NASA Calls on Gamers, Citizen Scientists to Help Map World's Corals
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Thursday, April 9, 2020
WASHINGTON, April 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --NASA invites video gamers and citizen scientists to embark on virtual ocean research expeditions to help map coral reefs around the world in an effort to better understand these threatened ecosystems.
Key Points:
- WASHINGTON, April 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --NASA invites video gamers and citizen scientists to embark on virtual ocean research expeditions to help map coral reefs around the world in an effort to better understand these threatened ecosystems.
- However, the data alone do not tell the whole story of what's happening to the corals beneath the waves, which is why NASA needs your help.
- With that map, scientists will better understand what is happening to corals and find ways to preserve them.
- Scientists are seeking more data to understand the ways in which corals are responding to these forces.