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Thanks to the internet, citizen science is easier than ever before. MIT's Joi Ito says now, we no longer need permission — or a degree — to try new things.

In 2009, the Kepler telescope was launched to search for other planets. But when astronomer Tabetha Boyajian asked thousands of amateurs to comb through Kepler's data, they found something unexpected.

When Sharon Terry's two kids were diagnosed with a rare genetic disease, she and her husband didn't wait for the professionals to find the cure. They rolled up their sleeves and got to work.

After a massive earthquake struck Japan in 2011, MIT's Joi Ito assembled a ragtag team of hackers and eager citizens to help assess the damage after the government came up short.

For centuries, amateur naturalists recorded the living things around them. But Mary Ellen Hannibal says citizen scientists today have a new mandate: to help save species on the brink of extinction.

The move follows reports in August that U.S. diplomats in Havana had been subjected to mysterious "sonic" attacks that led to hearing loss, headaches and other health problems.

Our final two contestants get their heads out of the cloud to compete in this trivia game involving words associated with computing.

Amy Seimetz tells us about adapting 'The Girlfriend Experience' into a format-breaking series.

We rewrote Fleetwood Mac songs to be about things with "mac" in their names.

This word game will melt in your mouth, not your hands. We took famous corporate slogans and changed one letter to reflect a new demographic the brand is targeting. This Cud's for You!