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Browse the latest news, fact sheets, and images from the Academy’s Press Office.

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Nudibranch in aquarium

With the Academy's new Snapchat Lenses, take a colorful and charismatic nudibranch wherever you go.

New Snapchat Lenses bring coral reefs to life—anywhere you are

Watch a colorful nudibranch crawl across your desk or be circled by a green sea turtle with new Snapchat Lenses.

Bart Shepherd inserts the collection jar into the chamber housing. © 2015 California Academy of Sciences
New invention safely transports unknown, deep-dwelling fishes to the ocean’s surface

Scientific divers at the California Academy of Sciences engineer a portable chamber to study new fishes.

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Looking up at giant redwoods
Giants of Land and Sea exhibit opens June 15

New exhibit explores the giant natural phenomena that make Northern California like nowhere else on the planet.

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African penguin chicks learn to swim

African penguin chicks in "fish school," where they learn to swim and eat fish from a biologist before joining adult birds on exhibit.

Two new chicks join California Academy of Sciences’ African penguin colony

Endangered chicks are part of important Species Survival Plan, aimed at sustaining African penguin populations.

Releases

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NightLife LIVE performance
Programs & Events
NightLife LIVE announces lineup for summer 2018 concerts
June 11, 2018

Summer music series returns to the Academy from July through October.

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Science & Sustainability
San Francisco Bay Area wins City Nature Challenge
May 4, 2018

Citizen scientists from around the globe submit over 400,000 iNaturalist observations of wildlife.

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Party After Dark dance floor
Programs & Events, Science & Sustainability
Big Bang 2018 to feature Mark Tercek, Dr. David Titley, and Innovators Forum with Jessica Lessin, Davida Herzl, Lesley Marincola, and Dr. Laura Stachel
April 18, 2018

Annual fundraiser on May 10 to feature talks by scientific innovators, live DJ set by T-Pain, and more.

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Science & Sustainability
Citizen scientists across the globe compete in City Nature Challenge April 27 – 30, 2018
April 4, 2018

Third-annual competition will document global biodiversity using iNaturalist. Results announced May 4.

Ocean acidification
Science & Sustainability
Unprecedented coral reef experiment shows acidification from carbon dioxide slows growth
March 13, 2018

New findings are a clear call for immediate global action on climate change.

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Expedition Reef planetarium show
Exhibits, Programs & Events, Science & Sustainability
Expedition Reef, an all-new planetarium show, opens March 16
March 9, 2018

Deep-diving show explores the hidden world of coral reefs and science-based solutions to keep reefs healthy.

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Students on an Academy field trip

Tripling the total reach of the program, this expansion ensures that all kindergarten through fifth grade students in San Francisco can benefit from the joy, inspiration, and education of a facilitated visit to the Academy. (Photo credit: Noah Graham/Golden State Warriors)

Education
Academy announces unprecedented free field trip program thanks to $20 million endowment from Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock
March 5, 2018

Acclaimed program for all 4th and 5th grade students in San Francisco will expand to K-5.

Control burns
Science & Sustainability
Scientists team up to investigate fire—and long-term resilience—in a Northern California forest
February 13, 2018

How can we avoid megafires? A healthy stretch of forest near Lake Tahoe hints that active management is key.

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