Tag: community science

A naturalist photographs wildlife in a Nantucket habitat during the 2026 BioBlitz inter-island biodiversity competition using the iNaturalist app.
Island Science

Upping the Ante

It’s once again BioBlitz time on Nantucket! Mid-summer is the perfect time for a BioBlitz. It’s peak growing season, height of insects, the tail end of nesting season for many birds, decent weather for beachcombing, and there are lots of people on island to help us count them all!

Hammerhead sharks Nantucket
Island Science

It’s Hammer Time

Great white sharks get all the publicity. Especially this summer with the 50th Anniversary of Jaws, great whites are having a moment. But there are other sharks in the sea, and we’re starting to see more of them than ever. One group in particular— hammerhead sharks—are becoming more of a regular summer visitor than an anomaly.