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Annual City Nature Challenge surpasses 1,690,000 wildlife observations in its seventh year.
By working together, animal data from living and scientific collections can better inform conservation
Exhibit showcases adaptations bugs have developed over millions of years and across a multitude of environments.
Annual Big Bang gala returns to the Academy on April 28, 2022
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The Pocket Penguins app offers users live views of our charismatic African Penguins 24 hours a day.
3,607 birds housed at the Academy provided critical data for research about spread of Galapagos diseases.
Researchers' expertise lies in infectious viruses, African frogs, and tropical reef fishes
Scientists find additional evidence that the Philippines is one of the most species-rich places on the planet.
Meet Elizabeth Babcock, the Academy's New Dean of Education.
New finds from Ethiopia push tool use back by almost a million years.
The Academy's innovative building earns the highest sustainability rating of any museum in the world.
Learn why the new California Academy of Sciences is one of San Francisco's must-see destinations.
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