A totally different kind of planetarium experience awaits! In an all-new 20-minute film, Tiny Chef delivers an impassioned presentation on how everyday people can help regenerate the natural world. In ...

Cal Academy opens at 9:30 a.m. Mon.–Sat. and 11 a.m. Sun. 10:15 a.m. Learn about animals' senses—including your own!—through this interactive Sensory Storytime. Daily, 10:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Learn ...

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The Fellows of the California Academy of Sciences are a group of distinguished scientists, nominated and appointed in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the natural sciences. Fellows ...

We are making additions to: Van der Laan, R., W. N. Eschmeyer & R. Fricke 2014 (11 Nov.), Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa Monograph 3882 (1), 1-230. DOI ...

Visit the only place on Earth with an aquarium, planetarium, rainforest, and natural history museum—all under one living roof. Embark on epic science adventures from the heart of Golden Gate Park!

The California Academy of Sciences announced today that Executive Director Scott Sampson, PhD, will resign following nearly seven years leadin ...

De La Salle University positions itself as a leader in molding human resources who serve the church and the nation. It is a Catholic coeducational institution founded in 1911 by the Brothers of the ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO (September 5, 2017)— A charismatic owl iconic to Pacific Coast forests is no longer ruling the roost, and scientists now have another tool for understanding its decline. Researchers have ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (December 16, 2025) — Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences recently traveled to Guam to retrieve valuable data collected over nearly a decade in deep coral reefs (>330 ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (December 2, 2025) — It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Claude, our beloved albino alligator, has passed away at the age of 30. Claude was an iconic California ...