This is a recurring event. Check the daily calendar for more schedule information. Planetarium shows are included with admission, but capacity is limited for the safety of our guests and staff.

Join us for an all-ages exploration of animal movement from striking snake to feathery flyers. Daily, 10:15 am.

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

Since 2003, Jack Dumbacher has served as the Academy's curator of ornithology and mammalogy, using both fieldwork and collections to advance research on birds ...

The deceased gray whale rests on Angel Island as researchers prepare for a necropsy. Photo courtesy Barbie Halaska, Marine Mammal Center If you are a journalist and would like to receive Academy press ...

Say olá to our silver arowanas! These large, torpedo-shaped fish are native to the rivers that weave through the Amazon rainforest, from Venezuela to Brazil. Complex and intelligent, our arowanas are ...

National Park Service conservator Fran Ritchie prepares Monarch, one of California's last grizzly bears, for the new exhibit California: State of Nature opening May ...

Planetarium Director Ryan Wyatt (left) and Geologist Peter Roopnarine (right) were honored by AAAS for their scientific achievements across disciplines. Kathryn ...

On the Galápagos Islands, evidence of evolution is everywhere, with endemic species like the Galápagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) and Darwin’s finches telling captivating stories of natural ...

The selected creatives will create digital content and host in-person programming to spark conversations about environmental issues. (L-R) Kaua Hermosura, Desiree McGill, Vishal Subramanyan, Chloé ...

The Academy's mission is to regenerate the natural world through science, learning, and collaboration. Every visit supports our work.

A bleaching Caroppora coral at about 130 feet deep in Australia’s Coral Sea. Photo credit: Luiz Rocha, California Academy of Sciences If you are a journalist and would like to receive Academy press ...