Aha! moments from the Academy

  • Closeup of alligator gar head with characteristic long snout and thick scales on exhibit at Cal Academy
    On exhibit
    Creature Closeup: Alligator Gar
    Don’t tell Claude, but he’s not the only long-bodied, sharp-toothed, extremely chill species in the aquarium.
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Acropora corals releasing gametes in the Academy's Coral Regeneration Lab during a spawning event. Photo by Gayle Laird
Behind the scenes
The Coral Whisperers
May 31, 2024
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Academy curator Tomio Iwamoto holds a preserved grenadier fish specimen. Photo by Gayle Laird
Behind the scenes
Tomio Iwamoto: Six Decades of Deep-Sea Discoveries
May 29, 2024
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One of 3 alligator snapping turtles on exhibit at Steinhart Aquarium at Cal Academy. Photo credit: Gayle Laird
Behind the scenes
The Snappiest Vet Exam
May 21, 2024
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Pearl Sonoda holds up a specimen suspended in a jar in the fish collections at the Academy, in a black and white vintage photograph.
Behind the scenes
The Unsung Heroines of the California Academy of Sciences
March 29, 2024
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Behind the scenes
Black at the Academy: Past, Presence, Future
February 23, 2024
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Seven African penguins (black and white with striped heads) waddle around red felt hearts in their enclosure.
Behind the scenes
Animal Sex in the City
February 14, 2024
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Veterinarian measures a moray eel with a tape measure during an exam.
Behind the scenes
The Most Challenging Veterinary Checkup? That’s a Moray
February 7, 2024
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A young girl watches the Foucault pendulum knock down pins at the Academy
Behind the scenes
12 Months of Phenomenal Science
December 15, 2023
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An Academy biologist wearing purple gloves reintroduces invertebrates to their enclosures in Osher Rainforest.
Behind the scenes
Welcome (Back) to the Jungle: Osher Rainforest Is Open!
November 20, 2023

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