So it’s like this: Earth’s orbit is elliptical, as opposed to circular (as illustrated here, although greatly exaggerated), which means that as our planet orbits the Sun, there’s a point at which the ...

Those who are lower on the social ladder tend to be the instigators of the game, trying to get a leg up or an ego boost from besting a gorilla with more social status. Thus, she argues, the gorillas ...

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 ...

California Coast invites visitors to explore the astounding richness of our own coastal waters. Be dazzled by an enormous window revealing the underwater haunts of eels, anemones, rockfish and take in ...

Accessibility for all Science is for people of all ages and abilities, which is why the Academy partnered with Lighthouse for the Blind and the Arc of San Francisco to develop Nature Lab’s inclusive ...

What are earthquakes? Get a new perspective on these powerful phenomena with this collection of videos and infographics co-presented by the California Academy of Sciences and KQED. You'll learn why ...

Something wickedly fierce is roaming the museum. Peaches Christ, San Francisco’s queen of scream, headlines our annual Halloween haunt featuring roaming scare actors and a night of thrills around ...

Bugs, an exhibition created by Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand and Weta Workshop (the creative studio behind the Lord of the Rings films’ fantastical sets), reveals the secrets of insects and ...

Thank you for your interest in the Careers in Science (CiS) Intern Program at the California Academy of Sciences. CiS is a year-round, multi-year, science education and youth development program for ...

Herbaria are in a digitization revolution. Join California Academy of Sciences researcher Rebecca Wilcox to learn how the digitization of herbarium specimens has helped to mobilize valuable diversity ...

Did you know that over 30% of all plant and vertebrate species in the United States occur in California? And that about 30% of California species are at risk of extinction? Since 2018, California ...

The Center for Comparative Genomics (CCG) serves as the Academy's central hub for genomics and sequencing. Our facilities include a fully-equipped genomics laboratory, a frozen DNA CryoCollection, and ...