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Family-friendly evening includes a silent disco, trick-or-treating, live animal demos, face painting, & crafts
The exhibit will feature winning images from the BigPicture: Natural World Photography Competition.
For the first time, the cohort includes two college student Youth Trustees.
Gear up for the Oct. 2024 mission launch with interactive exhibits, captivating models, and NASA experts on hand
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The California Academy of Sciences plans to reopen on Tuesday, October 13. Members and donors visit first!
The Academy's newest planetarium show transports viewers to epic observatories in Chile.
Global nature observation network iNaturalist surpasses 50 million wild plant and animal observations.
Sarah Jacobs, western flora specialist, joins the Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability.
The Academy welcomes Derek Mitchell to its Board of Trustees.
The California Academy of Sciences appoints Mary Nemerov as new Chief Philanthropy Officer.
The Academy condemns the killing of George Floyd—and acknowledges that anti-racism must begin in our own house.
An update shared with Academy staff on May 26, 2020.
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