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New paper provides framework for how community science data can reach its full potential
Study confirming invasive lionfish along Brazilian coast calls for management response to protect local species
Winning images from the California Academy of Sciences' annual BigPicture photography competition announced
Brand new exhibit, Sharks, opens May 28 at the California Academy of Sciences
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Programs & Events, Science & Sustainability
May 10, 2021
City Nature Challenge records over 1,250,000 wildlife observations in a single weekend
Science & Sustainability
May 10, 2021
Researchers from Academy find that São Tomé island has two species of caecilians found nowhere else on Earth
Programs & Events
May 4, 2021
NightLife, the Academy’s iconic adults-only evening event, returns Thursday, May 13th
Programs & Events
April 7, 2021
California Academy of Sciences launches Diversity x Design Poster Contest for Bay Area high school students
Science & Sustainability
April 2, 2021
Academy researchers say framework for classifying coral species needs to be expanded for conservation success
Programs & Events, Science & Sustainability
March 31, 2021
Community scientists around the world celebrate the sixth-annual City Nature Challenge at the end of April
Leadership
March 18, 2021
The Academy stands in solidarity with the AAPI community and calls for an immediate end to anti-Asian violence.
Science & Sustainability
March 16, 2021
Characterizing how ancient life responded to environmental stressors provides modern-day insights.
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