SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Mar. 11, 2026) — The California Academy of Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of Tamara (Tami) Fountain to the role of Chief People Officer.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (December 16, 2025) — Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences recently traveled to Guam to retrieve valuable data collected over nearly a decade in deep coral reefs (>330 ...

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 ...

Says lead author Camilo Mora of the University of Hawaii and Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada: “The question of how many species exist has intrigued scientists for centuries and the answer, ...

Claude, our beloved albino alligator, passed away from cancer on Dec. 2, 2025. Explore all the ways you can commemorate his legacy. Unlike a human or your pet dog or cat, Claude, the Academy’s ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (August 11, 2025) — The California Academy of Sciences is gearing up to celebrate one of our most iconic residents: Claude, the beloved albino alligator, who turns 30 on September 15 ...

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 Honduras.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (February 20, 2025) — This spring, walk among prehistoric giants as 13 life-size animatronic dinosaurs take over both of the California Academy of Sciences’ outdoor gardens in our ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (February 18, 2025) — Academy researchers and partners made the first discovery of both a new genus and species of plant in a U.S. national park in nearly 50 years. The ...

This new grant expands upon existing Moore Foundation funding that helped Academy researchers initiate a massive digitization project focused on California plant specimens. Academy scientists will now ...

“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.