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Annual City Nature Challenge surpasses 1,690,000 wildlife observations in its seventh year.
By working together, animal data from living and scientific collections can better inform conservation
Exhibit showcases adaptations bugs have developed over millions of years and across a multitude of environments.
Annual Big Bang gala returns to the Academy on April 28, 2022
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New exhibit opening June 24 highlights LGBTQ+ intersectional identities in STEMM
Academy biologist Luiz Rocha wins 2021 Rolex Award for Enterprise for research on mesophotic coral reefs
New paper provides framework for how community science data can reach its full potential
Study confirming invasive lionfish along Brazilian coast calls for management response to protect local species
Winning images from the California Academy of Sciences' annual BigPicture photography competition announced
Brand new exhibit, Sharks, opens May 28 at the California Academy of Sciences
City Nature Challenge records over 1,250,000 wildlife observations in a single weekend
Researchers from Academy find that São Tomé island has two species of caecilians found nowhere else on Earth
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