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BigPicture exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences.
Academy Celebrates BigPicture Exhibit 10th Anniversary with New Book Featuring Award-winning Female Wildlife Photographers

BigPicture is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a new book Seeing It All featuring women photographers.

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Methuselah the lungfish pictured floating in her blue tank

photo by Gayle Laird

California Academy of Sciences Reveals Age of World’s Oldest Living Aquarium Fish

Methuselah the nonagenarian Australian lungfish’s age comes just in time for Steinhart Aquarium’s centennial.

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Citizen scientists out on a nature walk in San Francisco.
Thirty-two organizations announce Reimagining San Francisco, a new nature alliance to make the City healthier, greener, and more equitable

Nonprofit, city, state, & educational orgs have pledged to work together to improve the ecological health of SF

Steinhart Aquarium pictured on opening day in 1923.
California Academy of Sciences’ Steinhart Aquarium Celebrates 100 Years

Centennial celebrations include activations across the city, inside the museum, and more.

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Galapagos shark
Science & Sustainability
Scientists urge Brazilian government to stand strong on aquatic animal protections
March 6, 2015

A team of Brazilian scientists calls for immediate fisheries management collaboration.

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Sperm whale
Exhibits, Programs & Events, Science & Sustainability
Whales: Giants of the Deep opens April 3, 2015
February 27, 2015

Hands-on exhibit features colossal whale skeletons and rare cultural artifacts.

California nudibranch bloom
Animal News, Science & Sustainability
Local scientists investigate link between skyrocketing sea slug populations and warming seas
February 26, 2015

A far-flung Okenia rosacea bloom may signal a larger shift in ocean climate and a strong forthcoming El Niño.

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Color visualizer
Animal News, Exhibits, Programs & Events
Color of Life opens on June 12, 2015
February 25, 2015

Major new exhibit explores the role of color in nature with vibrant live animals and engaging interactives.

rainforest canopy
Leadership, Programs & Events, Science & Sustainability
The California Academy of Sciences hosts inaugural Forest Solutions Summit
February 24, 2015

The Academy's 2015 Forest Solutions Summit proposed a set of forest conservation actions.

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NightLife debuts first signature craft beer with Magnolia Brewing Company
Building, Programs & Events
NightLife to debut first signature craft beer with Magnolia Brewing Company
February 2, 2015

Inventive craft brew inspired by botanist Alice Eastwood and the Academy’s Living Roof.

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Attack by Pal Hermansen

"Attack" by Pal Hermansen (2014 BigPicture first-place category winner)

Exhibits, Science & Sustainability
BigPicture: Natural World Photography Competition now open
January 23, 2015

The Academy's second annual wildlife photo competition now accepting submissions.

Brownbanded bamboo shark pup in coral lagoon
Animal News, Science & Sustainability
Scientists document longest-ever case of sperm storage in sharks
January 8, 2015

A brownbanded bamboo shark lays viable egg—with healthy pup—after 45-month seclusion from males.

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