Microfibers from the Ortega River and microbeads from a body scrub are viewed up close under a microscope at Science on the St. Johns. Learn about microplastics as well as efforts by the St. Johns Riverkeeper as a partner in …
Join Fish and Wildlife scientists as they obtain fisheries data on small and juvenile fish in the St. Johns River, as well as teach visitors about local marine animals in the touch tank at Science on the St. Johns event.…
Forrest and Fiji are the youngest giraffes at Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, and their dad, Duke, has sired 14 additional offspring. See these giraffes and learn a little bit about their family tree by mammal keeper LeShea Upchurch.
Get a behind the scenes peek at preparing mixed herbs and alfalfa for the giraffe herd, as well as learn about some of the plants that the giraffes browse and graze on as they roam about their “African” Savanna at …
View an algal bloom under the microscope, see how liver toxins from a local bloom are identified in a Jacksonville University research lab, and learn about a St. Johns River Keeper citizen science project that were all on display at …
Oysters and water from Sisters Creek are analyzed for Vibrio bacteria using microbiology and mass spectrometry at Jacksonville University. Learn about these efforts that were on display at Science on the St. Johns.
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Vibrio species causing Vibriosis…
Winston Churchill, the Indian River Lagoon, and Mexican Sea Turtle Boots are just a few of the topics covered in this spotlight video, which expands on this topic from the Threats and Solutions feature video.
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Some of the rich history of life on Earth is represented in the fossil record and is put in perspective by the theory of evolution by natural selection. Full scale replicas of dinosaurs and other ancient animals, as well as …
The first series in our Art category will cover some physics and chemistry of glass, as well as how nature inspires art, and art represents nature.…
A preview for the first two stories in our Make It! section will cover robots and drifter buoys (that are tracked by a NOAA satellite!).
The drifter buoy story is now available here…