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Education & Outreach

Audubon Christmas Bird Count concludes in North Florida with familiar faces, first-timers and shifting migrations

January 14, 2022

The annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count concluded last week with volunteers tallying bird sightings in 28 countries throughout North, Central…Read More

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Education & Outreach

More than half of educators at museums, zoos and science centers weighing career change

December 7, 2021

With the full onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, museums faced the dilemma of having to maintain outreach…Read More

Kristen Grace hosts a virtual camp for students

Education & Outreach

iMuseum: The difficulty with distance learning during a pandemic

December 2, 2021

In February 2020, researchers undertook a broad study of how museums used distance learning in their education programs, not anticipating…Read More

Adania Flemming examines a fish

Education & Outreach

‘Black in Natural History Museums Week’ coming to social media Oct. 17-23

October 13, 2021

The inaugural Black in Natural History Museums Week, Oct. 17-23, is an online social media festival that acknowledges, unites and…Read More

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Community Science

Northeast Florida ‘Lights Out’ project aims to reduce bird collision deaths

September 13, 2021

Each fall, millions of migratory birds fly over Florida under the cover of night, hightailing it south for the winter….Read More

close-up of megalodon tooth

Education & Outreach

School lesson gone wrong leads to new, bigger megalodon size estimate

June 7, 2021

A more reliable way of estimating the size of megalodon shows the extinct shark may have been bigger than previously…Read More

sago palms

Education & Outreach

Poisonous plants in your Florida garden: Six deadly species to know

May 14, 2021

Plants contain a vast array of chemical compounds, some of which can be poisonous to humans, pets and livestock. These…Read More

people planting flower in garden

Education & Outreach

Butterfly garden initiative expands to community centers, after-school programs

May 13, 2021

After being in a COVID-19 chrysalis for over a year, the Florida Museum of Natural History’s butterfly garden program is…Read More

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Education & Outreach

Longtime Florida Museum supporters invest in state’s future with new McGurn Exhibition Hall

March 16, 2021

During its more than 100-year existence, the Florida Museum of Natural History has inspired people to learn and care about…Read More

pair of parasites

Education & Outreach

Beware the underwater vampires

October 30, 2020

The sea is full of vampires, animals whose sustenance comes from the blood of other animals. We highlight five bloodsuckers…Read More

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