SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 28, 2025) — The California Academy of Sciences and partners at The Marine Mammal Center can confirm ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 28, 2025) — The California Academy of Sciences and partners at The Marine Mammal Center can confirm ...

The Academy’s mission is to regenerate the natural world through science, learning, and collaboration. Every visit supports our work. Buy your tickets today or become a member and visit for free!

Kelp as an ecosystem engineer. Scorpions as starlight navigators. Fire as a friend to forests. And humans helping build resilience across our state. Through hands-on interactives, multi-sensory ...

This is a recurring event. Check the daily calendar for more schedule information. Planetarium shows are included with Daytime Admission, but capacity is limited for the safety of our guests and staff ...

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, ...

The Academy’s iconic Living Roof is more than a beautiful architectural feature; it's critical to the building’s heating and cooling efficiency. The six inches of soil substrate on the roof acts as ...

Although we make every attempt to provide reliable taxonomic, biological, distribution and ecological data, we cannot guarantee the absolute accuracy of these data. Identifications are provisional and ...

Set up Sky Science slides. Print one set of notebook pages for each student. Prep set of lab materials for each group of 3-4 students. Arrange all “further investigation” materials in a separate ...

Whether anonymous sticky-notes or informal conversations after the session, feedback gathered at the end of any learning experience is extremely valuable for facilitators and participants. This brief ...

The Hawaiian bobtail squid (Euprymna scolopes) spends its days buried in sand and its nights stalking prey in the shallow waters off the coast of Hawaii. Just because the squid hunts at night, however ...

Special educator price of $99 for teacher memberships For one cardholder and a guest* Valid for Pre-K through 12th-grade classroom teachers in California, including preschool teachers of 3-4 year olds ...