Cal Academy opens at 9:30 a.m. Mon.–Sat. and 11 a.m. Sun. 10:15 a.m. Learn about animals' senses—including your own!—through this interactive Sensory Storytime. Daily, 10:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Learn ...
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (December 1, 2025) — Submissions for the California Academy of Sciences ' 2026 BigPicture: Natural World Photography Competition are now open, and will be accepted through March 1, ...
The California Academy of Sciences announced today that Executive Director Scott Sampson, PhD, will resign following nearly seven years leadin ...
In FY25, the Academy incurred a cash deficit of $7.3M. For the current fiscal year, the cash deficit is projected to exceed $8.0M. This is due in large part to the costs of maintaining our buildings ...
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (December 16, 2025) — Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences recently traveled to Guam to retrieve valuable data collected over nearly a decade in deep coral reefs (>330 ...
We loved every inch of him. From snout to tail, no part of Claude escaped scrutiny from his adoring fans. Every move (or nap, as was more often the case) was cause for celebration. Even after 17 years ...
Scientists have now estimated the number of species on Earth. Hint: It's somewhere between the numbers of 3 and 100 million ...
“Everything about hummingbirds is extreme. They have this incredible hovering flight, with wing beat frequencies of 60 times per second, which is nuts. They have the highest metabolic rate for their ...
Encounter a floor-to-ceiling array of model fishes and turtles that biofluoresce as they would in life, learn about the potential functions of fluorescence in the ocean, and see how a biofluorescent ...
Rausser College is a national and global academic leader in natural and social sciences aligned with natural resource management, international development, energy, environment, plant and microbial ...
Big Bend National Park was authorized by Congress in 1935 to preserve and protect a representative area of the Chihuahuan Desert along the Rio Grande for the benefit and enjoyment of present and ...
The Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability at the California Academy of Sciences is at the forefront of efforts to regenerate the natural world through science, learning, and ...