SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 28, 2025) — The California Academy of Sciences and partners at The Marine Mammal Center can confirm ...

If you are a journalist and would like to receive Academy press releases please contact press@calacademy.org.

This is a recurring event. Check the daily calendar for more schedule information. Representation of the Thunderbird and Gila Monster by Melvin Bainbridge, via the One Sky Project. Planetarium shows ...

Kelp as an ecosystem engineer. Scorpions as starlight navigators. Fire as a friend to forests. And humans helping build resilience across our state. Through hands-on interactives, multi-sensory ...

At 25 feet deep, the Philippine Coral Reef tank is one of the deepest and largest indoor display of living coral in the world. Under the surface, hundreds of fish mingle with eels, anemones, starfish, ...

Don’t adjust your screen—our red-crested turacos aren’t radioactive. But these luminous birds do have a colorful claim to fame: Their vivid red and green feathers contain turacin and turacoverdin, ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 22, 2025) — The California Academy of Sciences is delighted to announce that Sina Mossayeb, PhD, has been named the institution’s first Chief Innovation Officer. Mossayeb brings ...

This is a recurring event. Check the daily calendar for more schedule information.

This spring, come face-to-fang with prehistoric giants as 13 awe-inspiring, life-size animatronic dinosaurs take over both of the Academy’s outdoor gardens in our biggest Dino Days ever. Climb atop ...