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Academy awarded $2.1 million in state budget funds to support Thriving California Environmental Learning Plan
Annual community science effort returns for its seventh year of documenting coastal biodiversity in California
Hope for Reefs joins global network of Ocean Decade partners dedicated to reversing the decline of Earth’s ocean
BigPicture Photography Competition announces Grand Prize winning image
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BigPicture: Natural World Photography Competition opens, awarding prizes for best nature and wildlife photos.
Partners join forces to target meaningful biodiversity protections.
Winning images from the Academy's annual BigPicture photography competition to go on exhibit October 23
California Academy of Sciences welcomes new Fellows, bestows annual awards. Virtual award ceremony October 13.
The California Academy of Sciences plans to reopen on Tuesday, October 13. Members and donors visit first!
The Academy's newest planetarium show transports viewers to epic observatories in Chile.
Global nature observation network iNaturalist surpasses 50 million wild plant and animal observations.
Sarah Jacobs, western flora specialist, joins the Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability.
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