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How you can help save Britain's rivers by becoming a citizen scientist

As part of New Scientist's Save Britain's Rivers campaign, we've rounded up the best citizen science projects that let you play an active role in improving the nation's waterways

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Reimagined bicarb volcano could spark your children's love for science

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Count the bugs "splatted" on your car to help track insect decline

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Do your own experiment to see if your teabags really are compostable

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Do your own experiment to see if your teabags really are compostable

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Flying insects splatting on cars have dropped by 60 per cent in UK

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Snowflake spotters needed to give climate science a boost

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