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Annual City Nature Challenge surpasses 1,690,000 wildlife observations in its seventh year.
By working together, animal data from living and scientific collections can better inform conservation
Exhibit showcases adaptations bugs have developed over millions of years and across a multitude of environments.
Annual Big Bang gala returns to the Academy on April 28, 2022
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A team led by Academy curator David Blackburn is awarded grant to support biodiversity research in Africa.
An Academy researcher has taken another promising step toward developing a universal snakebite antidote.
The value of scientific collections is vast and their impact on populations is minimal.
The Academy announces the election of Jerome C. Vascellaro as the new Chair of its Board of Trustees.
Introducing Jonathan Foley, the new Executive Director of the California Academy of Sciences.
Scientific observation platform allows citizen scientists to contribute to global biodiversity database.
Science Today app keeps finger on the pulse of science news with engaging videos and original articles.
Every skull tells a story. By examining skulls, scientists learn how vertebrate animals live, die, and evolve.
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