Welcome to the Florida Museum blog, a source for news from around the Museum, as well as content curated from other Museum blogs.
We celebrate the extant and extinct species of Florida and the world. We also look at the behind-the-scenes challenges and excitement of life in a museum and research institution.
We think science is pretty cool. And we want to inspire everyone else to get as excited about it as we are.
Our 2021 was busy and exciting!
Wow! Looking back at 2021 is quite an adventure. This year brought some challenges, but we also saw some pretty…
Cactus adaptations with Ted-Ed and Lucas Majure
You might think those fierce cactus spines are just to protect them from being eaten. But our biologist, Lucas Majure,…
Beer for butterflies
Friends, beer and . . . butterflies? Is this how we do conservation now? Our scientists have worked hard to…
Collections Battles
Social distancing during Covid challenged us all to look for fun new ways to share science. Not many people get…
Wild Life! 2020 at the Museum
Well, 2020 was a wild year! We learned a lot. Not just about science. We learned how important museums are…
Kids, cameras and the great outdoors. Virtually.
For nearly a decade, I’ve been teaching kids the basics of photography, venturing outdoors with them and learning together how…