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California Academy of Sciences’ Innovative Tendon Surgery on African Penguin Chick Published in Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Groundbreaking step for avian veterinary medicine helped adorable chick Iggie heal from a common crippling issue

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Critically Endangered Sunflower Sea Stars Now on Exhibit at California Academy of Sciences

Three massive adult stars join the giant Pacific octopus habitat, and juvenile stars are on exhibit as well.

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Announcing the Winners of the California Academy of Sciences’ 12th Annual BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition

Revealed on Nature Photography Day, winning images show scenes of a beautiful, yet fragile, planet

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California Academy of Sciences Promotes Cathy Estelle to Chief Sales and Operations Officer

Longtime Academy leader to focus on streamlined operations and sustainable revenue growth.

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Leadership, Programs & Events, Science & Sustainability
California Academy of Sciences Big Bang Gala on April 24 to Explore Intersection of Science and Technology
April 15, 2025

Earth Species Project co-founder Aza Raskin to deliver keynote about AI's use in understanding the natural world

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Programs & Events
California Academy of Sciences Celebrates 172nd Birthday on April 4 with Academy Day Festivities, Pay-What-You-Can Tickets, and New Claude Webcam
March 24, 2025

Annual celebration features tickets starting at $5, a new Claude webcam, a science fair, live animals, and more.

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Programs & Events, Science & Sustainability
City Nature Challenge Marks 10 Years of Bringing the World Together to Study Biodiversity
March 18, 2025

Annual community science event, April 25-28, unites people with nature and each other.

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Exhibits
New exhibition Unseen Oceans Opens March 21 at the California Academy of Sciences
March 14, 2025

Explore the deep sea through supersized glowing models, games, fossils, and videos—plus sit in a submersible!

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Leadership, Science & Sustainability
Letter to the Academy Community
March 4, 2025

Join us at the Civic Center Plaza rally on 3/7 to Stand Up for Science.

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Science & Sustainability
New Study Finds Urbanization and Human-driven Inequities Shape Coyote Behavior in Los Angeles
February 25, 2025

Research unveils wealth, pollution, and population density are strong predictors of coyote movement.

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Exhibits
Dino Days Brings 13 Animatronic Dinosaurs to the California Academy of Sciences, Mar. 1–Sept. 1, 2025
February 19, 2025

Featuring Dinosaur Train’s Dr. Scott, interactive fossil dig pit, prehistoric fossils, special programs & more.

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Science & Sustainability
California Academy of Sciences and Partners Uncover New Sunflower Species in Big Bend National Park, Texas
February 18, 2025

The wooly devil is the first new plant genus and species discovered in a U.S. national park in nearly 50 years.

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