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BigPicture is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a new book Seeing It All featuring women photographers.
Methuselah the nonagenarian Australian lungfish’s age comes just in time for Steinhart Aquarium’s centennial.
Nonprofit, city, state, & educational orgs have pledged to work together to improve the ecological health of SF
Centennial celebrations include activations across the city, inside the museum, and more.
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The Academy announces the election of Jerome C. Vascellaro as the new Chair of its Board of Trustees.
Introducing Jonathan Foley, the new Executive Director of the California Academy of Sciences.
Scientific observation platform allows citizen scientists to contribute to global biodiversity database.
Science Today app keeps finger on the pulse of science news with engaging videos and original articles.
Every skull tells a story. By examining skulls, scientists learn how vertebrate animals live, die, and evolve.
Our new digital learning course "Biodiversity" is available for free to science enthusiasts around the world.
From Aug. 1 to Nov. 2, the Academy will display winning images from its inaugural photo competition, BigPicture.
Round-eared elephant-shrew found in Namibia represents newest addition to the order Macroscelidea.
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