WHAT: Under Senate Bill 105, the California Academy of Sciences has been awarded $10,000,000 for natural history scientific ...

Says lead author Camilo Mora of the University of Hawaii and Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada: “The question of how many species exist has intrigued scientists for centuries and the answer, ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (September 25, 2025) — The California Academy of Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of two new Botany curators within the museum’s Institute for Biodiversity Science and ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (February 7, 2024) — The California Academy of Sciences is thrilled to announce that it has hatched a staggering 10 African penguin chicks over a period of 14 months, bred as part of ...

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An interactive storytime about how humans are connected to each other and the natural world. Daily, 10:15 a.m. Learn about our charismatic African penguin colony from an Academy biologist. Daily, ...

I am so happy it is your birthday. I hope you celebrate with your favorite foods. may your day be special. I like your skin bright albino colors. They look good on you a make you stand out from other ...

Although corals are tiny organisms, they construct some of the largest and most ecologically important structures in the world. Members of a diverse group that includes jellyfish and anemones, most ...

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA (February 18, 2025) — Academy researchers and partners made the first discovery of both a new genus and species of plant in a U.S. national park in nearly 50 years. The ...