Tag: "calacademy"
Producer's Notes: Skulls at Cal Academy
If a dead marine mammal washes up on our beaches, from Bodega Bay to Año Nuevo, the California Academy of Sciences Department of Ornithology & Mammalogy gets a call.
Post on May 20, 2010 by Craig Rosa
New original science video series from QUEST: Science on the SPOT
QUEST is pleased to announce a new original science video series, Science on the SPOT. Science on the SPOT goes behind the scenes at local San Francisco Bay Area labs, follows breaking discoveries, and gets you special access to obscure science locations and collections.
Post on Apr 07, 2010 by Craig Rosa
Science Event Pick: The 11th Hour on Climate Change
Check out our latest weekly science event pick from Kishore Hari, founder of the Down to a Science science café series in San Francisco.
Post on Sep 03, 2009 by Kishore Hari
Anti-bacterial Soap: is the Medicine Worse Than the Cure?
Even if you are not handling reptiles daily like we are, you can take action to reduce exposure to toxic anti-microbials.
Post on Sep 02, 2009 by Cat
Calling all Psocoptera! Science Book Clubs in the Bay Area
Lively discussion and science books, it's a good combination.
Post on May 22, 2009 by Kishore Hari
When a Cosmo's More Than a Cocktail: Yuri's Night at Cal Academy
208 parties in 46 countries on eight continents celebrated Yuri Alexyevich Gagarin between April 6 and 12th of this year. Who is Yuri and why does he deserve such accolades?
Post on Apr 15, 2009 by Cat
Questions from the Naturalist Center
The exhibits you see on the museum floor of the California Academy of Sciences are just the tip of the iceberg of the Academy's work. In fact, 90% of what we do is the education and research that happens behind-the-scenes. It is this ongoing research that in turn generates the exhibits and programming that guests enjoy.
Post on Apr 02, 2009 by Cat
The Need for Science in America
This week the Cal Academy of Sciences celebrated the millionth visitor to its new building in Golden Gate Park On March 3rd, 2009 at 1:00 p.m., executive director Gregory Farrington greeted the one-millionth visitor to the new California Academy of Sciences. It seems incredible that in just over five months, one million visitors have explored [...]
Post on Mar 05, 2009 by Cat
The World's Largest Seed
Last Thursday, February 12th, was the inaugural evening of NightLife at the California Academy of Sciences, a weekly science evening for adults. It was also Charles Darwin's 200th birthday. To honor the father of evolution, Academy researchers unveiled Darwin's Carnival, a collection of curious specimens brought out from our collections, including Botany, Ornithology & Mammalogy, Entomology, Herpetology, Invertebrate Zoology, Geology, and the Library Archives.
Post on Feb 19, 2009 by Cat
Top Questions Asked at Cal Academy's Naturalist Center
Academy visitors can walk into the Naturalist Center during open hours, explore the library, conduct research, and connect with staff members as well as other visitors. It is an often overlooked treasure.
Post on Jan 08, 2009 by Cat
Insider's View: Cal Academy Opening Day
The majority of staff were "all hands on deck" this past Saturday and Sunday at the California Academy of Sciences. Yet, we were vastly outnumbered. Fifteen thousand people perused the new building while thousands more enjoyed the festivities in the park.
Post on Oct 01, 2008 by Cat
Behind the gat(ors!) at Cal Academy, part I
The building is a flurry of constant activity and I've decided to dedicate the next few blogs to highlight some of the activity behind the closed glass doors and the spot that has gotten the attention of staff the past few weeks has been the swamp tank.
Post on Aug 21, 2008 by Cat
Kids Take Aim in Cal Academy Photo Contest
For the next generation, cell phones, computers, and digital cameras are something they have always known. While I had to get to know how to use the technology as it was developed, they have been introduced to it already molded and they are incredibly comfortable using it. This became readily clear to me coordinating the California in Your Backyard Youth Photo Contest.
Post on Aug 06, 2008 by Cat
Weather Mystery: Warm Rain and Icy Hail?
For this past patriotic weekend, I was on the other side of the coast. Namely, driving from Washington DC into the rural wilderness of Virginia for a get away. It was not the man-made fireworks that grabbed my attention but the activity of thunderclouds. I was reading out loud as we drove down I-64 towards [...]
Post on Jul 10, 2008 by Cat
Progress at the Park
Penguin-cams are now at the California Academy of Sciences. Upon writing this blog, the California Academy of Sciences is scheduled to open in 94 days. After years of planning, staff is contemplating two digits – literally three months until opening. It seems surreal. But progress at the park is moving along at a steady clip. [...]
Post on Jun 25, 2008 by Cat
Musings on Communication and Technology
Recently during "girl's day" with my mom – my mom made a comment that made me take a second take about technology. I was texting on my iphone and she tsked under her breath and said; "People don't talk anymore, it's all text this and email that, soon language will be obsolete!" My first instinct [...]
Post on Jun 02, 2008 by Cat
Reporter's Notes: Moving Day
Nobody likes moving. The packing, taping, lifting, shipping… it can be major hassle. But nobody's experience compares to what's going on at the California Academy of Sciences. They're moving to their new 400,000 square-foot building in Golden Gate Park after three years in downtown San Francisco. But they've got a lot more to move than [...]
Post on May 02, 2008 by Lauren Sommer
Designing a Penguin Wetsuit
A "penguin suit" doesn't just refer to a tuxedo anymore. Why does Pierre, the Academy's 25-year-old penguin need a wetsuit?Thanks to an innovative treatment at the California Academy of Sciences. Pierre, the Academy's 25-year-old penguin was recently fitted with a wetsuit! Pierre's feathers were thinning and not growing back. Because penguins rely on their feathers [...]
Post on May 01, 2008 by Cat
Through the Lens: California in your backyard
The camera has long been an invaluable tool of field researchers. For example, the initial identification of a new mammal species was initiated by a camera trap set up by Francesco Rovero of the Trento Museum of Natural Sciences in the Ndundulu Forest in Tanzania's Udzungwa Mountains. Both Francesco Rovero and Galen Rathbun of the [...]
Post on Apr 17, 2008 by Cat
An Upside Down Tree
A Baobab TreeIt is not only animals that can be become endangered but plants and trees as well. One of California Academy of Science's research areas has been Madagascar. Coined as an "Island of Evolution," Madagascar hosts a rich biodiversity of plant and animal life that is indigenous to the area and, unfortunately, highly threatened. [...]
Post on Apr 02, 2008 by Cat
