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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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Naja (Indian cobra) juvenile
Science & Sustainability
New Approach to Treating Venomous Snakebites Could Reduce Global Fatalities
July 30, 2013

Academy researcher Matt Lewin and his team have pioneered a new approach to treating snakebites—via nasal spray.

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Elizabeth Babcok 2013
Education, Leadership
White House Highlights Museum and Library "Champions of Change"
June 10, 2013

Elizabeth Babcock receives White House honor for her leadership in digital learning lab collaboration.

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Human Odyssey panel
Science & Sustainability
Turning Point For Early Human Diets Occurred 3.5 Million Years Ago
June 3, 2013

Scientific papers show evidence of an expanding variety of plant foods, written into the enamel of fossil teeth.

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Science & Sustainability
California Academy of Sciences researcher appointed to Scientific Advisory Council for Príncipe island in Africa
May 29, 2013

Appointment coincides with the island’s new status as a United Nations World Biosphere Reserve.

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NightLife event in the Piazza
Programs & Events
Nightlife Fact Sheet
January 1, 2013

Learn about NightLife, the Academy's weekly Thursday night party.

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The Academy's penguin chick. Photo by Tim Wong
Animal News, Exhibits
New Chick Joins the California Academy of Sciences' Colony of African Penguins
January 1, 2013

Male chick is the first to hatch since the new Academy opened in 2008.

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Larger Pacific Striped Octopus
Animal News, Exhibits
California Academy of Sciences to Publicly Display Rare Octopus Species For the First Time
January 1, 2013

The rare Larger Pacific Striped Octopus is notable for its unusual mating habits and dramatic coloration.

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Image of the Earthquake 101 section layout from Earthquake eBook
Education
The California Academy of Sciences and KQED Break New Ground in Science Education, Develop First Multi-Touch Science Ebook From a Major Science Institution
January 1, 2012

The California Academy of Sciences and KQED have developed a new multi-touch eBook about earthquakes.

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