Without basic research, there’d be no scientific breakthroughs. It’s the fertile soil that allows innovation to take root. For all of my career, and for much of the 20th century, the U.S. government ...

Planetarium shows are included with Daytime Admission, but capacity is limited for the safety of our guests and staff. Reservations are required and are available on a first-come, first-served basis: ...

The Academy is open for members only every Tuesday from 8:30-9:30 am and Sunday from 10-11 am. Learn about our African penguin colony from an Academy biologist during this member program. Sundays, ...

California's forests inspire awe and engage our senses. Meet a mounted specimen of Monarch, one of California's last grizzly bears; marvel at a mammoth cross-section of a redwood tree; view virtual ...

At 25 feet deep, the Philippine Coral Reef tank is one of the deepest and largest indoor display of living coral in the world. Under the surface, hundreds of fish mingle with eels, anemones, starfish, ...

A Very Special Collections Tour: Mammalogy's Extinct, Endangered, & Type-Specimen Cases Mammalogy Collections Manager Moe Flannery. Join Ornithology and Mammalogy collections manager Moe Flannery for ...

Scientific Name: Odocoileus hemionus cerrosensisAge [Sex]: Adult [F] Collection Date: 21 Jun 1911 Locality: Santa Cruz IslandHigher Geography: North America, USA ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (December 19, 2024) — Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences described 138 new animal, plant, and fungi species in 2024, enriching our understanding of Earth’s ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (April 21, 2022) — Starting Friday, May 27, 2022, the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park will open Bugs, a new exhibition that showcases the amazing adaptations bugs ...

What happens when you try to reverse the effects of ocean acidification? Approximately one-quarter of our carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are absorbed by the oceans, leading to oceans becoming more ...

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