SF News Day Around the Bay: The Academy of Sciences Rainforest Sphere Has Reopened A mom started a brawl at a children's basketball game in Concord; three teens stand accused of trying to rob a Union City dispensary; and the California Academy of Sciences’ Rainforest sphere has just reopened after a three-month closure.
Arts & Entertainment SF Has World’s Oldest Living Aquarium Fish, and the Aquarium Just Figured Out the Fish’s Age The oldest fish in any aquarium in the world is here in SF at the California Academy of Sciences’ Steinhart Aquarium, whose biologists just figured out the fish’s age. That said, they still don’t know its gender.
Arts & Entertainment Academy of Sciences Resumes Popular 'NightLife' Events Next Week The popular nighttime hours on Thursdays at the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, complete with cocktail bars and DJs, return starting May 13, in yet another sign of life in SF getting more normal-ish.
Arts & Entertainment Amazing Full-Scale Flight Simulator At California Academy of Sciences And Exploratorium: Photos If you have ever envied the birds flying over San Francisco, now is your chance to experience what it's like. No, really. The mad geniuses behind Birdly are in town, with their full-scale
Arts & Entertainment Scenes From Cal Academy's Big Bang Gala Thursday night at the California Academy of Sciences, the noted scientific institution hosted their annual Big Bang Gala — their largest After Dark event of the year. It's a nerd prom of sorts. A
Arts & Entertainment Even These Penguins Got Valentines Just to rub it in, these smug bastard penguins at the California Academy of Sciences got pretty red Valentines today. And it's not even Valentine's Day yet! Whatever. We don't even want any,
Arts & Entertainment Meanwhile, At The California Academy Of Sciences... Santa, AKA diver George Bell, swims in the 100,000 gallon Amazon Flooded Forest tank as part of the 'Tis the Season for Science holiday exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences.
Arts & Entertainment Go Do This Thing Tonight: Sharktoberfest Didn't get tickets to see Elvis Costello at the big benefit opening for Preservation Hall West? Don't fret, Costello is playing Hardly Strictly and there are cheaper shows already lined up for Valencia's
Arts & Entertainment These Adorable African Penguins Would Like To Be Your Valentine [Photos] In what has become a yearly Valentine's tradition at the California Academy of Sciences, the museum's African penguins received heart-shaped love notes from visitors yesterday afternoon. The notes, written on red heart-shaped cards,
Arts & Entertainment Live Reindeer Adorn Roof At California Academy of Sciences Reindeer stand guard as Santa Claus robs the California Academy of Sciences. Ha! No, not really. Actually: A pair of live reindeer have taken residence at the CAS's east garden as part of
Arts & Entertainment Academy of Sciences Debuts Shark Lagoon Cam The California Academy of Sciences launched its new Shark Lagoon Cam on Thursday, which features a lovely mix of Blacktip Reef sharks and Bamboo sharks, Cownose rays, Honeycomb rays, and Blue-spot stingrays, along
misc Sponsored Post: Comedy NightLife with SF Sketchfest The following post is from our advertiser, California Academy of Sciences. This week, NightLife partners with SF Sketchfest for a night of “weird science” comedy with an 80s twist, featuring festival favorites Adam
Arts & Entertainment 7 Reasons To Love San Francisco There are countless stories to tell in San Francisco, but sometimes a picture says so much more that mere words. Each Tuesday or Wednesday, we present to you 7 Reasons. (Our sister site
misc Photo Du Jour 774 "Foucault's Polishing" by thezacstone. Behold the cleaning and polishing of Foucault's pendulum at the California Academy of Sciences before opening to the public.