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Featured Releases
California Academy of Sciences welcomes new Fellows, award ceremony to take place on October 5, 2021
New 2021 BigPicture Photography Competition exhibit showcases best in nature photography from across the globe
New original planetarium show, Living Worlds, opens November 5 at the California Academy of Sciences
New planetarium show Living Worlds invites audiences to journey through the cosmos in search of life.
New exhibit opening June 24 highlights LGBTQ+ intersectional identities in STEMM
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Science & Sustainability
June 3, 2013
Scientific papers show evidence of an expanding variety of plant foods, written into the enamel of fossil teeth.
Science & Sustainability
May 29, 2013
Appointment coincides with the island’s new status as a United Nations World Biosphere Reserve.
Programs & Events
January 1, 2013
Learn about NightLife, the Academy's weekly Thursday night party.
Animal News, Exhibits
January 1, 2013
Male chick is the first to hatch since the new Academy opened in 2008.
Animal News, Exhibits
January 1, 2013
The rare Larger Pacific Striped Octopus is notable for its unusual mating habits and dramatic coloration.
Education
January 1, 2012
The California Academy of Sciences and KQED have developed a new multi-touch eBook about earthquakes.
Exhibits
January 1, 2012
Quake simulator, ostriches, hands-on programs, and more unearth the science behind our ever-changing planet.
Exhibits
January 1, 2012
A high-speed tour of the past 200 million years will unearth the science behind our ever-changing planet.
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