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The Museum opens at 9:30 am today. Watch as a diver plunges into one of the world's deepest living coral reef tanks. Daily, 11:30 am and 1:30 pm.

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Earthquakes strike suddenly, violently, and without warning. Identifying potential hazards ahead of time and planning in advance can reduce the dangers of serious injury or loss of life from an ...

Clockwise from top left: Priya David Clemens, Will Evers, Staci Slaughter, Ahmed Muhammad, Enkhush Amarbal. If you are a journalist and would like to receive Academy press releases please contact ...

Nestled in an understated vacuum-sealed case just outside Morrison Planetarium is a priceless piece of space history: a Moon rock. Just a few centimeters across and clocking in at a whopping 3.7 ...

What's better than a day at the beach? Thirty of them! From June 1 through June 30, more than 6,000 people across California participated in Snapshot Cal Coast, Cal Academy’s annual campaign to ...

While some fans of Deppea splendens hope another stand of the plant may exist somewhere in Southern Mexico or Guatemala, Almeda believes the species is almost certainly extinct in the wild. “It’s a ...

The Atlas moth lives in Asia, from India to the Philippines and south to Indonesia. It belongs to the family Saturniidae, or giant silkworm moths, which has a worldwide distribution. The Atlas moth is ...

Did Claude really eat a ballet slipper? Why are there whale bones on our roof? Is there really a sea monster in our basement? At the Academy, there’s a story behind every species. Join a VIP Tour for ...

Kids ages 4-11 will love becoming experts on butterflies, penguins, coral reefs, and more through themed activity packs containing hands-on projects for every day of the week. If it blooms, swims, or ...

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