Aha! moments from the Academy

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Academy curator Tomio Iwamoto holds a preserved grenadier fish specimen. Photo by Gayle Laird
Behind the scenes
Tomio Iwamoto: Six Decades of Deep-Sea Discoveries
May 29, 2024
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Coyote specimen against black backdrop in California State of Nature exhibition at Cal Academy. Photo by Gayle Laird
On exhibit
Life After Death: A Coyote Specimen’s Journey
May 23, 2024
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One of 3 alligator snapping turtles on exhibit at Steinhart Aquarium at Cal Academy. Photo credit: Gayle Laird
Behind the scenes
The Snappiest Vet Exam
May 21, 2024
Silver arowana on view in Steinhart Aquarium at California Academy of Sciences
On exhibit
Creature Closeup: Silver Arowana
April 30, 2024
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A diver bobs in the water while two penguins stand on a rocky outcrop; three-masted ship sits still in the background.
In the field
A Galápagos Homecoming
April 17, 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.
Behind the scenes
The Unsung Heroines of the California Academy of Sciences
March 29, 2024
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BigPicture 2023 Grand Prize winner Corey Arnold poses with the winning image on exhibit at the Academy
On exhibit
Capturing the Moment in the Concrete Jungle
March 27, 2024
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Behind the scenes
Black at the Academy: Past, Presence, Future
February 23, 2024
A butterfly resting on Mirage, the Academy's corpse flower
On exhibit
It’s Alive! Our Corpse Flower Is Blooming
February 22, 2024

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