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An iNaturalist user documents an observation on Yerba Buena Island.
Community scientists across the globe compete in City Nature Challenge, April 28 - May 1, 2023

Eighth annual Challenge unites people with nature around the world to document Earth's biodiversity.

A vibrant and colorful coral reef in the Maldives
How to prepare for ocean acidification

An international research team develops a rubric for governments to assess ocean acidification preparedness.

Entomology specimens at the California Academy of Sciences.
Academy Joins Global Natural History Initiative to Build Groundbreaking Database for Tackling 21st Century Challenges

Effort connects more than a billion objects in scientific collections across 73 museums in 28 countries.

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Big Bang Gala speakers

Top row (from left): Hilda C. Heine, Ed.D.; Rayna Bell, PhD; Lauren Esposito, PhD. Bottom row (from left): Marie Christina Kolo; Selina N. Leem; Madame Gandhi.

California Academy of Sciences’ Big Bang Gala Spotlights Island Biodiversity Conservation

Annual fundraiser explores the Academy’s Islands 2030 initiative to reverse island biodiversity loss.

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Coral biologist Alejandra Hernández in a submersible during a Hope for Reefs expedition
Science & Sustainability
California Academy of Sciences’ Hope for Reefs initiative endorsed by UN Ocean Decade
June 8, 2022

Hope for Reefs joins global network of Ocean Decade partners dedicated to reversing the decline of Earth’s ocean

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Several male cactus bees form a mating ball on the ground

"Bee Balling" by photographer Karine Aigner, BigPicture 2022 Grand Prize Winner

Programs & Events
Winning Images from the Academy's annual BigPicture photography competition announced
June 8, 2022

BigPicture Photography Competition announces Grand Prize winning image

A bloom of blue blubber jellyfish spotted off the coast of Sydney.
Programs & Events
City Nature Challenge records over 1,690,000 wildlife observations in a single weekend
May 9, 2022

Annual City Nature Challenge surpasses 1,690,000 wildlife observations in its seventh year.

Philippine Coral Reef exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences
Animal News, Science & Sustainability
Scholars seek greater collaboration between zoos, aquariums, and natural history museums
April 21, 2022

By working together, animal data from living and scientific collections can better inform conservation

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A large-scale model of an orchid mantis demonstrates her camouflage

A large-scale model of an orchid mantis demonstrates her camouflage in the new Bugs exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences. (Kate Whitley © 2016 Te Papa)

Exhibits
Bugs opens May 27 at the California Academy of Sciences
April 21, 2022

Exhibit showcases adaptations bugs have developed over millions of years and across a multitude of environments.

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Annual Big Bang gala returns to the Academy on April 28, 2022
Programs & Events
California Academy of Sciences’ 2022 Big Bang Gala to Spotlight Hope for Reefs
April 20, 2022

Annual Big Bang gala returns to the Academy on April 28, 2022

This sunstar from the Galápagos is thought to be extinct.
Exhibits
California Academy of Sciences Unveils Hidden Wonders, a New Exhibition of Rare Specimens from the Academy’s Vast Scientific Collections
April 18, 2022

Hidden Wonders is the inaugural exhibition in the newly created Pauline and Tom Tusher Collections Gallery

Community scientists document wildlife using iNaturalist app
Programs & Events
Community scientists around the world celebrate the City Nature Challenge, April 29 - May 2, 2022
March 31, 2022

Challenge unites communities with nature and each other to document Earth's biodiversity

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