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Featured Releases
This year researchers collaborated to describe 213 new-to-science species from five continents and three oceans.
BigPicture: Natural World Photography Competition opens, awarding prizes for the best nature and wildlife photos
Partners join forces to target meaningful biodiversity protections.
The Academy's newest planetarium show transports viewers to epic observatories in Chile.
Releases
Science & Sustainability
April 29, 2019
Citizen science data offer novel comparison of ecological similarities between metropolitan areas.
Programs & Events, Science & Sustainability
April 19, 2019
Annual fundraiser on April 25 to feature insightful talks and a live DJ set by St. Vincent.
Science & Sustainability
April 11, 2019
The wildly successful City Nature Challenge returns this month!
Science & Sustainability
April 1, 2019
Scientists say there is still work to be done for the recovery of the critically endangered black abalone.
Science & Sustainability
March 14, 2019
Awarded by the National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals.
Science & Sustainability
March 13, 2019
Ecological transformation after “Great Dying” moves scientists closer to understanding the nature of recovery.
Exhibits, Programs & Events
March 12, 2019
Life-size dinosaur models take over the East Garden, prehistoric fossils on exhibit, special programs, and more.
Science & Sustainability
February 22, 2019
Community-driven MPA a major conservation victory for the “center of the center” of marine biodiversity.
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