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Featured Releases
BigPicture is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a new book Seeing It All featuring women photographers.
Methuselah the nonagenarian Australian lungfish’s age comes just in time for Steinhart Aquarium’s centennial.
Nonprofit, city, state, & educational orgs have pledged to work together to improve the ecological health of SF
Centennial celebrations include activations across the city, inside the museum, and more.
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Animal News, Science & Sustainability
January 1, 2014
In its largest diving expedition, Academy scientists traveled to the Philippines' Verde Island Passage.
Animal News, Science & Sustainability
December 20, 2013
Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences discovered 91 new plant and animal species and two new genera.
Leadership, Science & Sustainability
November 18, 2013
Meet Dr. Meg Lowman, the Academy's inaugural Chief of Science and Sustainability.
Leadership
October 4, 2013
Meet the new Academy Fellows for 2013.
Leadership
September 27, 2013
Meet the nine new members of the California Academy of Sciences' Board of Trustees.
Leadership
September 25, 2013
Gregory C. Farrington announces retirement after seven years as executive director.
Exhibits, Programs & Events
September 23, 2013
BigPicture photo competition will spotlight conservation with esteemed panel of judges and significant prizes.
Science & Sustainability
Entomologist Brian Fisher Appointed As First Patterson Scholar at the California Academy of Sciences
September 20, 2013
The Academy has appointed Dr. Brian Fisher as the first Patterson Scholar in Science and Sustainability.
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