While in their lowered grazing stance, rather than using their feet, red kangaroos use their tail and forelimbs to lift themselves off the ground as they chew their way through grasslands—comparable ...

Cal Academy opens at 9:30 a.m. Mon.–Sat. and 11 a.m. Sun. 10:15 a.m. Learn about animals' senses—including your own!—through this interactive Sensory Storytime. Daily, 10:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Learn ...

A totally different kind of planetarium experience awaits! In an all-new 20-minute film, Tiny Chef delivers an impassioned presentation on how everyday people can help regenerate the natural world. In ...

Climb atop Pachyrhinosaurus for an unforgettable photo op; admire the elaborate feathers of Deinonychus; and marvel at massive and mighty Tyrannosaurus rex. Catch a puppet show starring a cute baby ...

Visit our blog for aha! moments from the Academy, featuring lavish photo galleries, behind-the-scenes stories, and dispatches from scientific research locations around the world. Kids ages 4-11 will ...

Due to habitat destruction, pollution, and poaching, seadragon numbers are declining in the wild; the species was listed as Near-Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List in 2006. It is fully protected ...

“These papers present the most exhaustive isotope-based studies on early human diets to date,” says the Academy’s own Zeresenay Alemseged, Senior Curator and Chair of Anthropology, and co-author on ...

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 ...

In FY25, the Academy incurred a cash deficit of $7.3M. For the current fiscal year, the cash deficit is projected to exceed $8.0M. This is due in large part to the costs of maintaining our buildings ...

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 (August 11, 2025) — The California Academy of Sciences is gearing up to celebrate one of our most iconic residents: Claude, the beloved albino alligator, who turns 30 on September 15 ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (January 7, 2026) — Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences described 72 new animal, plant, and fungi species in 2025, enriching scientists’ understanding of Earth’s ...