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Featured Releases
The California Academy of Sciences plans to reopen on Tuesday, October 13. Members and donors visit first!
Global nature observation network iNaturalist surpasses 50 million wild plant and animal observations.
Sarah Jacobs, western flora specialist, joins the Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability.
The Academy welcomes Derek Mitchell to its Board of Trustees.
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Education, Science & Sustainability
June 19, 2018
Watch a colorful nudibranch crawl across your desk or be circled by a green sea turtle with new Snapchat Lenses.
Programs & Events
June 11, 2018
Summer music series returns to the Academy from July through October.
Science & Sustainability
June 1, 2018
Scientific divers at the California Academy of Sciences engineer a portable chamber to study new fishes.
Exhibits, Programs & Events, Science & Sustainability
May 24, 2018
New exhibit explores the giant natural phenomena that make Northern California like nowhere else on the planet.
Animal News, Science & Sustainability
May 15, 2018
Endangered chicks are part of important Species Survival Plan, aimed at sustaining African penguin populations.
Science & Sustainability
May 4, 2018
Citizen scientists from around the globe submit over 400,000 iNaturalist observations of wildlife.
Programs & Events, Science & Sustainability
April 18, 2018
Annual fundraiser on May 10 to feature talks by scientific innovators, live DJ set by T-Pain, and more.
Science & Sustainability
April 4, 2018
Third-annual competition will document global biodiversity using iNaturalist. Results announced May 4.
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