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California Academy of Sciences is one of only four CA institutions selected as finalist for prestigious award.
Browse the latest news from the Academy’s Press Office.
California Academy of Sciences is one of only four CA institutions selected as finalist for prestigious award.
The Academy will host its annual fundraising gala Big Bang, followed by Party After Dark, on Thursday, April 18.
El Academy Day celebrará a la comunidad y la filantropía en el 171 aniversario de la institución.
Academy Day will celebrate the institution’s 171st anniversary with special pricing, a science fair, and more.
A brownbanded bamboo shark lays viable egg—with healthy pup—after 45-month seclusion from males.
In 2014, the California Academy of Sciences added 221 new plant and animal species to our family tree.
Upcoming planetarium show takes audiences on a journey through the vast networks of life on Earth.
Academy scientists use next-generation sequencing technology to refine a turtle “tree of life.”
Recent hatches highlight the success of captive breeding programs in sustaining genetically healthy populations.
iNaturalist.org's new series of maps connects the network's community to the natural world like never before.
Dr. Michelle Trautwein lends fly expertise to study on the evolution of insects.
The Osher Fellows program is an extension of more than 30 years of support from the Bernard Osher Foundation.
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