Organisation: California Academy of Sciences

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‘The closest humans come to being a fish’: How scuba is pushing new limits

Scientists have begun to explore the ocean’s ‘middle light’ – the mesophotic zone, a lesser-known part of our seas – with new rebreathers

Mon, 16 Jan, 2023

San Francisco is a city to leave your heart in

San Francisco has surprisingly few must-see sights, but it is the filler that makes this city such a snug place to visit, writes Geoff Power.    

Sat, 30 Jan, 2016

Rare penguin chicks, the size of a tea cup, born in US

Two rare African penguin chicks have hatched at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.

Wed, 19 Nov, 2014

Universal antidote for snakebite a step closer

Scientists working on a universal antidote for snakebite have moved one step closer to their goal as a result of promising research carried out in the USA and in Dublin.

Sat, 07 Jun, 2014

Human’s use of stone blades critical step in evolution

APE-LIKE humans were cutting up meat with stone blades more than three million years ago, long before the earliest previous evidence of tool use, scientists revealed.

Thu, 12 Aug, 2010