Earth

The Academy's Gary Williams works with NOAA scientists and others, using an ROV to explore the unknown in the deep canyons of Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary. The sanctuary is close to San Francisco in distance, but feels far, far away.

Academy scientists are partnering with the US Forest Service to understand what happens when we reintroduce fire to the forest ecosystem.

Getting out in nature and sharing observations can help scientists and policy-makers track changes in the environment and respond to them as they happen.

How many of our resources go into wasted food? What are some tips we can use to stop wasting so much food in our homes?

Scientists investigate and explain how climate change affects California's grapes and the wine industry.

The Marin Agricultural Land Trust is holding back development and keeping family farming alive and well in west Marin.

Solar and wind power technologies are available for us to convert to cleaner, less expensive energy now.

Academy scientists spent this 2011 spring in the Philippines, documenting the country's rich biodiversity with local scientists. Their results hope to bolster conservation efforts in the area.

Academy researchers discuss the potential effects of the oil spill

Despite many threats, Academy scientists are optomistic about the future of the world's oceans.

San Franciscans are getting their hands dirty! Farms are popping up all over our fair city.

How can you ensure the seafood you're eating is sustainable? Ask a lot of questions.

How are ecosystems faring one year after the Gulf Oil Spill?

The cacao plant is in trouble! How fair trade, sustainable practices and sequencing its genome may help save chocolate.

aleoclimatologist Lynn Ingram and meteorologist Allen White talk about how the atmospheric rivers control our weather and water resources in the West.

Ocean acidification will literally dissolve some of the shells in the ocean. In this video, Scientists discuss the impact of the ocean's changing pH levels.

In a drier world, how can we use water more intelligently?