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California Academy of Sciences welcomes new Academy Fellows. (© 2008 Tim Griffith)

California Academy of Sciences Welcomes 14 New Fellows, Bestows Two Prestigious Awards

The Academy announces its newest class of Fellows, comprised of distinguished scientists and researchers.

Milky Way’s evolution in reverse, spanning three billion years
New planetarium film, Spark: The Universe in Us, opens November 10 at the California Academy of Sciences

Narrated by Diego Luna, original all-digital production visualizes never-before-seen celestial events.

Coral releasing gamete bundles during an assisted spawning event in the Academy's Coral Regeneration Lab
California Academy of Sciences and Roatán Marine Park Receive $1.5 Million Grant for Coral Restoration in Honduras

The grant funds the first coral rearing lab in Honduras and the development of coral conservation techniques.

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Academy Joins Forces with More Than 100 Zoos and Aquariums to Advance Global Goals to Protect Wildlife and Wild Places

Association of Zoos and Aquariums resolve to halt and reverse the world’s catastrophic decline in biodiversity.

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The Academy in Golden Gate Park
Leadership
Executive Director Jonathan Foley to assume new role as Senior Scholar
July 16, 2018

Executive Director Jonathan Foley to assume new role as Senior Scholar.

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Exhibits, Science & Sustainability
Deep-diving scientists say deep "twilight zone" reefs are vulnerable to threats challenging shallow reefs
July 12, 2018

Deep mesophotic reefs are unique systems bursting with life and deserving of lasting protection.

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Exhibits, Science & Sustainability
Winning images from the Academy's annual BigPicture photography competition to go on exhibit July 27
July 9, 2018

48 top images represent the best in nature and conservation photography from around the world.

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Science & Sustainability
The Academy and National Geographic Society join forces to enhance global wildlife observation network iNaturalist
June 26, 2018

A growing user community helps observe and monitor more than 165,000 species around the world.

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Nudibranch in aquarium

With the Academy's new Snapchat Lenses, take a colorful and charismatic nudibranch wherever you go.

Education, Science & Sustainability
New Snapchat Lenses bring coral reefs to life—anywhere you are
June 19, 2018

Watch a colorful nudibranch crawl across your desk or be circled by a green sea turtle with new Snapchat Lenses.

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Programs & Events
NightLife LIVE announces lineup for summer 2018 concerts
June 11, 2018

Summer music series returns to the Academy from July through October.

Bart Shepherd inserts the collection jar into the chamber housing. © 2015 California Academy of Sciences
Science & Sustainability
New invention safely transports unknown, deep-dwelling fishes to the ocean’s surface
June 1, 2018

Scientific divers at the California Academy of Sciences engineer a portable chamber to study new fishes.

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Exhibits, Programs & Events, Science & Sustainability
Giants of Land and Sea exhibit opens June 15
May 24, 2018

New exhibit explores the giant natural phenomena that make Northern California like nowhere else on the planet.

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