Aha! moments from the Academy

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Academy veterinarian Freeland Dunker examines a newly hatched African penguin chick
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A Man for All Species
April 25, 2025
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A woman looks intently at a tropical fish tank exhibit in Hidden Reef at Cal Academy's Steinhart Aquarium
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Short & Sweet: 6 Science Snippets from 2024
December 13, 2024
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Acropora corals releasing gametes in the Academy's Coral Regeneration Lab during a spawning event. Photo by Gayle Laird
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The Coral Whisperers
May 31, 2024
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Academy curator Tomio Iwamoto holds a preserved grenadier fish specimen. Photo by Gayle Laird
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Tomio Iwamoto: Six Decades of Deep-Sea Discoveries
May 29, 2024
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One of 3 alligator snapping turtles on exhibit at Steinhart Aquarium at Cal Academy. Photo credit: Gayle Laird
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The Snappiest Vet Exam
May 21, 2024
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Pearl Sonoda holds up a specimen suspended in a jar in the fish collections at the Academy, in a black and white vintage photograph.
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The Unsung Heroines of the California Academy of Sciences
March 29, 2024
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Black at the Academy: Past, Presence, Future
February 23, 2024
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Seven African penguins (black and white with striped heads) waddle around red felt hearts in their enclosure.
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Animal Sex in the City
February 14, 2024
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Veterinarian measures a moray eel with a tape measure during an exam.
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The Most Challenging Veterinary Checkup? That’s a Moray
February 7, 2024

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