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Featured Releases
iNaturalist users—and the artificial intelligence they help power—help observe and monitor global species.
Winning images from the Academy's annual BigPicture photography competition to go on exhibit July 26
Breathtaking images represent best in nature photography from around the world.
Sampson, a renowned paleontologist and seasoned museum leader, will join the institution in September.
New exhibit dives deep into the shape-shifting, color-changing, and ever-evolving science of skin.
Releases
Science & Sustainability
August 24, 2017
An innovative conceptual model of island biogeography is outlined for marine organisms—with thrilling results.
Education, Programs & Events
August 23, 2017
From value memberships to free days, museum offers more ways than ever for the community to visit
Science & Sustainability
August 1, 2017
Researchers return a subspecies of giant elephant-shrew from the Congo Basin to full species status.
Science & Sustainability
July 24, 2017
Dr. Lauren Esposito describes two genera and three new species of Earth's oldest living, land-based arthropods
Exhibits, Science & Sustainability
June 21, 2017
From stunning aerial views to rarely-seen underwater wonders, images represent best in nature photography
Programs & Events, Science & Sustainability
June 20, 2017
Snapshot Cal Coast (6/23–7/2) encourages citizen scientists to connect with nature and explore the coast
Building, Leadership, Science & Sustainability
June 13, 2017
Museum stands up for climate leadership and commits to zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2025
Science & Sustainability
May 30, 2017
Researchers return from the Philippines with new species discoveries and deeper insights into threatened reefs.
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