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Data from community scientists informs species conservation, enhances understanding of global biodiversity.
The curator of birds and mammals is recognized for his collaborative research on biodiversity and conservation.
The whale’s death is the first in the San Francisco Bay Area since the end of the Unusual Mortality Event.
Statement by Paige Laduzinsky, senior exhibit content developer, California Academy of Sciences.
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The Academy's second annual wildlife photo competition now accepting submissions.
A brownbanded bamboo shark lays viable egg—with healthy pup—after 45-month seclusion from males.
In 2014, the California Academy of Sciences added 221 new plant and animal species to our family tree.
Upcoming planetarium show takes audiences on a journey through the vast networks of life on Earth.
Academy scientists use next-generation sequencing technology to refine a turtle “tree of life.”
Recent hatches highlight the success of captive breeding programs in sustaining genetically healthy populations.
iNaturalist.org's new series of maps connects the network's community to the natural world like never before.
Dr. Michelle Trautwein lends fly expertise to study on the evolution of insects.
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