Apr 22, 2026
Yaupon trees are native to Central Florida and the leaves of this tree have been used to make tea for many years. Fortunately for modern tea enthusiasts, yaupon tea is a commercially produced product making this historic beverage available to all. Shelly Steele,...
Mar 24, 2026
The Florida panther is an elusive animal long associated with southwest Florida, but its residential range has changed over time as habitat for these large cats has diminished or disappeared. Wendy Mathews of The Nature Conservancy will deliver the April Discovery...
Feb 26, 2026
Have you ever wondered what happens after you take a sick or wounded wild bird to the Marine Science Center’s Bird Hospital in Ponce Inlet? What kind of care is provided there to birds and what happens before these birds are released back into nature? Learn the...
Jan 22, 2026
What does the natural world sound like when data becomes music? Join internationally recognized interdisciplinary artist Aric Attas for a STEAM artist talk exploring how science, data and creativity come together through sound. In his Discovery Lecture Series...
Dec 30, 2025
*Photo: “Catalog #3546 ‘Halo’ and Calf” by Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute under NOAA permit 26919. Julie Albert, director of the Blue World Research Institute’s Right Whale Sighting Network, will once again kick off the Discovery Lecture...
Apr 15, 2025
Shark biologist Eric Sander will be the guest speaker in May for the Discovery Lecture Series at Marine Discovery Center. The presentation, “Why New Smyrna Beach Is Called the Shark Bite Capital of the World,” will be held on Thursday, May 1, at 6 p.m. Sander will...
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