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California Academy of Sciences welcomes new Board Chair and six new members to its Board of Trustees
Dan Janney assumes the role of Board Chair, plus six new members have been elected to the Board of Trustees.
New addition makes museum home to the largest scientific collection of such species in the world
Winning Diversity x Design contest posters will be on view in the Children's Gallery, Dec. 21-Jan. 30
From forests to coral reefs, these new discoveries grow Earth’s tree of life
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Exhibits
June 22, 2021
New exhibit opening June 24 highlights LGBTQ+ intersectional identities in STEMM
Science & Sustainability
June 18, 2021
Academy biologist Luiz Rocha wins 2021 Rolex Award for Enterprise for research on mesophotic coral reefs
Science & Sustainability
June 11, 2021
New paper provides framework for how community science data can reach its full potential
Science & Sustainability
June 3, 2021
Study confirming invasive lionfish along Brazilian coast calls for management response to protect local species
Programs & Events
May 26, 2021
Winning images from the California Academy of Sciences' annual BigPicture photography competition announced
Exhibits
May 25, 2021
Brand new exhibit, Sharks, opens May 28 at the California Academy of Sciences
Programs & Events, Science & Sustainability
May 10, 2021
City Nature Challenge records over 1,250,000 wildlife observations in a single weekend
Science & Sustainability
May 10, 2021
Researchers from Academy find that São Tomé island has two species of caecilians found nowhere else on Earth
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