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The Museum opens at 9:30 am today. An interactive storytime about how humans are connected to each other and the natural world. Daily, 10:15 a.m.

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, ...

This is a recurring event. Check the daily calendar for more schedule information. One of the top kids' magicians in the Bay Area, Perry Yan performs astonishing feats of magic, comedy, and ...

For the first time in its history, the Academy participated in the United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP) biodiversity summit, held last month in Cali, Colombia. After a historic summit two ...

Ahh, annual report season, the most wonderful time of the year. Especially because the Academy’s annual report isn’t like other reports. It’s a cool report. How cool? 150+ newly described species cool ...

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“The Forest Of The Monarchs,” a photo of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Michoacán, Mexico, taken by National Geographic Explorer Jaime Rojo won the 2024 BigPicture Grand Prize.

Don’t tell Claude, but he’s not the only long-bodied, sharp-toothed, extremely chill species in the aquarium.

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Students will explore tectonic plate boundaries and different types of seismic waves generated by earthquakes.