From albino axolotls to rainbow-colored beetles, experience the full spectrum of animal awesomeness this summer.

In FY25, the Academy incurred a cash deficit of $7.3M. For the current fiscal year, the cash deficit is projected to exceed $8.0M. This is due in large part to the costs of maintaining our buildings ...

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 ...

We are making additions to: Van der Laan, R., W. N. Eschmeyer & R. Fricke 2014 (11 Nov.), Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa Monograph 3882 (1), 1-230. DOI ...

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Recent winner of the Best Dome Award at the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation, & Technology, Best Science Award at the Jena & International Planetarium Society Fulldome Festival, Best Educational ...

Thursdays hit different at NightLife. The museum comes alive after hours–wilder, more curious, and full of exciting creatures. Grab your friends, grab a handcrafted drink, and l ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (January 7, 2026) — Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences described 72 new animal, plant, and fungi species in 2025, enriching scientists’ understanding of Earth’s ...

The vampire squid diet is not only gross, there's nothing vampire-like (or squid-like, for that matter) about it!

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 8, 2022) — Though there are hundreds of species of fish found off the coast of the Maldives, a mesmerizing new addition is the first-ever to be formally described—the ...

Whether we're repulsed by such odors—as humans consistently are—or attracted to them as flies, rats, and other scavengers tend to be, the evolutionary roots of our responses run deep. Now, a recent ...