April 4 is our 172nd birthday! Celebrate at Academy Day with pay-what-you-can pricing, a Science Fair, animal programs, and more.

Learn about our charismatic African penguin colony from an Academy biologist. Daily, 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.

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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, ...

Brian Fisher, the California Academy of Science's renowned entomologist, reveals there are 22,000 species of ants populating the earth. “Our ability to dig deeper into their hidden world can shed ...

Did Claude really eat a ballet slipper? Why are there whale bones on our roof? Is there really a sea monster in our basement? At the Academy, there’s a story behind every species. Join a VIP Tour for ...

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What are infographics? Infographics are visual representations of information, data, or knowledge meant to present complex information quickly and clearly. Infographics use many different strategies ...

All life on Earth is part of a complex web of connections within and across ecosystems. Humans are inhabitants of a global ecosystem; biological networks intersect with those built by humans. Earth's ...

Scientific Publications offers a window into the exciting discoveries of Academy scientists, whose research forms the basis of knowledge regarding the evolution and dispersal of many different species ...

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For ichthyology curator Luiz Rocha, childhood was defined by fish and sea. “I had tanks starting from age 5 or 6,” he says, “and I decided to be a biologist when I had my first biology class in third ...