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BigPicture exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences.
Academy Celebrates BigPicture Exhibit 10th Anniversary with New Book Featuring Award-winning Female Wildlife Photographers

BigPicture is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a new book Seeing It All featuring women photographers.

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Methuselah the lungfish pictured floating in her blue tank

photo by Gayle Laird

California Academy of Sciences Reveals Age of World’s Oldest Living Aquarium Fish

Methuselah the nonagenarian Australian lungfish’s age comes just in time for Steinhart Aquarium’s centennial.

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Citizen scientists out on a nature walk in San Francisco.
Thirty-two organizations announce Reimagining San Francisco, a new nature alliance to make the City healthier, greener, and more equitable

Nonprofit, city, state, & educational orgs have pledged to work together to improve the ecological health of SF

Steinhart Aquarium pictured on opening day in 1923.
California Academy of Sciences’ Steinhart Aquarium Celebrates 100 Years

Centennial celebrations include activations across the city, inside the museum, and more.

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California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park.

California Academy of Sciences. © 2008 Tim Griffith

Leadership
Academy Welcomes Leaders for Two New Roles: Chief People and Culture Officer and Chief of Strategic Partnerships
August 16, 2023

Ayat Elnoory joins as Chief People and Culture Officer; Amber Mace joins as Chief of Strategic Partnerships.

Shannon Tushingham leading an archaeological field school.
Leadership, Science & Sustainability
The California Academy of Sciences Welcomes New Anthropology Curator
August 11, 2023

Tushingham joins the Academy as an Associate Curator and Irvine Chair of Anthropology.

Blue acropora and anthias in the Verde Island Passage.
Science & Sustainability
Philippines’ Verde Island Passage receives “Hope Spot” designation
July 21, 2023

The new status paves the way for additional ocean protections to preserve the region’s marine biodiversity.

A fire urchin clings to a fishing line in the Philippines.
Science & Sustainability
Plastic pollution on coral reefs increases with depth and mostly comes from fishing activities, Nature study finds
July 12, 2023

Researchers find troubling signs of human impact on coral reefs and promising strategies to ramp up protections.

The NightLife LIVE concert series returns to Cal Academy, July-October 2023
Programs & Events
NightLife LIVE Concert Series Returns to California Academy of Sciences: July-October 2023
July 7, 2023

Monthly events showcase leading artists in indie pop, hip hop, funk, and jazz, plus DJs and art.

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iNaturalist user identifies seaweed in Half Moon Bay, CA.
Programs & Events
Coastal bioblitz to provide a living snapshot of sea life along California’s epic coastline
June 26, 2023

Snapshot Cal Coast encourages communities to connect with nature and explore the outdoors.

A bear climbing over a porch in North Carolina
Programs & Events, Science & Sustainability
Winning images from the Academy's 10th annual BigPicture photography competition announced
June 15, 2023

Images representing the world's best nature photography will be displayed at the museum this fall.

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Featured partners of NightLife Says Who

Top row (from left): Alex Hanna, Amy Fiedler, Aurora Cortes, Christine Cordero, Christine Liu, Deniss Martinez. Middle row (from left): Francesca Fiorentini, Kel Larkin, Naomi Garcia, Naomi Maisel, Nia Imara, Olivia VanDamme. Bottom row (from left): Panda Dulce, Rebekah Kim, Sarah Shimazaki, Sthefany Galante Bautista, VERA!, Walter Kitundu.

Programs & Events
California Academy of Sciences launches all-new NightLife series: Says Who?
May 8, 2023

Three-part series uplifts systematically excluded voices in science and questions “storyteller privilege."

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