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Johns Hopkins University
Rockiology
Collect rocks inhabited by microbes from deserts worldwide
Anywhere
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceEcology & EnvironmentBiologyGeology & Earth Scienceoutdoors, astrobiology, microbiology, microbe, deserts
microorganism
within 25 miles
Nov 2, 2025
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Johns Hopkins University
Rockiology
Study microbial communities in hyper-arid deserts
Anywhere
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceAstronomy & SpaceGeology & Earth ScienceBiologyEcology & EnvironmentNature & Outdoorscyanobacteriaextremophilemicrobial communitiesdesertcolonizationarchaeaastrobiologyendolithichypolithicalgaerockiologyrock and mineral hunting
The Two Frontiers Project (2FP)
The Extremophile Campaign: In Your Home
Explore home microbes, discover species & help advance science!
Anywhere
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceBiologyEcology & Environmenthometoiletslimemicroorganismshowermicrobesampling
The University of California, San Diego
The Microsetta Initiative
Help researchers study trillions of microbes in, and on our bodies.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceBiologyNature & OutdoorsCrowd FundingHealth & Medicinemicrobiomesampling kitgutamericanmicrobial researchcitizen sciencemicrobesdigestive healthmicrobiota
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