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Just a sampler … not a buffet
The Marine Science Center in Volusia County is hosting a few upcoming educational programs, one of which is all about sharks. PONCE INLET — Volusia’s coast is the shark-bite capital of the world, but Marine Science Center Education Coordinator Debra … Continue reading
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Students study sharks
Catching, measuring and tagging sharks … cool stuff. Especially when students are doing it. Out here on clear, silky Florida Bay and under the warm winter sun, marine-biology students from the MAST Academy, Palmer Trinity School and the University of … Continue reading
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Florida fossils
There is an interesting story about the Orlando Science Center’s Fossil Fest. One of the first things to note is that there is no silly “presenting both sides of the controversy” in this story. Not that I would expect such … Continue reading
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16-year-old finds fossils
SEMINOLE – A 16-year-old high school student has discovered what archaeologists say could be the biggest fossil find in Pinellas County in nearly a century. Sierra Sarti-Sweeney was practicing nature photography in a heavily wooded area of Boca Ciega Millennium … Continue reading
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Backyard Bird Count
“People of all ages, and of all levels of experience, are invited to join the Great Backyard Bird Count which spans all of the United States and Canada Feb. 16 to 19. Participants can take part wherever they are. They … Continue reading
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Darwin and sexual jokes
Darwin day is coming up next month. And serving as a precursor of sorts, a rare orchid Darwin had connections to is blooming and on display here in Florida. Darwin had made a prediction about long moth tongues that was … Continue reading
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Hanging out in space just isn’t good enough
We can take a handful of people, shoot them into space, have them do some handyman work in zero gravity and get them back to Earth. There is very real danger involved. Yeah? So? That’s what the younger generation thinks, … Continue reading
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Hunting for pythons
Here’s a good story about the threat exotic species (pythons)Â pose to the Everglades and what scientists are doing about it. Notice the creative ideas for catching the elusive pythons. After slipping, sliding and tumbling down a rocky embankment, Snow, a … Continue reading
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