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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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NightLife DJ and guests
Programs & Events
NightLife LIVE announces lineup for 2015
April 28, 2015

Lineup announced for second annual NightLife LIVE summer music series.

First lionfish in Brazil
Science & Sustainability
First invasive lionfish discovered in Brazil
April 21, 2015

Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences announce the first invasive lionfish discovered in Brazil.

Academy youth education
Education, Programs & Events
The California Academy of Sciences hosts first teen-focused “Science Game Jam” with help from SF-based gaming companies
April 21, 2015

On Sunday, April 26, the California Academy of Sciences will host its first Science Game Jam for local youth.

Ocean seafloor research
Science & Sustainability
Massive study is first to explore historical ocean response to abrupt climate change
March 30, 2015

Marine ecosystems can take thousands, rather than hundreds, of years to recover from climate-related upheavals.

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Families explore the California Academy of Sciences
Programs & Events
May 2015: Programs and Events for Children and Families at the California Academy of Sciences
March 24, 2015

A selection of programs and events for children and families during May 2015.

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The Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
Programs & Events
May 2015: Lectures and Events at the California Academy of Sciences
March 24, 2015

A selection of Academy events and lectures during May 2015.

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Big Bang: Party After Dark
Exhibits, Leadership, Programs & Events, Science & Sustainability
Big Bang Gala to feature Larry Brilliant, Leila Janah, Adam Messinger, and Janet Napolitano
March 12, 2015

Annual fundraiser supports the Academy's world-class science education programs and features leading innovators.

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Three penguin chicks with biologists
Animal News, Exhibits, Programs & Events
Three new penguin chicks join African penguin exhibit
March 11, 2015

Public can vote on names submitted by several local museums; winners to be announced on March 25.

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