SAN FRANCISCO, CA (June 4, 2025) — The California Academy of Sciences is pleased to announce the promotion of Cathy Estelle ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 28, 2025) — The California Academy of Sciences and partners at The Marine Mammal Center can confirm the unfortunate news that nine gray whales have died in the wider San ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (January 28, 2025) — The California Academy of Sciences has received a $3.6 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to continue digitizing the Academy’s vast botany ...

The Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability at the California Academy of Sciences is at the forefront of efforts to regenerate the natural world through science, learning, and ...

Top row (left to right): Alexis Jackson, PhD; Dave Catania; Elizabeth Kools; Daniel Costa, PhD; David Lindberg, PhD; Andrea Swei, PhD. Middle row (left to right ...

Mary Isabel McCracken was born on December 27, 1865 in Oakland, California to John Harvey McCracken and Mary “Bridget” Dolan McCracken. Her father was born in Ohio in 1828, moved to California in 1852 ...