Press Center

Browse the latest news from the Academy’s Press Office.

Latest Releases

Three people stand/crouch at a tidepool in california during city nature challenge, in which they use iphones to take pictures of flora and fauna for inaturalist.
California Academy of Sciences Receives $3 million Grant for Biodiversity and Community Science from Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

The grant will help communities, researchers, and the government work together on state conservation efforts.

Great blue heron by the Golden Gate Bridge.
City Nature Challenge records 2.4 million wildlife observations from more than 83,000 participants in a single weekend

Data from community scientists informs species conservation, enhances understanding of global biodiversity.

image-standard
Jack Dumbacher stands against a sunlit cluster of trees near Caples Creek, wearing a striped button down shirt and a wide brimmed hat.

Since 2003, Jack Dumbacher has served as the Academy's curator of ornithology and mammalogy, using both fieldwork and collections to advance research on birds worldwide. Gayle Laird © California Academy of Sciences

Ornithologist Jack Dumbacher Named a Patterson Scholar at California Academy of Sciences

The curator of birds and mammals is recognized for his collaborative research on biodiversity and conservation.

image-standard
A dead gray whale rests on a beach on Angel Island with the ocean right behind it, Golden Gate Bridge and a tugboat visible in the background.

The deceased gray whale rests on Angel Island as researchers prepare for a necropsy. Photo courtesy Barbie Halaska, Marine Mammal Center

Vessel Strike is Likely Cause of Death for Gray Whale Near Alameda

The whale’s death is the first in the San Francisco Bay Area since the end of the Unusual Mortality Event.

0

All Releases

image-standard
Big Bang Gala
Leadership, Programs & Events, Science & Sustainability
Big Bang Gala 2016 to feature M. Sanjayan, Wendy Schmidt, Andrew Revkin, and Adam Savage
March 11, 2016

Annual fundraiser supports the Academy's world-class scientific exploration and engagement programs.

Cobra
Science & Sustainability
New snakebite research pits drugs against deadly venoms, shows promising step towards first-ever field antidote
March 11, 2016

Snakebite, a scourge in the tropical world, accounts for up to five million bites and 100,000 deaths annually.

image-standard
Incoming!

© California Academy of Sciences

Exhibits, Programs & Events
April 2016: Programs and Events at the California Academy of Sciences
March 5, 2016

Enormous asteroids, tiny moons, and the biggest party in town mark April’s highlights at the Academy.

image-standard
incoming

© California Academy of Sciences

Programs & Events
March 2016: Programs and Events at the California Academy of Sciences
February 11, 2016

Featuring out-of-this-world new shows, programs, and exhibits all about the wonders of space exploration!

image-standard
Mike McGee headshot
Leadership
Mike McGee appointed new Chief Financial Officer
February 8, 2016

McGee will oversee strategic financial planning for the Academy.

image-standard
3D Earth: Rainforests

Photo by Rob Nelson

Programs & Events, Science & Sustainability
3D Earth: Rainforests now showing
February 5, 2016

Live 3D show follows Academy scientists deep into the rainforest to explore rich, global ecosystems.

image-standard
Chelyabinsk meteor
Exhibits, Programs & Events, Science & Sustainability
Incoming! planetarium show opens March 11, 2016
February 1, 2016

The Academy's latest show to explore asteroids, comets, and the hard-hitting stories of our cosmic origins.

image-standard
Zsolt Kudich_Grand Prize 2015

BigPicture 2015 Grand Prize Winner: "Flying Egrets" by Zsolt Kudich (Budapest, Hungary).

Programs & Events, Science & Sustainability
BigPicture: Natural World Photography Competition now accepting submissions
January 22, 2016

Third annual photo competition seeks captivating images of life on Earth.

Pages

Press Contacts

If you are a journalist and would like to receive Academy press releases please contact press@calacademy.org.

Digital Assets

Hi-res and low-res image downloads are available for editorial use. Contact us at press@calacademy.org to request access.

Experts Database

Dozens of Academy scientists and curators are available to working journalists to comment on topics related to their fields of expertise.

Browse the database