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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 ...

The Center for Comparative Genomics (CCG) serves as the Academy's central hub for genomics and sequencing. Our facilities include a fully-equipped genomics laboratory, a frozen DNA CryoCollection, and ...

Examine the skull casts of three early hominid species, then watch as their faces appear, thanks to “Pepper’s Ghost” optical illusion technology. Compare the distinctive gaits of a chimpanzee, ...

Bugs, an exhibition created by Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand and Weta Workshop (the creative studio behind the Lord of the Rings films’ fantastical sets), reveals the secrets of insects and ...

Accessibility for all Science is for people of all ages and abilities, which is why the Academy partnered with Lighthouse for the Blind and the Arc of San Francisco to develop Nature Lab’s inclusive ...

Over the past few years, Marine Mammal Stranding Network – West Coast Region responders have had difficulties responding to stranded animals on beaches with nesting endangered bird species, ...

We are making additions to: Van der Laan, R., W. N. Eschmeyer & R. Fricke 2014 (11 Nov.), Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa Monograph 3882 (1), 1-230. DOI ...

One scene in the show features the important roles of ocean producers, phytoplankton, or marine microalgae, that use energy from the sun and nutrients in the water to form the base of the ocean food ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (July 12, 2023) — In a paper published today in Nature, researchers from the California Academy of Sciences, University of São Paulo, University of Oxford, University of Exeter, and ...

And this is not only good for the kangaroo—for one thing, their small arms are better for balance mid-hop—but long term, it’s also great for the scientists (locomotive and otherwise), because it ...

Proving that our vast and dynamic planet still harbors unexplored places with never-before-recorded plants and animals, the scientists made their finds across six continents and three oceans, from ...