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Put on Your Rain Boots, the Water is Rising!
According to a new report just released by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), average sea level around the world is projected to rise anywhere from 8 inches to over 6 feet by 2100. That seems like a large … Continue reading
Dive Into the Museum’s Underwater Festival
The Museum was flooded last weekend with visitors who came to dive into our 2nd annual Miami Underwater Festival. Friday night kicked off the event with showings of award-winning French and English underwater films from the 39th Festival Mondial de … Continue reading
Posted in In the Museum, Partnerships
Tagged Alan McLennan, aquaculture, Beneath the Waves Film Festival, bottom feeder, Changing Seas, Chris Olstad, COSEE Florida, Festival Mondial de L'image Sous-Marine, Fish Meat: Choose Your Farm Wisely, Fish Navy Films, Florida International University, General Consulate of France in Miami, invasive species, Jason Bacon, Jeremy Irons, Julian Sprung, Key Largo, lionfish, Lisa Krimsky, Marine Resources Development Foundation, Miami-Dade Public Library, Mike Heithaus, National Sea Grant Office, Nick Morell, NOAA, PAUL, Reef Guard, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, ROV, Shark Bay, sustainable fish farming, Ted Caplow, The Surprise Salmon, Two Little Fishes, University of Miami, WPBT2
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Taking Nature Back with Eco-Art
In recent times, it seems more and more difficult for humans to avoid negatively impacting nature. But that does not mean that we can’t make a positive impact. The Museum’s eco-art Reclamation Project works to help restore our coastal environments. … Continue reading
Hurricane Exhibit Has Made Landfall at the Miami Science Museum!
With the increase in number and strength of hurricanes over recent years, it’s important to know how to deal with these natural phenomena. To help the public learn what it takes to predict, prepare for and protect against a hurricane, … Continue reading
Committee Moves Full Steam Ahead on Plans for the 2013 Galaxy Gala
Under the leadership of co-chairs Nancy Batchelor and Nicole Lozano, along with a stellar committee of the leading ladies and gentlemen of Miami’s business and philanthropic communities, the Committee for the 2013 Galaxy Gala is off to a great start! … Continue reading
The Stories YOU Wrote
At this year’s Miami International Book Fair, the Museum filled a tent in the Children’s Alley section with activities, storytelling, story writing, and even a huge tank of water where children could drive an underwater remotely operated vehicle. Each day we … Continue reading
Posted in In the Community
Tagged Aliens, Jupiter, Mars, Miami International Book Fair, Moon, storytelling, Sun
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The Curious Vault 002: Turtles
A living fossil, sea turtles still nest up and down the busy and overbuilt South Florida coast and travel past our shores throughout the year. The various species of ocean roaming turtle are approximately 200-300 million years old but because … Continue reading
The Busy Buzzing Junior League of Miami
In 1949, The Junior League of Miami’s Project Finding Committee decided that the children of Dade County needed a place to explore, expand their minds, and experiment with the world around them. In other words, they needed a science museum. … Continue reading
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Tagged beehive, Bunch Farms, Junior League of Miami, Miami-Dade County, Vizcaya
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The Curious Vault 001: Calcite
Tucked away on a high shelf in the collections room of the Museum of Science is a startlingly unique rock specimen. It is white with long jutting crystal arms and made of a fragile mineral called calcite. The piece … Continue reading
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Tagged Calcite, Curious Vault, Miami Mineral and Lapidary Guild
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The Mars Czar
When Orlando Figueroa was a child in Puerto Rico, the early years of the space race captured his imagination, and he wondered what it would be like to travel into space. After achieving multiple degrees in mechanical engineering in Puerto … Continue reading