This is the most incredible perspective of a polar bear that I've ever seen—down to the way the ice, water, and bubbles frame ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 5, 2025) — The 10th annual City Nature Challenge global bioblitz has concluded, yielding more than 3.3 million wildlife observations for another record-br ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 9, 2024) – The California Academy of Sciences has received a $3 million, five-year grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to bolster biodiversity data collection and ...

Each of the winning images from the BigPicture: Natural World Photography Competition enshrines a fleeting moment on Earth that might otherwise escape our attention. Visit the interactive exhibit ...

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To date, the larger Pacific striped octopus has been observed only in a small handful of locations off the coast of Nicaragua, in murky intertidal waters close to the mouths of rivers. For all we’re ...

Cal Academy opens at 9:30 a.m. Mon.–Sat. and 11 a.m. Sun. 10:15 a.m. Learn about animals' senses—including your own!—through this interactive Sensory Storytime. Daily, 10:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Learn ...

Did you know that over 30% of all plant and vertebrate species in the United States occur in California? And that about 30% of California species are at risk of extinction? Since 2018, California ...

Diet: In the wild: fish, birds, reptiles, mammals. At the Academy: 1,500 grams of fish and 1,250 grams of rats weekly Claude, an American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), hatched on an ...

The Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability at the California Academy of Sciences is at the forefront of efforts to understand two of the most important topics of our time: the nature ...

Attracting $3.8 billion in orders from 51 investors, the Academy’s five-year sustainable bonds were oversubscribed by over 13 times. Eight investors submitted orders for the entire $281.5 million. The ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (December 1, 2025) — Submissions for the California Academy of Sciences ' 2026 BigPicture: Natural World Photography Competition are now open, and will be accepted through March 1, ...