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At 25 feet deep, the Philippine Coral Reef tank is one of the deepest and largest indoor display of living coral in the world. Under the surface, hundreds of fish mingle with eels, anemones, starfish, ...

Academy Day is a celebration of the Academy’s anniversary, and each year we reflect on the community and philanthropy that make everything we do here possible. On Academy Day, pay-what-you-can tickets ...

At 25 feet deep, the Philippine Coral Reef tank is one of the deepest and largest indoor display of living coral in the world. Under the surface, hundreds of fish mingle with eels, anemones, starfish, ...

Though this fish is similar in shape and size to a piranha, its teeth tell a different story. It fasts for months, then comes inland with floodwaters, swimming up under trees to eat fallen fruit.

H. sagamius lives in the Pacific Ocean at depths of 2,000 to 3,300 feet, where sunlight doesn't penetrate. Food is scarce in the deep, and chance encounters in total darkness are rare, so the ...

The Atlas moth lives in Asia, from India to the Philippines and south to Indonesia. It belongs to the family Saturniidae, or giant silkworm moths, which has a worldwide distribution. The Atlas moth is ...

Dr. Lauren Esposito started her entomology collection at a young age. As a kid, she had a fondness for exploring the yard, flipping over rocks and storing found insects in egg cartons, although it ...

Today, Dumbacher’s main focus rests in the famed Galápagos Islands. Through their joint research lab, Dumbacher and San Francisco State University Professor Jaime Chaves, PhD, have launched a series ...

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 ...

While there are many hundreds of species of hawkmoths found throughout the tropics, Darwin’s hawkmoth, with its 9- to 14-inch-long coiled proboscis, is found only in Madagascar. Xanthopan morgani ...