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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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Estefanía Pihen González is pictured outdoors in a white blazer and blue blouse.
California Academy of Sciences Announces New Chief of Education and Learning

Estefanía Pihen González brings over 15 years of experience in sustainability education in diverse communities.

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Legless skink from Angola.
Animal News, Science & Sustainability
Academy Scientists Describe 153 New Species in 2023
December 15, 2023

These new discoveries expand our knowledge of Earth’s biodiversity around the world.

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Exhibits
New Academy in Action exhibit brings California Academy of Sciences’ global regeneration initiatives to life
December 6, 2023

Multimedia kiosk spotlights biodiversity research and conservation across islands, coral reefs, and California.

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A gaze of raccoons (six visible) perks up as a car peels by in Golden Gate Park. They are illuminated against a dark backdrop.

A gaze of raccoons perks up as a car peels by in Golden Gate Park. This image and five others were included in the photo story “Cities Gone Wild” by Corey Arnold, who won the 2023 BigPicture Grand Prize.

Exhibits, Programs & Events
2024 BigPicture: Natural World Photography Competition is now open
December 4, 2023

In its 11th year, the competition focuses a visual lens on the extraordinary wonders of the natural world.

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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)

Leadership
California Academy of Sciences Welcomes 14 New Fellows, Bestows Two Prestigious Awards
November 14, 2023

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

Milky Way’s evolution in reverse, spanning three billion years
Exhibits
New planetarium film, Spark: The Universe in Us, opens November 10 at the California Academy of Sciences
October 31, 2023

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
Science & Sustainability
California Academy of Sciences and Roatán Marine Park Receive $1.5 Million Grant for Coral Restoration in Honduras
October 30, 2023

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

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Science & Sustainability
Academy Joins Forces with More Than 100 Zoos and Aquariums to Advance Global Goals to Protect Wildlife and Wild Places
October 10, 2023

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

BigPicture exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences.
Exhibits, Programs & Events
Academy Celebrates BigPicture Exhibit 10th Anniversary with New Book Featuring Award-winning Female Wildlife Photographers
September 18, 2023

BigPicture is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a new book Seeing It All featuring women photographers.

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