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CatSource - Animal Planet
Animal Planet's definitive guide to cats. Find the answer to questions about your cat's health, behavior, training, and safety.
animal.discovery.com/cat-guide
Genome 10K Project
The UCSC Genome 10K project aims to assemble a genomic zoo--a collection of DNA sequences representing the genomes of 10,000 vertebrate species, approximately one for every vertebrate genus.
genome10k.soe.ucsc.edu
NOVA Evolution
Portal to NOVA's online programs, news, and interactive features dedicated to evolution. NOVA Evolution lets you watch programs online.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/beta/evolution
Scratch 'n Sniff: A Guide to Cats and Dogs
How did house cats evolve? Can dogs talk? Why do cats purr? Find out, in Scientific Americain's definitive report on the science of our best friends.
www.scientificamerican.com/report.cfm?id=cats-dogs-guide
The Human Spark - PBS
In a three-part PBS series, Alan Alda seeks out answers to: What is the nature of human uniqueness? Where did the human spark ignite, and when? And perhaps most tantalizingly, why? In a three-part series to be broadcast on PBS in 2010, Alan Alda takes these questions personally, visiting with dozens of scientists on three continents, and participating directly in many experiments ? including the detailed examination of his own brain.
www.pbs.org/wnet/humanspark
Global Maps - NASA Earth Observatory
NASA's interactive global maps allow you to explore how key parts of Earth?s climate system change from month to month.
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/GlobalMaps
Burgess Shale Geoscience Foundation
Providing information online about the Burgess Shale discoveries and educational talks and walks in Yoho National Park in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
www.burgess-shale.bc.ca
Beaked Whale Identification Guide
Photographic guide designed to help individuals identify stranded beaked whales based upon geography, external features, and characteristics of the skull. From the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Marine Mammal Program.
vertebrates.si.edu/mammals/beaked_whales/pages/main_menu.htm
Catalog of Exoplanets - The Planetary Society
Regularly updated database of all known exoplanets. Answers essential questions about each exoplanet: What is the planet's location and home star? How was it detected? When was it discovered? How many other known planets are orbiting its star?
www.planetary.org/exoplanets
SEAPLEX: Seeking the Science of the Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch
Scripps Environmental Accumulation of Plastic Expedition (SEAPLEX) is designed to study the debris at the center of the North Pacific Ocean and what potential damages they may pose to marine life and the larger biological environment.
sio.ucsd.edu/Expeditions/Seaplex

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