Reflections from a road trip to Mono Lake and the Owens Valley, the northernmost reaches of Southern California.

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and the University of California, San Diego; had three members each elected to the Academy. The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit institution that was established under a ...

The rare Mount Lyell shrew has finally been snapped by the Academy for the first time. Here's how they did it. Japan's Sakurajima volcano erupts sending ash plume 6,500ft into sky From the Swiss ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Scientists at the California Academy of Sciences travel around the world, performing critical work to keep global environments healthy and climate ready. But in some ...

The California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco is taking us about 138 steps closer--that's the number of new species they've discovered over just this year. If you think "seen one damselfish ...

The California Academy of Sciences is celebrating a new addition to its Osher Rainforest -- a red-crested turaco chick. The chick joins an array of other baby animals on display this month ...

The California Academy of Sciences said goodbye Friday to two furry friends just two weeks after they arrived in The City, as the baby reindeer give way to another pair of infant animals.

Two young reindeer lounging in their pen the Saturday before Thanksgiving -- the day of their big holiday season premiere at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco -- were taking a ...