Adaptations of Galápagos Tortoise shells illustrate adaptations and form-fits-function. Join Angus Carroll as he highlights saddle-shaped and dome-shaped shells in the Darwin & Dinosaurs exhibit at the Museum of Science & History in Jacksonville, Florida. Transcript
The first discoveries of an ichthyosaur and a plesiosaur are among Mary Anning’s accomplishments, which weren’t easy as a woman in 1800s England. Join Angus Carroll as he highlights Mary in the Darwin & Dinosaurs exhibit at the Museum of Science & History in Jacksonville, Florida. Transcript
Is Nanotyrannus lancensis actually its own species, or just a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex? Hint: teeth matter. Join Paleontologist Mike Triebold as he explains a bit about this controversy at the Darwin & Dinosaurs exhibit at the Museum of Science & History in Jacksonville, Florida. Continue Reading below to view all Darwin & Dinosaur videos and resources. Transcript […]
Sea Turtles can use all the help they can get. Learn about efforts to conserve these animals (and what you can do). Visit Conservation groups and go on turtle patrol in Ponte Vedra Beach. See lots of baby sea turtles rescued, and follow Pip, our animated loggerhead! Continue Reading to view all sea turtle videos and resources. […]
Sea turtles migrate vast distances in the ocean, and understanding where they go gives insight into their ecology and lifestyle. Learn about the Sea Turtle Conservancy’s satellite tracking program and then follow the turtles yourself! Transcript Tinker Bell’s track
What images come to mind when you think of the 1960’s? How about baby sea turtles being airlifted by the U.S. Navy? Join David Godfrey for a short explanation of an early conservation effort by the Sea Turtle Conservancy. Transcript
Related to Triceratops, but with different brow horns and no nose horn. Join Paleontologist Mike Triebold as he explains one of his newest finds, a new species still to be scientifically described, and on display in the Darwin & Dinosaurs exhibit at the Museum of Science & History in Jacksonville, Florida. Transcript
Take a peek at a few microscopic animals and plants from the St. Johns River, as well as plankton sampling at Science on the St. Johns. Transcript
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 a larger microplastics awareness project. Transcript Resource links The Florida Microplastics Awareness Project St. Johns […]
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. Transcript