SAN FRANCISCO, CA (November 18, 2025) — Starting Saturday, December 13, the California Academy of Sciences welcomes stop-motion animation internet sensation Tiny Chef for a joyful takeover featuring a ...

Claude officially turns 30 on September 15, but in typical millennial fashion, he insists on being celebrated the entire month. Experience peak Claudemania at the following events (and on billboards ...

The Academy is open for members only every Tuesday from 8:30-9:30 am and Sunday from 10-11 am. Learn about our charismatic African penguin colony from an Academy biologist. Daily, 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m ...

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This is a recurring event. Check the daily calendar for more schedule information. Representation of the Thunderbird and Gila Monster by Melvin Bainbridge, via the One Sky Project. Planetarium shows ...

The team focused on millipedes in the genus of Motyxia, plus a rediscovered millipede called Xystocheir bistipita, all of which are found in the mountains of the coastal and Sierra Nevada ranges in ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (August 15, 2022) — California now has two new scorpions on its list of species, thanks to the efforts of two keen-eyed high school students from the Bay Area and the California ...

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 ...

The researchers suspect other earthworm species may have also similar clustering behavior. One reason the Eisenia fetida earthworms gather may be because they secrete fluids with antibacterial ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (December 16, 2021) — In 2021, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences added 70 new plant and animal species to the tree of life, enriching our understanding of Earth’s ...

“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 ...

After examining a total of 1,270 bouts of laughter in the chimpanzees, the team identified 14 different laugh faces the chimps used, sometimes with sound and sometimes without. The scientists ...