Are you looking for an image or information about a particular species? Are you looking for ways to engage your students in ongoing research? If so, the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) is your go-to website. With ENT#x0003EENT2 million images and 285 partners supplying additional resources, this site provides life-science educators with ample visuals to demonstrate evolutionary relationships or particular characteristics of a taxon. The site offers information and contacts for citizen science projects and is readily accessible through Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Yahoo. The resources include photos, podcasts, and access to various collections.

EOL was developed in response to E. O. Wilson’s 2007 speech proposing that “we learn more about our biosphere – and build a networked encyclopedia of all the world’s knowledge about life.” The request became a reality when EOL went live in 2008, funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Alfred P....

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