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An aerial complete shot of the California Academy of Sciences, featuring views of Golden Gate Park, a rolling hill.

California Academy of Sciences welcomes new Academy Fellows. (© 2008 Tim Griffith)

California Academy of Sciences Welcomes 14 New Fellows, Bestows Two Prestigious Awards

The Academy announces its newest class of Fellows, comprised of distinguished scientists and researchers.

Milky Way’s evolution in reverse, spanning three billion years
New planetarium film, Spark: The Universe in Us, opens November 10 at the California Academy of Sciences

Narrated by Diego Luna, original all-digital production visualizes never-before-seen celestial events.

Coral releasing gamete bundles during an assisted spawning event in the Academy's Coral Regeneration Lab
California Academy of Sciences and Roatán Marine Park Receive $1.5 Million Grant for Coral Restoration in Honduras

The grant funds the first coral rearing lab in Honduras and the development of coral conservation techniques.

Fish in coral reef
Academy Joins Forces with More Than 100 Zoos and Aquariums to Advance Global Goals to Protect Wildlife and Wild Places

Association of Zoos and Aquariums resolve to halt and reverse the world’s catastrophic decline in biodiversity.

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The NightLife LIVE concert series returns to Cal Academy, July-October 2023
Programs & Events
NightLife LIVE Concert Series Returns to California Academy of Sciences: July-October 2023
July 7, 2023

Monthly events showcase leading artists in indie pop, hip hop, funk, and jazz, plus DJs and art.

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iNaturalist user identifies seaweed in Half Moon Bay, CA.
Programs & Events
Coastal bioblitz to provide a living snapshot of sea life along California’s epic coastline
June 26, 2023

Snapshot Cal Coast encourages communities to connect with nature and explore the outdoors.

A bear climbing over a porch in North Carolina
Programs & Events, Science & Sustainability
Winning images from the Academy's 10th annual BigPicture photography competition announced
June 15, 2023

Images representing the world's best nature photography will be displayed at the museum this fall.

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Featured partners of NightLife Says Who

Top row (from left): Alex Hanna, Amy Fiedler, Aurora Cortes, Christine Cordero, Christine Liu, Deniss Martinez. Middle row (from left): Francesca Fiorentini, Kel Larkin, Naomi Garcia, Naomi Maisel, Nia Imara, Olivia VanDamme. Bottom row (from left): Panda Dulce, Rebekah Kim, Sarah Shimazaki, Sthefany Galante Bautista, VERA!, Walter Kitundu.

Programs & Events
California Academy of Sciences launches all-new NightLife series: Says Who?
May 8, 2023

Three-part series uplifts systematically excluded voices in science and questions “storyteller privilege."

Yellow-crowned night heron from Texas
Animal News, Programs & Events
City Nature Challenge records over 1,870,000 wildlife observations in a single weekend
May 8, 2023

More than 66,300 community scientists participate in the Challenge's eighth year.

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Children measure a Sauropod femur.

Kids get a sense of Sauropod size with a glimpse at a huge fossil replica femur.

Exhibits
The World’s Largest Dinosaurs, an exciting exhibition about super-sized Sauropods, opens May 26 at the California Academy of Sciences
April 13, 2023

New exhibit delves into the biology and behavior of the largest dinosaurs to ever walk earth.

An iNaturalist user documents an observation on Yerba Buena Island.
Programs & Events
Community scientists across the globe compete in City Nature Challenge, April 28 - May 1, 2023
March 30, 2023

Eighth annual Challenge unites people with nature around the world to document Earth's biodiversity.

A vibrant and colorful coral reef in the Maldives
Science & Sustainability
How to prepare for ocean acidification
March 28, 2023

An international research team develops a rubric for governments to assess ocean acidification preparedness.

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