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Grand Prize winning image "Hope in a Burned Plantation" by Jo-Anne McArthur shows a kangaroo in a burned eucalyptus plantation

BigPicture 2021 Grand Prize winning image "Hope in a Burned Plantation" by Jo-Anne McArthur

Winning images from the California Academy of Sciences’ annual BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition to go on exhibit October 16, 2021

New 2021 BigPicture Photography Competition exhibit showcases best in nature photography from across the globe

Eastern oyster from Chesapeake Bay
Tissue abnormalities found in oysters years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Tissue abnormalities found in oysters along the Gulf Coast years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill

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Technosignatures aid scientists in the search for life in the solar system and beyond.
New original planetarium show, Living Worlds, opens November 5 at the California Academy of Sciences

New planetarium show Living Worlds invites audiences to journey through the cosmos in search of life.

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Compilation image of STEMM researchers and scientists featured in New Science exhibit

New Science exhibit highlights gender minorities of color working in STEMM fields.

New exhibit opening June 24 highlights LGBTQ+ intersectional identities in STEMM

New exhibit opening June 24 highlights LGBTQ+ intersectional identities in STEMM

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A Pitohui bird from New Guinea
Science & Sustainability
Poison birds and frogs hold clues to antidotes for deadly toxins
August 5, 2021

How poison birds and frogs avoid poisoning themselves holds clues to antidotes for deadly toxins

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A community scientist makes a wildlife observation

A community scientist makes a wildlife observation along the California coast. (© Calla Allison)

Science & Sustainability
Data from community science is underutilized; new study aims to change that
June 11, 2021

New paper provides framework for how community science data can reach its full potential

An invasive lionfish swimming in coral reefs in Belize
Science & Sustainability
Study confirms invasive lionfish now threaten species along Brazilian coast
June 3, 2021

Study confirming invasive lionfish along Brazilian coast calls for management response to protect local species

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An eastern grey kangaroo stands in a burned eucalyptus plantation in the 2021 BigPicture Grand Prize Image

"Hope in a Burned Plantation" by photographer Jo-Anne McArthur, BigPicture 2021 Grand Prize Winner

Programs & Events
Winning images from the Academy's annual BigPicture photography competition announced
May 26, 2021

Winning images from the California Academy of Sciences' annual BigPicture photography competition announced

Crabeater seal relaxing on a beach in Argentina
Programs & Events, Science & Sustainability
City Nature Challenge records over 1,250,000 wildlife observations in a single weekend
May 10, 2021

City Nature Challenge records over 1,250,000 wildlife observations in a single weekend

One of two species of caecilians endemic to São Tomé.
Science & Sustainability
Study indicates São Tomé island has two species of caecilians found nowhere else on Earth
May 10, 2021

Researchers from Academy find that São Tomé island has two species of caecilians found nowhere else on Earth

Claude looks forward to welcoming guests back to the Academy for NightLife
Programs & Events
NightLife returns to the California Academy of Sciences Thursday, May 13th
May 4, 2021

NightLife, the Academy’s iconic adults-only evening event, returns Thursday, May 13th

Diversity x Design poster contest for Bay Area high school students
Programs & Events
California Academy of Sciences launches Diversity x Design Poster Contest for Bay Area high school students
April 7, 2021

California Academy of Sciences launches Diversity x Design Poster Contest for Bay Area high school students

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