Audubon Christmas Bird Count concludes in North Florida with familiar faces, first-timers and shifting migrations
The annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count concluded last week with volunteers tallying bird sightings in 28 countries throughout North, Central…Read More
More than half of educators at museums, zoos and science centers weighing career change
With the full onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, museums faced the dilemma of having to maintain outreach…Read More
iMuseum: The difficulty with distance learning during a pandemic
In February 2020, researchers undertook a broad study of how museums used distance learning in their education programs, not anticipating…Read More
‘Black in Natural History Museums Week’ coming to social media Oct. 17-23
The inaugural Black in Natural History Museums Week, Oct. 17-23, is an online social media festival that acknowledges, unites and…Read More
Northeast Florida ‘Lights Out’ project aims to reduce bird collision deaths
Each fall, millions of migratory birds fly over Florida under the cover of night, hightailing it south for the winter….Read More
School lesson gone wrong leads to new, bigger megalodon size estimate
A more reliable way of estimating the size of megalodon shows the extinct shark may have been bigger than previously…Read More
Poisonous plants in your Florida garden: Six deadly species to know
Plants contain a vast array of chemical compounds, some of which can be poisonous to humans, pets and livestock. These…Read More
Butterfly garden initiative expands to community centers, after-school programs
After being in a COVID-19 chrysalis for over a year, the Florida Museum of Natural History’s butterfly garden program is…Read More
Longtime Florida Museum supporters invest in state’s future with new McGurn Exhibition Hall
During its more than 100-year existence, the Florida Museum of Natural History has inspired people to learn and care about…Read More
Beware the underwater vampires
The sea is full of vampires, animals whose sustenance comes from the blood of other animals. We highlight five bloodsuckers…Read More