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A man rides his bike through a baobab forest in Madagascar

A man rides his bike through an iconic baobab forest in Madagascar. (Brian Fisher © California Academy of Sciences)

New research prompts urgent call from scientists to protect Madagascar’s unique biodiversity

Experts from more than 50 organizations, including the Academy, review current state of biodiversity on island.

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Cactus bees in a mating ball

"Bee Balling" by photographer Karine Aigner, BigPicture 2022 Grand Prize Winner

BigPicture: Natural World Photography Competition now open

World-renowned international photo competition awards awe-inspiring wildlife and conservation images.

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The California Academy of Sciences will leverage Picturae's conveyor belt technology to digitize 1 million CA botany specimens

Picturae’s state-of-the-art conveyor belt systems and technology will enable the Academy to digitize specimens ten times faster than before, generating roughly 4,000 images per day.

California Academy of Sciences Receives $2.4 Million to Digitize 1 Million California Botany Specimens

Democratized access to collections data will help guide conservation and management decisions across the state.

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Drawing of a Steller's sea cow

A drawing of a Steller's sea cow, an extinct marine megaherbivore. (Biodiversity Heritage Library, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

Academy researchers reveal how extinct Steller’s sea cow shaped kelp forests

Using a novel Past-Present-Future approach, the researchers uncovered the "sea cow effect" on kelp forests.

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Science & Sustainability
California Academy of Sciences researcher appointed to Scientific Advisory Council for Príncipe island in Africa
May 29, 2013

Appointment coincides with the island’s new status as a United Nations World Biosphere Reserve.

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NightLife event in the Piazza
Programs & Events
Nightlife Fact Sheet
January 1, 2013

Learn about NightLife, the Academy's weekly Thursday night party.

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The Academy's penguin chick. Photo by Tim Wong
Animal News, Exhibits
New Chick Joins the California Academy of Sciences' Colony of African Penguins
January 1, 2013

Male chick is the first to hatch since the new Academy opened in 2008.

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Larger Pacific Striped Octopus
Animal News, Exhibits
California Academy of Sciences to Publicly Display Rare Octopus Species For the First Time
January 1, 2013

The rare Larger Pacific Striped Octopus is notable for its unusual mating habits and dramatic coloration.

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Image of the Earthquake 101 section layout from Earthquake eBook
Education
The California Academy of Sciences and KQED Break New Ground in Science Education, Develop First Multi-Touch Science Ebook From a Major Science Institution
January 1, 2012

The California Academy of Sciences and KQED have developed a new multi-touch eBook about earthquakes.

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Entry into Earthquake exhibit
Exhibits
Earthquake Exhibit Opens on May 26, 2012 at the California Academy of Sciences
January 1, 2012

Quake simulator, ostriches, hands-on programs, and more unearth the science behind our ever-changing planet.

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Exhibits
Earthquake Planetarium Show Opens on May 26, 2012 at the California Academy of Sciences
January 1, 2012

A high-speed tour of the past 200 million years will unearth the science behind our ever-changing planet.

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Trogloraptor marchingtoni (cave robber spider)
Animal News, Science & Sustainability
189 New Species Described By California Academy of Sciences in 2012
January 1, 2012

From clawed spiders to deep-sea sharks, these 2012 discoveries add to the family tree of life on Earth.

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