Conservation

October 5, 2026

Turning Waste Into Coastal Resilience

Conservation, MUVE | Juliana Grilo

Miami-Dade County is at the forefront of two major crises: waste and coastal erosion. Millions of tons of waste are...

December 23, 2025

ReeFLorida Symposium: Turning Science into Action

Conservation, Museum News | Frost Science

In November, the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science organized and hosted the third annual ReeFLorida Symposium. Building on...

October 29, 2024

Counting Tortoises for Conservation

Conservation, Science Stories | Sacha Franks

Gopher tortoises are listed as a threatened species in the state of Florida, and for good reason. Their habitats are...

June 18, 2024

Taking ReeFLorida to Washington, DC

Conservation, Museum News | Frost Science

In February of this year, Frost Science was designated a Coral Reef Research Center by NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program....

June 10, 2024

Embrace Sustainability at the Science Store

Conservation, Museum News | Katie Riopelle

Our oceans are being inundated with plastic—at the rate of at least 1.7 million tons per year, according to recent...

May 7, 2024

Mystery Illness Plagues Florida’s Smalltooth Sawfish

Conservation | Liz Ricardo

Since January, marine biologists have been investigating a concerning mystery: endangered smalltooth sawfish are dying in dramatic fashion. Scientists have...

April 24, 2024

Earth Month at Frost Science

Conservation, Education and Community, MUVE | Sacha Franks

Every day is Earth Day if you have the right mindset—or if you happen to be a science museum! In...

February 1, 2024

Bringing Mesophotic Corals from the Deep to Frost Science

Conservation, Science Stories | Katie Riopelle

Did you know that there are coral reefs far below the ocean’s surface? While most corals are found in brightly...

January 5, 2024

Keeping Miami-Dade County Beaches Debris-Free

Conservation, MUVE | Sacha Franks

Nothing ruins the experience of going to the beach more than setting out your towel and laying down to relax,...

September 7, 2023

Frost Science Offers Unique Sea Turtle Nest Excavation Educational Program

Conservation, Museum News, Outreach | Liz Ricardo

Loggerhead turtles are Florida’s most common sea turtle species, and our state is the center of the largest loggerhead turtle...

August 17, 2023

Frost Science Receives Two New “Rescued” Pillar Corals 

Conservation | Katie Riopelle

South Florida is currently experiencing a record-breaking marine heat wave. At this time of year, sea surface temperatures should be...

January 19, 2023

Pillar Corals Now Considered Critically Endangered

Conservation | Katie Riopelle

With its tall columns stretching from the seafloor towards the bright sky above, the pillar coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus) is one...