Science Stories

October 20, 2017

The Mission to Save Cuba’s Sea Turtles

Science Stories | Fernando Bretos

As Frost Science’s Curator of Ecology, I have a dream job. I get to direct Museum Volunteers for the Environment...

August 14, 2017

Everything You Need to Know About the Solar Eclipse

Science Stories | Dr. Jorge Perez-Gallego

We’re in for a major celestial treat this month: the U.S. has been given front row seats to a solar...

June 13, 2017

Hurricane Season Is Here and Frost Science Is Ready. Are You?

Science Stories | Frost Science

You’ve rolled out your grill, cleaned the pool and stocked up for all the requisite summer party supplies—but for South...

January 12, 2017

The Classroom as an Innovation Resource

Education and Community, Science Stories | Dr. Jorge Perez-Gallego

William Butler Yeats, an Irish poet and a pillar of the 20th-century Irish and British literary establishments, once said: “The...

December 2, 2016

World Science Day

Science Stories | Gillian Thomas

November 10 was World Science Day for Peace and Development, and for the first time, this year celebrated the work...

October 14, 2016

The Science Behind This Week’s King Tides

Science Stories | Dr. Jorge Perez-Gallego

When you live in places such as Miami and Miami Beach, tides can affect your everyday life. In fact, the...

July 18, 2016

Growing Solar Family

Science Stories | Dr. Jorge Perez-Gallego

By Dr. Jorge Perez-Gallego, Curator of Astronomy and Exhibition Developer Earlier this year, Caltech professors Konstantin Batygin and Mike Brown...

July 12, 2016

Highlighting Relevance of Our Mangrove Habitat Restoration

Science Stories | Frost Science

Last week, the Miami Herald reported that American crocodile nests at Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge, a protected area near Key...

February 1, 2016

Art, Science and the Future

Science Stories | Frost Science

In December, CLIMA, a 12-day art exhibit featuring new environmental works by artist Xavier Cortada, included a series of daily participatory performances...

September 30, 2015

Forces of Flight

Science Stories | Dr. Jorge Perez-Gallego

By Jorge Perez-Gallego, Curator of Astronomy and Exhibition Developer I write this as I wait to board a Boeing 747...

January 20, 2014

What’s Cool About Concrete?

Science Stories | Frost Science

The answer to the question in the title is: a whole lot more than you may think. Concrete is literally...