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SuperNatural returns to Cal Academy October 26
SuperNatural Halloween extravaganza returns to California Academy of Sciences on Saturday, October 26

Family-friendly evening includes a silent disco, trick-or-treating, live animal demos, face painting, & crafts

mock up design of the big picture 2024 exhibit, at the Piazza in the Academy with red-orange bubble highlights throughout the exhibit.
New Academy Exhibit Celebrates the Beauty of the Natural World through Incredible Wildlife Photography

The exhibit will feature winning images from the BigPicture: Natural World Photography Competition.

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Five new trustees are pictured in close-cropped headshots

Clockwise from top left: Priya David Clemens, Will Evers, Staci Slaughter, Ahmed Muhammad, Enkhush Amarbal.

California Academy of Sciences Welcomes Five New Members to its Board of Trustees

For the first time, the cohort includes two college student Youth Trustees.

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Artist rendering of the icy Europa moon surface, with spacecraft and Jupiter in the background

Artist rendering of the Europa Clipper mission.

California Academy of Sciences to host NASA’s exhibit “Voyage of Europa Clipper: Exploring an Alien Ocean” Sept. 4-9, 2024

Gear up for the Oct. 2024 mission launch with interactive exhibits, captivating models, and NASA experts on hand

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A Pitohui bird from New Guinea
Science & Sustainability
Poison birds and frogs hold clues to antidotes for deadly toxins
August 5, 2021

How poison birds and frogs avoid poisoning themselves holds clues to antidotes for deadly toxins

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Compilation image of STEMM researchers and scientists featured in New Science exhibit

New Science exhibit highlights gender minorities of color working in STEMM fields.

Exhibits
New exhibit opening June 24 highlights LGBTQ+ intersectional identities in STEMM
June 22, 2021

New exhibit opening June 24 highlights LGBTQ+ intersectional identities in STEMM

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Academy biologist Luiz Rocha preparing for a dive
Science & Sustainability
Academy biologist Luiz Rocha wins 2021 Rolex Award for Enterprise
June 18, 2021

Academy biologist Luiz Rocha wins 2021 Rolex Award for Enterprise for research on mesophotic coral reefs

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A community scientist makes a wildlife observation

A community scientist makes a wildlife observation along the California coast. (© Calla Allison)

Science & Sustainability
Data from community science is underutilized; new study aims to change that
June 11, 2021

New paper provides framework for how community science data can reach its full potential

An invasive lionfish swimming in coral reefs in Belize
Science & Sustainability
Study confirms invasive lionfish now threaten species along Brazilian coast
June 3, 2021

Study confirming invasive lionfish along Brazilian coast calls for management response to protect local species

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An eastern grey kangaroo stands in a burned eucalyptus plantation in the 2021 BigPicture Grand Prize Image

"Hope in a Burned Plantation" by photographer Jo-Anne McArthur, BigPicture 2021 Grand Prize Winner

Programs & Events
Winning images from the Academy's annual BigPicture photography competition announced
May 26, 2021

Winning images from the California Academy of Sciences' annual BigPicture photography competition announced

Sharks exhibit opens at California Academy of Sciences
Exhibits
Sharks opens May 28 at the California Academy of Sciences
May 25, 2021

Brand new exhibit, Sharks, opens May 28 at the California Academy of Sciences

Crabeater seal relaxing on a beach in Argentina
Programs & Events, Science & Sustainability
City Nature Challenge records over 1,250,000 wildlife observations in a single weekend
May 10, 2021

City Nature Challenge records over 1,250,000 wildlife observations in a single weekend

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