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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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Programs & Events
December 1, 2020
BigPicture: Natural World Photography Competition opens, awarding prizes for best nature and wildlife photos.
Science & Sustainability
November 10, 2020
Partners join forces to target meaningful biodiversity protections.
Exhibits
October 8, 2020
Winning images from the Academy's annual BigPicture photography competition to go on exhibit October 23
Leadership, Science & Sustainability
October 7, 2020
California Academy of Sciences welcomes new Fellows, bestows annual awards. Virtual award ceremony October 13.
Building, Exhibits
September 29, 2020
The California Academy of Sciences plans to reopen on Tuesday, October 13. Members and donors visit first!
Programs & Events
September 21, 2020
The Academy's newest planetarium show transports viewers to epic observatories in Chile.
Science & Sustainability
September 21, 2020
Global nature observation network iNaturalist surpasses 50 million wild plant and animal observations.
Science & Sustainability
September 15, 2020
Sarah Jacobs, western flora specialist, joins the Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability.
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