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Apps & Interactives

A young visitor explores the Macro Color magnifier on exhibit at the Academy
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Learn science delightfully with our suite of smartphone apps, immersive interactives, and engaging videos.
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Methuselah the lungfish gets a chin scratch by an Academy biologist

Video Library

Binge-watch the latest discoveries, research, and aha! moments from Academy scientists working around the world.

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Skulls

Take our Sketchfab-based 3D viewer for a spin and get a 360˚ perspective on over 150 different animal skulls—as well as 500+ other scientific specimens.

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A highly detailed closeup of a colorful grasshopper wing

Macro Color

Journey onto the surface of a leaf, feather, or shell and marvel at the extraordinary details behind ordinary objects.

An augmented reality sea turtle swims in front of the Philippine Coral Reef

Snapchat Lenses

Dive into five brand-new Expedition Reef-themed augmented reality (AR) lenses for Snapchat.

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A woman uses the iNaturalist app to identify a plant

Mobile Apps

Download Pocket Penguins and Stingrays Live to keep tabs on some of our most charismatic creatures—and iNaturalist to identify your own along the way.

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A California sea lion skull (Zalophus californianus) from the Academy's ornithology and mammalogy collection.

Advanced Marine Mammal Identification Course

Wondering about whales? Pondering about porpoises? Our new online, interactive training will help you confidently identify marine mammal species in the Bay Area and beyond.

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