The Swamp is best known as the home of Claude, the startlingly white Alligator mississippiensis who's become one of the Academy's most famous residents. Go below for underwater, eye-to-eye views of ...

Learn about our charismatic African penguin colony from an Academy biologist. Daily, 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Join us as we venture "Into the Deep" to find all sorts of amazingly adapted animals. Daily @ ...

Venus begins a season-long absence from the sky, hidden by the glow of the Sun as it slowly passes behind our star, not returning to our view until August. It reaches superior conjunction on June 4, ...

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, ...

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, ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (June 4, 2025) — The California Academy of Sciences is pleased to announce the promotion of Cathy Estelle ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 28, 2025) — The California Academy of Sciences and partners at The Marine Mammal Center can confirm the unfortunate news that nine gray whales have died in the wider San ...

The Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability at the California Academy of Sciences is at the forefront of efforts to regenerate the natural world through science, learning, and ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (February 18, 2025) — Academy researchers and partners made the first discovery of both a new genus and species of plant in a U.S. national park in nearly 50 years. The ...

Tripling the total reach of the program, this expansion ensures that all kindergarten through fifth grade students in San Francisco can benefit from the joy, inspiration, and education of a ...