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  • Track Mosquitoes with your Smartphone

    Track Mosquitoes with your Smartphone

    Using crowd-sourced data, the Bitebytes app can educate the public on mosquitoes, the diseases they transmit, and mosquito habitat control, while allowing cities to target key areas to help control the potential for the spread of mosquito-borne diseases.

  • Citizen Science, Smartphone Apps and a $10,000 Prize

    Citizen Science, Smartphone Apps and a $10,000 Prize

    If you think you can combine an interest in the environment with a little savvy about smartphone apps, listen up. You could win $10,000.

Banner with images representing environmental issues and text "You Asked: Our Scientists and Experts Answer Your Burning Questions."

You Asked invites you to share your most pressing questions about climate, science, and sustainability. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School experts will respond with clear, evidence-based answers. Pose your questions and story ideas!

  • Track Mosquitoes with your Smartphone

    Track Mosquitoes with your Smartphone

    Using crowd-sourced data, the Bitebytes app can educate the public on mosquitoes, the diseases they transmit, and mosquito habitat control, while allowing cities to target key areas to help control the potential for the spread of mosquito-borne diseases.

  • Citizen Science, Smartphone Apps and a $10,000 Prize

    Citizen Science, Smartphone Apps and a $10,000 Prize

    If you think you can combine an interest in the environment with a little savvy about smartphone apps, listen up. You could win $10,000.