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Winning images from the Academy's annual BigPicture photography competition to go on exhibit July 26
Breathtaking images represent best in nature photography from around the world.
Sampson, a renowned paleontologist and seasoned museum leader, will join the institution in September.
New exhibit dives deep into the shape-shifting, color-changing, and ever-evolving science of skin.
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Science & Sustainability
April 11, 2019
The wildly successful City Nature Challenge returns this month!
Science & Sustainability
April 1, 2019
Scientists say there is still work to be done for the recovery of the critically endangered black abalone.
Science & Sustainability
March 14, 2019
Awarded by the National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals.
Science & Sustainability
March 13, 2019
Ecological transformation after “Great Dying” moves scientists closer to understanding the nature of recovery.
Exhibits, Programs & Events
March 12, 2019
Life-size dinosaur models take over the East Garden, prehistoric fossils on exhibit, special programs, and more.
Science & Sustainability
February 22, 2019
Community-driven MPA a major conservation victory for the “center of the center” of marine biodiversity.
Animal News, Science & Sustainability
January 24, 2019
Endangered chick is first new addition of 2019; part of important Species Survival Plan.
Leadership
December 17, 2018
These new members join the Board as the Academy celebrates the tenth anniversary of its new green building.
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