Participants will conduct research with their chosen advisor on a project relating to the discipline of the advisor and student. The program begins with a week-long field trip to the University of ...

Applications will be open February 1, 2025 through April 1, 2025. Selected applicants will be required to attend an in-person group interview on Saturday, April 19, 2025. The California Academy of ...

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The Academy is conveniently located within 10 minutes of four MUNI bus and Metro lines, listed below in order of nearest to farthest from our main entrance. Go green, ride MUNI! Biking in and around ...

Academy scientists will embark on twenty expeditions over the next five years to better understand both shallow and deep reef ecosystems across the globe. The Academy has a long history of research in ...

Academy botanist Dr. Nathalie Nagalingum explains how, more than 400 million years ago, early plants played a notable role in adjusting Earth's physical surface as well as our planet's climate. She ...

Due to habitat destruction, pollution, and poaching, seadragon numbers are declining in the wild; the species was listed as Near-Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List in 2006. It is fully protected ...

At a Penguins+Pajamas Sleepover, the adventure begins well before bedtime—and continues the next day. Spark your young science-lover's imagination by exploring our exhibits after hours. Go stargazing ...

An interactive storytime about how humans are connected to each other and the natural world. Daily, 10:15 a.m. Learn about our charismatic African penguin colony from an Academy biologist. Daily, ...

Although careful, meticulous observation is often underrated, Rich Mooi has built a career on his attention to detail. For more than 30 years, Mooi has been steadily filling in and building onto the ...

When a marine mammal washes ashore, the forensic investigation begins. How did the animal become stranded? What can it teach us about the health of its ocean habitat? As a member of the Marine Mammal ...

Below we describe the principles that guide our work in creating and facilitating effective learning experiences for teachers. Each principle is based not only on our own experience, but also on ...