Learn & Explore
Cutting-edge, scientifically rigorous exploration is key to documenting, understanding, and better protecting Earth's rich biodiversity.
To protect biodiversity, we need to know more about it. Academy scientists travel the globe to explore, explain, and sustain, but they can’t be everywhere. That's where you come in.
There's a story behind every species on exhibit. Get to know a few of the Steinhart Aquarium's most captivating residents.
With one of the world's largest and most important scientific collections, the Academy is a library of life. See some of our most striking specimens.
Exercise your brain and activate your imagination with engaging, all-ages, hands-on learning tools and Academy-produced HD videos.
Our HD webcams stream 24/7, so you're never more than a click away from our stingrays, coral reef, penguins—and the otherworldly Farallon Islands.