This is a recurring event. Check the daily calendar for more schedule information. Join us as we venture "Into the Deep" to find all sorts of amazingly adapted animals. Daily @ 11 a.m. Join us as we ...

Sunflower sea stars can grow up to three feet long, weigh up to 11 pounds, and move more than 3 feet per minute on the ocean floor. Mature stars can regrow any one of their 24 arms. Despite their ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 29, 2025) — This June, California families can explore tidepools, marshes, and beaches all while contributing to biodiversity science and conservation. The annual community ...

“Everything about hummingbirds is extreme. They have this incredible hovering flight, with wing beat frequencies of 60 times per second, which is nuts. They have the highest metabolic rate for their ...

Before the initial digitization project started, a fraction of the Academy’s botany specimens were fully digitized (with high resolution images and transcribed label data, including location and ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (December 19, 2024) — Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences described 138 new animal, plant, and fungi species in 2024, enriching our understanding of Earth’s ...

The competition seeks stunning nature, wildlife, and conservation images and is open to all photographers with the ability to tell evocative, captivating stories from the natural world through their ...

For much of the 20th century, alligator gar got a bad rap for their intimidating size, menacing appearance, and relative abundance, which perhaps contributed to their reputation as a “trash fish.” ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (October 15, 2024) — The California Academy of Sciences is pleased to announce that 14 new members will join the ranks of the Academy Fellows, a governing group of more than 500 ...

The Academy is proud to be one of a handful institutions in the state that publicly displays a Moon rock sample. Learn more about this special rock during your next visit—and between September 4 and 9 ...

Unfortunately, like many other cultural nonprofit institutions in the Bay Area and beyond, the Academy is still recovering from the financial impacts of the pandemic as we work to solve a structural ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 30, 2024) — This summer, California families have a perfect excuse to connect with nature and explore the beach while contributing to biodiversity science and conservation. From ...