Tag Archives: Florida Museum of Natural History

“If it weren’t for Pokemon I’d be closed,” Lawrence Clay, the owner of Elixir, said. “It’s dragging these nerds who’d usually be introverted off their couches and into the marketplace.”

The University of Florida Department of Geological Sciences has organized a program to encourage students to pursue science degrees. The program, UF GeoGators, provides interactive lesson plans and resources to local schools in the hopes of exciting young students about the sciences.

Florida saw the highest number of shark attacks in 2015, but local residents and researchers are not surprised by the data - and they're not afraid to keep surfing either.

The discovery of the new species could result in supplemental information that answers critical scientific questions about everyday life.

A Florida panther is hit by a car and killed on Tuesday making it the fourth panther this year to be killed by a vehicle. Experts say the increase of panther and human populations could be conflicting with each other.

Two local artists, Jesus and Carrie Martinez, are painting High Dive's first mural since the 1990s. The mural features local schoolteacher Stephanie Lee, who Carrie Martinez said represents the diverse crowd High Dive attracts.

Alachua County students of all ages will come together and turn their trash into art for the 17th annual "Trashformations" art show Nov. 20. The show is used to teach students that waste materials can be repurposed in innovative ways.

The Bob Graham Center and the George A. Smathers Libraries sponsored a panel of scholars that discussed the work they have done to preserve Old St. Augustine. The panel included experts on archaeology, history and architecture.

Guests at the Florida Museum of Natural History had the opportunity to become scientists for the day during national event WeDigBio. Attendees gathered to help put research online, making that research accessible to the public.