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California Academy of Sciences welcomes new Fellows, award ceremony to take place on October 5, 2021
New 2021 BigPicture Photography Competition exhibit showcases best in nature photography from across the globe
New original planetarium show, Living Worlds, opens November 5 at the California Academy of Sciences
New planetarium show Living Worlds invites audiences to journey through the cosmos in search of life.
New exhibit opening June 24 highlights LGBTQ+ intersectional identities in STEMM
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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.
Exhibits, Science & Sustainability
March 4, 2021
California Academy of Sciences welcomes two new Osher Fellows bringing expertise on art, society, and nature.
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