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Annual community science effort returns for its seventh year of documenting coastal biodiversity in California
Hope for Reefs joins global network of Ocean Decade partners dedicated to reversing the decline of Earth’s ocean
BigPicture Photography Competition announces Grand Prize winning image
Annual City Nature Challenge surpasses 1,690,000 wildlife observations in its seventh year.
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New planetarium show Living Worlds invites audiences to journey through the cosmos in search of life.
How poison birds and frogs avoid poisoning themselves holds clues to antidotes for deadly toxins
New exhibit opening June 24 highlights LGBTQ+ intersectional identities in STEMM
Academy biologist Luiz Rocha wins 2021 Rolex Award for Enterprise for research on mesophotic coral reefs
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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