The Museum opens at 9:30 am today. Learn about our charismatic African penguin colony from an Academy biologist. Daily, 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Join us as we venture "Into the Deep" to find all sorts of ...

Forests and fire California's forests inspire awe and engage our senses. Meet a mounted specimen of Monarch, one of California's last grizzly bears; marvel at a mammoth cross-section of a redwood tree ...

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About the Philippine Coral Reef 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 ...

The Academy's herpetology collection began in 1853 with a single Galápagos tortoise shell. It has since grown to be the 6th largest reptile and amphibian collection in the world and serves as an ...

June 7 Winter solstice …on Mars. The Red Planet's north pole is tilted away from the Sun at an angle similar to Earth's axial inclination. Temperatures can plummet to as low as -195° Fahrenheit (-123° ...

Considered the “rainforests of the sea,” coral reefs are some of the most biologically diverse, economically valuable, and beautiful ecosystems on Earth. They cover less than 1% of the ocean but ...

This is a recurring event. Check the daily calendar for more schedule information. 0 Life: A Cosmic Story Monday-Friday: 10:30 am, 12:30 pm, 2:30 pm Saturday-Sunday: 11:15 am, 12:45 pm, 2:15 pm, 3:45 ...

Watch the Plate Tectonics: Shaping the Continents video to witness how Earth's forces have shaped the continents from present day to millions of years ago. Choose a location to follow back in time and ...

Snapshot Cal Coast is 10! From June 1 to June 30, help us document California's incredible coastal biodiversity on your own or at a bioblitz event near you. Every summer, the Academy's Center for ...

Learn how to be a naturalist! Each month brings a new nature skill, with different aspects of that skill presented every week. Junior Academy is designed for youth ages 8 to 11 (accompanied by an ...

Divide class into small work groups of four to six students each and provide each group with an Insect Habitat Card and a set of art supplies. Each student will need an Invent an Insect worksheet.