Aha! moments from the Academy

  • Closeup of alligator gar head with characteristic long snout and thick scales on exhibit at Cal Academy
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    Creature Closeup: Alligator Gar
    Don’t tell Claude, but he’s not the only long-bodied, sharp-toothed, extremely chill species in the aquarium.
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A group of people hovers around several burning piles of leaves and twigs, in a shaded forest clearing with blue skies in the background.
In the field
Sparking Regeneration With Indigenous Science
November 1, 2024
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People hiking on a lush grassy hillside in San Francisco with a "Prop 4 passed!" banner at the top of the image
In the field
Four Reasons to Vote Yes on Prop 4
October 1, 2024
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A bright orange bat star against a bed of deep green seaweed on a Mendocino County beach. Photo by Nicole Ravicchio
In the field
The Coast with the Most
August 14, 2024
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A diver bobs in the water while two penguins stand on a rocky outcrop; three-masted ship sits still in the background.
In the field
A Galápagos Homecoming
April 17, 2024
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Halgerda mesophotica, a sea slug, sits atop stony coral. it is white and semi translucent with black and brown stripes.
In the field
What Makes a New Species a New Species?
December 21, 2023
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Gregg Castro and Shannon Tushingham pose in front of a redwood round in the Giants of Land and Sea exhibition in Cal Academy.
In the field
Meet the Writer and Activist Fusing Indigenous and Western Science
November 30, 2023
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Dos Rios Ranch Preserve
In the field
California’s Bold Biodiversity Strategy
September 15, 2023
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In the field
How to Treat a Forest
September 15, 2023
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An ocelot on a tree branch
In the field
Ocelot Country
September 15, 2023