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Claude turns 30 on September 15! Celebrate with us all month long. Unlike a human or your pet dog or cat, Claude, the Academy’s unofficial mascot, doesn’t have to get a doctor’s checkup once a year.

Our first wallpaper drop is 100% Claude in honor of his 30th hatchday, but more digital biodiversity is in the works. Stay tuned!

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA (July 31, 2025) — The California Academy of Sciences and partners at Roatán Marine Park (RMP) in Honduras recently opened the first land-based coral rearing facility in Central ...

This post is part of Exploring Earthquakes, a rich collection of resources co-presented by the California Academy of Sciences and KQED. This material is also available as a free iBooks textbook and ...

Step in and hang on as our earthquake simulator recreates California's powerful 1906 and 1989 quakes.

Visit the only place on Earth with an aquarium, planetarium, rainforest, and natural history museum—all under one living roof. Embark on epic science adventures from the heart of Golden Gate Park!

The spotted eagle ray is considered a data deficient species and its distribution, migration, feeding habits, growth rates and reproductive biology are poorly defined. The objectives of our study ...

Divide class into small work groups of four to six students each and provide each group with an Insect Habitat Card and a set of art supplies. Each student will need an Invent an Insect worksheet.