Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)

Hi All,

I just came across a very educational, interesting and useful website. Its called the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL hereafter).  Simply put the site is "part of a massive effort to gather scientific knowledge about all animal and plant life using pictures, information, facts, and more."  In another words the site gives users global access to knowledge about life on earth - quite a large and ambitious agenda!!!

EOL's vision is: Global access to knowledge about life on Earth.

EOL's mission is: To increase awareness and understanding of living nature through an Encyclopedia of Life that gathers, generates, and shares knowledge in an open, freely accessible and trusted digital resource.

EOL is supported by Harvard University, New Library of Alexandria, Marine Biological Laboratory and the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History among others. 

The site is comprehensive, easy to navigate and authoritative. Click on this link to learn more about the educational components of EOL.  

Click here to learn more about EOL Tools/Applications, Biodiversity articles, podcasts, lessons and activities and resources/tutorials.

Enjoy the site and the links!

Regards,
Stu