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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, ...

Classic hip-hop and creatures collide. Kick off Hiero Day with a live performance from Souls of Mischief.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (December 19, 2024) — Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences described 138 new animal, plant, and fungi species in 2024, enriching our understanding of Earth’s ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 8, 2022) — Though there are hundreds of species of fish found off the coast of the Maldives, a mesmerizing new addition is the first-ever to be formally described—the ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (February 18, 2025) — Academy researchers and partners made the first discovery of both a new genus and species of plant in a U.S. national park in nearly 50 years. The ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (December 20, 2022) — In 2022, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences added 146 new animal, plant, and fungi species to the tree of life, enriching our understanding of ...

An international research team develops a rubric for governments to assess ocean acidification preparedness.

“In humans, metaplasia is commonly found in lung cells exposed to the extreme stress of cigarette smoke,” says lead author and NSU professor Deanne Roopnarine, DPM. “When my brother Peter mentioned he ...

The latest dinosaur sweeping the science blogosphere? The hump-backed Concavenator. Yeah, I thought the name was a joke, too, until I read the articles. According to an article published this week in ...

Researchers are tracking hummingbirds' remarkable evolution from millions of years ago to the future.