Join us on January 18 for a day of memories, music, and mementos honoring the life and legacy of Claude, San Francisco’s ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (December 16, 2025) — Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences recently traveled to Guam to retrieve valuable data collected over nearly a decade in deep coral reefs (>330 ...

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Our programs are open to all K-8 students wherever they are set up to engage in learning during the school day. Each webinar is a lesson taught by professional educators, which is broadcast for free ...

Nearly a decade of data collected from dives to 300+ ft. help inform global conservation efforts for deep reefs.

We lost our dear Claude a week ago, and there are still no words. Luckily, there are plenty of pictures. Enjoy.

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It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Claude, our beloved albino alligator, has passed away at the age of 30. Santa Claude’s Workshop will continue as planned as our final NightLife of ...

Focus: Food, water, and energy systems; ocean health; human impacts on Earth's systems (ESS3.C); engineering solutions (ETS1.A-C) Flipside Science features media-rich units perfect for educators ...

A returning favorite from the original Steinhart Aquarium, the Swamp is best known as the home of Claude, the startlingly white Alligator mississippiensis that's become one of the Academy's ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (December 1, 2025) — Submissions for the California Academy of Sciences ' 2026 BigPicture: Natural World Photography Competition are now open, and will be accepted through March 1, ...