Participating in Snapshot Cal Coast is as easy and fun as a day at the beach. Get started in six easy steps: Download the iNaturalist app for iOS or Android.; Create an account to start making ...

The Academy is open for members only every Tuesday from 8:30-9:30 am and Sunday from 10-11 am. Learn about our African penguin colony from an Academy biologist during this member program. Sundays, ...

Penguin Feeding Daily, 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Tusher African Hall. Meet our charismatic African penguin colony while an Academy biologist feeds them and answers your questions. Admiring from afar? Tune ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (December 16, 2021) — In 2021, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences added 70 new plant and animal species to the tree of life, enriching our understanding of Earth’s ...

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA (January 8, 2024) — The California Academy of Sciences is excited to announce Youth Action for the Planet (YAP), a new youth-led climate activism program for people aged 13-18 who ...

Words by Liz Lindqwister, photographs by Gayle Laird and Nicole Ravicchio.. It’s been nearly three months since Osher Rainforest closed for infrastructure maintenance: Animals left their enclosures, ...

Academy arachnologist Lauren Esposito explains why scorpions are not to be feared—and how they glow in the dark.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (April 30, 2024) — A gray whale found floating off the coast of Alameda on April 20th likely died due to blunt force trauma from a vessel strike, according to a recent necropsy ...

Air pollution affects not only human health, but the health of other organisms, too. Take diesel fuel exhaust, known to cause cancer, heart and lung disease, and mental illness in humans.

Home. The California Academy of Sciences is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our mission is to regenerate the natural world through science, learning, and collaboration.

What happens when you try to reverse the effects of ocean acidification? Approximately one-quarter of our carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are absorbed by the oceans, leading to oceans becoming more ...