The Museum opens at 9:30 am today. Learn about our charismatic African penguin colony from an Academy biologist. Daily, 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Join us as we venture "Into the Deep" to find all sorts of ...

“We’re thrilled to celebrate 10 years of Snapshot Cal Coast,” says Academy Director of Community Science Rebecca Johnson, PhD. “Over the last decade, we have partnered with organizations, agencies, ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (April 16, 2025) — On Thursday, April 24, the California Academy of Sciences will celebrate the intersection of science and technology at its annual fundraising gala Big Bang and ...

“Everything about hummingbirds is extreme. They have this incredible hovering flight, with wing beat frequencies of 60 times per second, which is nuts. They have the highest metabolic rate for their ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 24, 2025) — The California Academy of Sciences will celebrate the anniversary of its founding, known as “ Academy Day,” on Friday, April 4, with a plethora of fun and ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 17, 2025) —More than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by oceans, and beneath the surface lies a hidden world. In Unseen Oceans, a new exhibition on view at the ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (February 18, 2025) — Academy researchers and partners made the first discovery of both a new genus and species of plant in a U.S. national park in nearly 50 years. The ...

Before the initial digitization project started, a fraction of the Academy’s botany specimens were fully digitized (with high resolution images and transcribed label data, including location and ...

The competition seeks stunning nature, wildlife, and conservation images and is open to all photographers with the ability to tell evocative, captivating stories from the natural world through their ...

"Estefanía Pihen González brings a wealth of experience in sustainability education and a deep commitment to equity and inclusion, making her an ideal fit for the Academy’s Chief of Education and ...

Dr. Tomio Iwamoto, an emeritus curator of ichthyology and an Academy Fellow, is 84 and technically retired, but still bikes to work across the Golden Gate Bridge twice a week. (“It’s an e-bike,” he ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (April 30, 2024) — A gray whale found floating off the coast of Alameda on April 20th likely died due to blunt force trauma from a vessel strike, according to a recent necropsy ...