Join us for an imaginative program to learn what it would be like to transform into a splitfin flashlight fish!

Federal funding cuts are impacting science institutions across America—including the Academy. Our chief of science shares what’s at stake and how you can help.

How did life on Earth begin? Take a high-speed tour of key events since the Big Bang that set the stage for life. Starting with the first stars and ending with the tremendous biological diversity on ...

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A colorful new exhibition at the California Academy of Sciences reveals the surprising ways California nature connects people, places, and species—and how we can keep it thriving.

At 25 feet deep, the Philippine Coral Reef tank is one of the deepest and largest indoor display of living coral in the world. Under the surface, hundreds of fish mingle with eels, anemones, starfish, ...

Have questions about the COVID-19 vaccine for children 5–11, or related questions about kids and coronavirus? Tune in live to have them answered by two very special Breakfast Clubs guests: the Academy ...

This is a recurring event. Check the daily calendar for more schedule information. Representation of the Thunderbird and Gila Monster by Melvin Bainbridge, via the One Sky Project. Planetarium shows ...

Scientific Name: Odocoileus hemionus cerrosensisAge [Sex]: Adult [F] Collection Date: 21 Jun 1911 Locality: Santa Cruz IslandHigher Geography: North America, USA ...

The Swamp is best known as the home of Claude, the startlingly white Alligator mississippiensis who's become one of the Academy's most famous residents. Go below for underwater, eye-to-eye views of ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (April 21, 2022) — Starting Friday, May 27, 2022, the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park will open Bugs, a new exhibition that showcases the amazing adaptations bugs ...