 free apps can help you identify every flower, plant and tree around you

2022
December 2022, The New York Times

Can Humans Find Common Ground? Sure. Just Start With Sea Slugs.

September 2022, Nature

Community science draws on the power of the crowd

Earlier coverage (2014–2021)
2021
September 2021, Discover Magazine

Hiking 17,000 Miles for Citizen Science and the Environment

2020
September 2020, National Geographic

Americans are observing nature during the pandemic, helping scientists with research

August 2020, The Conversation

The next invasion of insect pests will be discovered via social media

August 2020, Sierra

iNaturalist Does More Than ID Plants

February 2020, Wired

The Secret to Enjoying Nature Is … Your Phone

2019
June 2019, Bay Nature

An Update to the App to Identify (Almost) Anything (Almost) Anywhere

April 2019, Slate

Plants and Birds Need Privacy Online, Too

February 2019, NPR

Scientists Shocked By Rare, Giant Sunfish Washed Up On California Beach

2018
October 2018, Mongabay

The iNaturalist species data sharing platform reaches one million users

April 2018, Microsoft News

Like taking a whole scientific team with you on a walk: iNaturalist helps spawn a generation of citizen scientists

2017
December 2017, The New York Times Magazine

Letter of Recommendation: iNaturalist

July 2017, The Atlantic

Finally: An App That Can Identify the Animal You Saw on Your Hike

March 2017, Science Friday

Where to Find Wildflowers? Experts Weigh In

2016
July 2016, NPR

The App That Aims To Gamify Biology Has Amateurs Discovering New Species

2015
November 2015, Forbes

How Emerging Technologies Could Help Protect Biodiversity

August 2015, National Geographic

People-Powered Data Visualization

2014
November 2014, Mongabay

Citizen scientist site hits one million observations of life on Earth

May 2014, Science

The biodiversity of species and their rates of extinction, distribution, and protection

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