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Citizen Science
Help real research by counting, measuring, and logging what you observe.
OutdoorsAt homeSolo focus
Cheaper to startMore social
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Mycology
Learn the hidden kingdom of fungi from the forest floor up.
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Meteorology
Read the sky and the data well enough to call tomorrow's weather.
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Astronomy
Learn the night sky by name, from planets to galaxies a million years away.
OutdoorsSolo focusNature observation
Cheaper to startEasier to start
58% matchScience & Curiosity
Genealogy
Trace your family back through records, names, and dead ends.
At homeSolo focusMid-range gear
Cheaper to startEasier to start
57% matchScience & Curiosity
Field Archaeology
Dig carefully and read the past straight out of the dirt.
OutdoorsMid-range gearDeep practice
More socialCheaper to start
56% matchScience & Curiosity
Local History Research
Dig up the forgotten stories of the streets you live on.
OutdoorsAt homeSolo focus
Cheaper to startMore social
55% matchScience & Curiosity
Paleography
Learn to read handwriting that's been illegible for centuries.
At homeSolo focusMid-range gear
Cheaper to startSteeper to learn
54% matchScience & Curiosity
Epigraphy
Read what was carved in stone thousands of years ago.
At homeSolo focusMid-range gear
Cheaper to startSteeper to learn
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Fossil Hunting
Split rock and meet a creature that died a hundred million years ago.
OutdoorsSolo focusMid-range gear
Cheaper to startMore social
53% matchScience & Curiosity
Speculative Biology
Invent alien life that evolves by real biological rules.
At homeSolo focusResearch
Cheaper to startMore social
52% matchScience & Curiosity
Conlanging (Language Creation)
Invent a language from scratch: its sounds, grammar, and script.
At homeSolo focus
Cheaper to startSteeper to learn
50% matchNature & Outdoors
Herping
Go looking for snakes, frogs, and lizards where they actually live.
OutdoorsSolo focusMid-range gear
Cheaper to startMore physical
50% matchArts & Expression
Astrophotography
Photograph galaxies and nebulae from your backyard, one long exposure at a time.
OutdoorsSolo focusNature observation
Cheaper to startSteeper to learn
49% matchNature & Outdoors
Birdwatching
Learn to name the birds around you by sight, song, and habit.
OutdoorsSolo focusLight physicality
Cheaper to startEasier to start
49% matchArts & Expression
Macro Photography
Photograph the tiny world most people walk right past.
OutdoorsAt homeSolo focus
Cheaper to start
48% matchScience & Curiosity
Cryptozoology
Chase the evidence behind creatures science hasn't confirmed.
At homeSolo focusMid-range gear
Cheaper to startMore social
48% matchCollecting & Appreciation
Mineral & Gem Collecting
Collect crystals and gems straight out of the earth.
OutdoorsAt homeSolo focus
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47% matchCollecting & Appreciation
Historical Map Collecting
Collect old maps and the vanished worlds they drew.
At homeSolo focusMid-range gear
Cheaper to startLess physical
46% matchScience & Curiosity
Personality Typology
Map how people tick through the frameworks that try to explain us.
At homeSolo focusResearch
Cheaper to startMore social
46% matchScience & Curiosity
Cryptography
Make and break codes, the math that keeps secrets secret.
At homeSolo focusResearch
Cheaper to startSteeper to learn
45% matchNature & Outdoors
Aquascaping
Garden underwater: driftwood, stone, and plants composed into a living landscape.
At homeSolo focusLight physicality
Cheaper to start
45% matchScience & Curiosity
Ethnomusicology
Understand cultures through the music they make and why.
At homeSolo focusMid-range gear
Cheaper to startLess physical
45% matchNature & Outdoors
Foraging
Learn which wild plants and mushrooms are dinner, and which aren't.
OutdoorsSolo focusLight physicality
Cheaper to start