Science Art – Discover Natural History

Tree branch covered in swirling lines radiating from center point, the branch is set above an image of the landscape where the tree grows.

Online Exhibit

Bark Beetle Calligraphy

Can insects create art? In huge numbers, bark beetles inscribe their life stories onto dead wood. Is it art?

a underwater and riverside painting of Florida's Pleistocene with animals swimming and standing along the rivers edge

Exhibit Spotlight

Florida Fossils exhibit paintings

Explore the art and identification keys for the paintings in our Florida Fossils exhibit, with bonus species highlights and fossil specimens.

Cichlid skull scan with bones in shades of blue, green to showing the shape of the skull and spine. The shape of a second fish, eaten by the Cichlid is revealed in shades of pink and green.

Online Exhibit

Inner Beauty

Museum technology is shifting how fish skeletons are processed providing more accessibility for research, education, outreach and global collaboration.

Five illustrations of organisms, stacked one on top of the other.

Stories & Articles

Natural history Valentine’s Day Cards

From wasps to mammoths to voles, celebrate your love for life on Earth with these five natural history Valentine's Day stories.

A painting of red flowers

Research News

Rediscovered watercolor collection features hundreds of Florida plants

Forgotten for decades, a rediscovered WWII-era watercolor collection features hundreds of Florida plants.

This sculpture of Uintatherium one of five sculptures in the “Wondrous Creatures” showcase.

Online Exhibit

Wondrous Creatures

Where Science and Art Intersect, featuring Ariel Bowman. Wondrous Creatures explores wonder as an inspiration and a bridge between art and science.