An interactive storytime about how humans are connected to each other and the natural world. Daily, 10:15 a.m.

The Academy’s iconic Living Roof is more than a beautiful architectural feature; it's critical to the building’s heating and cooling efficiency. The six inches of soil substrate on the roof acts as ...

Careers in Science is a multi-year, year-round paid internship and youth development program for San Francisco youth who come from communities typically underrepresented in science, technology, ...

Scientific Publications offers a window into the exciting discoveries of Academy scientists, whose research forms the basis of knowledge regarding the evolution and dispersal of many different species ...

Be mesmerized by a variety of graceful ray species and shimmering schools of tropical fish swimming across your screen. Enjoy the antics of thousands of tropical fish in our Philippine Coral Reef ...

Students will explore tectonic plate boundaries and different types of seismic waves generated by earthquakes.

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Step in and hang on as our earthquake simulator recreates California's powerful 1906 and 1989 quakes.

Next Generation Science Standards: MS-LS1.A, MS-LS1.C, HS-LS1.A, HS-LS1.C (DCIs); Systems, Scale, Energy and Matter (CCCs) Take a journey inside a leaf of a redwood tree! Enter the stoma and view the ...

Monday–Saturday: 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

Plates: Massive rocks that make up the outer layer of the Earth’s surface and whose movement along faults triggers earthquakes ...

Students will explore tectonic plate boundaries and different types of seismic waves generated by earthquakes.