Join us for an imaginative program to learn what it would be like to transform into a splitfin flashlight fish!

WHAT: Three fully mature sunflower sea stars (Pycnopodia helianthoides) are now on exhibit for the first time in the California Academy of Sciences’ Steinhart Aquarium, sharing a habitat with the ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 29, 2025) — This June, California families can explore tidepools, marshes, and beaches all while contributing to biodiversity science and conservation. The annual community ...

Researchers are tracking hummingbirds' remarkable evolution from millions of years ago to the future.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 17, 2025) —More than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by oceans, and beneath the surface lies a hidden world. In Unseen Oceans, a new exhibition on view at the ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (January 28, 2025) — The California Academy of Sciences has received a $3.6 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to continue digitizing the Academy’s vast botany ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (December 19, 2024) — Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences described 138 new animal, plant, and fungi species in 2024, enriching our understanding of Earth’s ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (October 15, 2024) — The California Academy of Sciences is pleased to announce that 14 new members will join the ranks of the Academy Fellows, a governing group of more than 500 ...

Located in the museum’s expansive West Hall (next to Osher Rainforest), the new exhibition showcases the natural beauty of four distinct ecosystems: forests, coasts, deserts, and cities. The ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 6, 2024) — Now in its ninth year, the annual City Nature Challenge (CNC) global bioblitz has concluded, yielding more than 2,400,000 wildlife observations for another ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (April 30, 2024) — A gray whale found floating off the coast of Alameda on April 20th likely died due to blunt force trauma from a vessel strike, according to a recent necropsy ...