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

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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 ...

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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 @ ...

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 ...

Every summer, the Academy's Center for Biodiversity and Community Science—with support from the California Ocean Protection Council, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the MPA (Marine ...

NightLife is for adults 21+ only. Valid, physical photo ID required. Last entry into Osher Rainforest is 7:30 pm — our animals need their sleep. Morrison Planetarium passes are available online in ...

NightLife is for adults 21+ only. Valid, physical photo ID required. Last entry into Osher Rainforest is 7:30 pm — our animals need their sleep. Morrison Planetarium passes are available online in ...

The collection of the California Academy of Sciences is one of the four largest entomology collections in North America. It contains about 14,000,000 curated specimens, representing all orders, nearly ...

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, ...

Thu Jun 19 at 6:30 pm, 7:30 pm, 8:30 pm, 9:30 pm - Planetarium ...