The Department of Ichthyology houses one of the largest and most important research collections of its kind in the world. There are over 200,000 cataloged lots (jars) containing roughly 1.6 million ...

When a marine mammal washes ashore, the forensic investigation begins. How did the animal become stranded? What can it teach us about the health of its ocean habitat? As a member of the Marine Mammal ...

Research staff in the Academy's Ornithology and Mammalogy Department are working to answer fascinating and challenging questions about birds and mammals. Through field research, morphological ...

At the time of the Great San Francisco Earthquake, instruments to measure earthquakes were non-existent in the area. Therefore, scientists who measure earthquakes that happened before 1900 review ...

Begin your discussion with an exploration of the cardinal directions, using a map or a globe. Ask the class if they can identify the direction of north from their current positions. Ask how they ...

5. to provide, for each species-group name, references to all subsequent publications with short information about the respective paper's content. This goal has been achieved only partially, but new ...

Observations inspire scientific questions and drive discoveries. In this activity, students will watch a visualization of empirical scientific data to explore seasonal changes in primary productivity ...

“These papers present the most exhaustive isotope-based studies on early human diets to date,” says the Academy’s own Zeresenay Alemseged, Senior Curator and Chair of Anthropology, and co-author on ...

When you are the facilitator, the responsibility of focusing everyone’s attention on the session’s topic and setting the tone for the professional development (PD) starts as soon as the first ...

Ant Course is a unique opportunity to acquire training that is unavailable elsewhere. Lectures and laboratory practice emphasize classification, identification of ant genera, social systems, and the ...

Teacher Tip: In this portion of the lesson, you will be drawing the coral polyp anatomy on the board while your students build their edible polyp. The TEACHER GUIDE shows what to draw on the board ...

All guests are encouraged to purchase tickets online in advance. Buying in advance guarantees availability on busy days, including weekends, holidays, and spring break. Plus, save time by skipping the ...