Science Stories

• A Day in the Life of Frost Science’s Fossil Preparator Dan Large is Frost Science’s fossil preparator. He cleans and prepares the fossils that Dr. Cary Woodruff, the museum’s curator of vertebrate…
• Frost Science Tortoise Gets High-Tech Checkup Tortoises are remarkable creatures. Most of their vital organs are located inside their shell, an essential part of their anatomy. While tortoise…
• Spark Your Curiosity with the New Frost Planetarium Show Did you know that everything on Earth—from vast desert sands and towering mountains to tiny plankton, massive elephant herds, and even our…
• ReeFLorida Symposium at Frost Science Returns for 2nd year This story was also published on December 2, 2024 on The Invading Sea. Florida’s Coral Reef, the 360-mile barrier reef that stretches…
• Frost Science Welcomes New Member to its Board of Trustees Frost Science is pleased to announce the addition of William Haseltine, PhD, to its Board of Trustees. He brings deep experience and…
• Become a Judge for the STEM Challenge This year, middle and high school students in Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) are competing in the museum’s first-ever STEM Challenge. These…
• Counting Tortoises for Conservation Gopher tortoises are listed as a threatened species in the state of Florida, and for good reason. Their habitats are rapidly disappearing…
• nightLAB Series Brings Frost Science Alive After Hours This year, Frost Science has been running a new quarterly after-hours event series for adults (21+) called nightLAB. Thursday, October 17 will…
• Frost Science Welcomes Three New Board Members to its Board of Trustees Frost Science is proud to announce the appointment of three esteemed professionals to its Board of Trustees: Jeffrey Applebaum, Matthew Denesuk, Ph.D.,…
• Summer Smithsonian Interns Make a Splash at Frost Science This summer, Frost Science hosted three interns through two Smithsonian-sponsored programs. Sarah Polanco and Gianna Hutton González joined us as Smithsonian Leadership for…