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Harper Forbes, Lauren Esposito, and Prakrit Jain search for scorpions
Bay Area high school students describe two new scorpion species with Academy researcher

Identified on the community science platform iNaturalist, the species add to California's biodiversity

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California Academy of Sciences Receives $2.1 Million to Support California Science Education

Academy awarded $2.1 million in state budget funds to support Thriving California Environmental Learning Plan

Community scientists identify seaweed using iNaturalist app
Coastal bioblitz to provide a living snapshot of sea life along California’s epic coastline

Annual community science effort returns for its seventh year of documenting coastal biodiversity in California

Coral biologist Alejandra Hernández in a submersible during a Hope for Reefs expedition
California Academy of Sciences’ Hope for Reefs initiative endorsed by UN Ocean Decade

Hope for Reefs joins global network of Ocean Decade partners dedicated to reversing the decline of Earth’s ocean

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Several male cactus bees form a mating ball on the ground

"Bee Ballin" by photographer Karine Aigner, BigPicture 2022 Grand Prize Winner

Programs & Events
Winning Images from the Academy's annual BigPicture photography competition announced
June 8, 2022

BigPicture Photography Competition announces Grand Prize winning image

A bloom of blue blubber jellyfish spotted off the coast of Sydney.
Programs & Events
City Nature Challenge records over 1,690,000 wildlife observations in a single weekend
May 9, 2022

Annual City Nature Challenge surpasses 1,690,000 wildlife observations in its seventh year.

Philippine Coral Reef exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences
Animal News, Science & Sustainability
Scholars seek greater collaboration between zoos, aquariums, and natural history museums
April 21, 2022

By working together, animal data from living and scientific collections can better inform conservation

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A large-scale model of an orchid mantis demonstrates her camouflage

A large-scale model of an orchid mantis demonstrates her camouflage in the new Bugs exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences. (Kate Whitley © 2016 Te Papa)

Exhibits
Bugs opens May 27 at the California Academy of Sciences
April 21, 2022

Exhibit showcases adaptations bugs have developed over millions of years and across a multitude of environments.

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Annual Big Bang gala returns to the Academy on April 28, 2022
Programs & Events
California Academy of Sciences’ 2022 Big Bang Gala to Spotlight Hope for Reefs
April 20, 2022

Annual Big Bang gala returns to the Academy on April 28, 2022

This sunstar from the Galápagos is thought to be extinct.
Exhibits
California Academy of Sciences Unveils Hidden Wonders, a New Exhibition of Rare Specimens from the Academy’s Vast Scientific Collections
April 18, 2022

Hidden Wonders is the inaugural exhibition in the newly created Pauline and Tom Tusher Collections Gallery

Community scientists document wildlife using iNaturalist app
Programs & Events
Community scientists around the world celebrate the City Nature Challenge, April 29 - May 2, 2022
March 31, 2022

Challenge unites communities with nature and each other to document Earth's biodiversity

A vibrantly colored Rose-Veiled Fairy Wrasse
Science & Sustainability
Stunning new-to-science fairy wrasse is first-ever fish described by a Maldivian scientist
March 8, 2022

The species is added to the tree of life as part of the Academy’s global Hope for Reefs initiative

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