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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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These new members join the Board as Academy reaches eleventh anniversary of groundbreaking green building.
AZA accreditation granted to aquariums who demonstrate commitment to ever-rising standards in animal care.
The Academy is among more than 40 new partners that will become part of the STEM education network.
Team calls for investment in underfunded natural history museum collections (and the treasures they house).
iNaturalist users—and the artificial intelligence they help power—help observe and monitor global species.
Breathtaking images represent best in nature photography from around the world.
Named for Black Panther’s Wakanda, a dazzling new fairy wrasse enchants with purple scales and hidden reef home.
Sampson, a renowned paleontologist and seasoned museum leader, will join the institution in September 2019.
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