- EMuseum: Evolution
Provides a brief overview of the history of natural evolution and the processes of genetics and evolution.
www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/biology/evolution/index.shtml
- Evolution of Life
Celebrates the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin's "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection" and provides the general public, students, and teachers with entertaining explorations of life's origin and evolution.
www.evolution-of-life.com/en/home.html
- Early Animal Evolution: Emerging Views from Comparative Biology and Geology
Article examining the data that has begun to emerge that can resolve the sequence of genetic and morphological innovations, environmental events, and ecological interactions that collectively shaped Cambrian evolution.
cas.bellarmine.edu/tietjen/Ecology/early_animal_evolution.htm
- Cosmic Evolution
Describes a grand synthesis of a long series of changes in the assembly and composition of energy, matter, and life - from the Big Bang to humankind.
www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/cosmic_evolution
- Transitions: The Evolution of Life
Blog highlighting the latest fossil discoveries and great evolution web sites.
afarensis.blogsome.com
- Origins
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Exploratorium feature exploring the extraordinary places, people, tools, and ideas behind the search for the origins of matter, the universe, and life.
www.exploratorium.edu/origins/index.html
- Mechanisms: The Processes of Evolution
Examines the mechanisms of evolution by focusing on descent; the importance of genetic variation; the random nature of genetic drift; and natural selection.
evolution.berkeley.edu/evosite/evo101/IIIMechanisms.shtml
- Good Science, Bad Science: Teaching Evolution in the States
Report from the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation that provides a state-by-state evaluation of the treatment of evolution in science standards.
www.edexcellence.net/foundation/publication/publication.cfm?id=42
- Butterflies and Plants: Partners in Evolution
Discover how natural selection has shaped animals and plants together through their ancient and persistent dependencies, and defenses with one another in this Smithsonian exhibit.
butterflies.si.edu
- EvoTutor
Online resource for interactive simulations of evolutionary processes.
www.evotutor.org/TutorA.html
- NOVA: Origins
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Journey back to the beginning of everything: the universe, the Earth, and life itself.
www.pbs.org/nova/origins
- Genetics and Evolution Tutorials - Biology-Online
Series of articles and exercises that introduce their readers to Mendelian genetics, genetic mutations, theoretical and practical natural selection, genetic engineering, selective breeding, and adaptation.
www.biology-online.org/2/1_meiosis.htm
- Teach Evolution and Make it Relevant
Resources and materials for teaching evolution at the pre-college level. Find teaching guides and lesson plans for the following topics: nature of science, evidence for evolution, pathways of evolution, human evolution, heredity, speciation, and related topics.
www.evoled.org
- Science and Creationism: A View from the National Academy of Sciences
Companion site for the NAS title offers illustrations, synopsis, and recommended resources.
books.nap.edu/html/creationism
- Shape of Life
PBS eight-part series The Shape of Life reveals the dramatic rise of the animal kingdom through breakthroughs in scientific discovery.
www.pbs.org/kcet/shapeoflife
- Evolution - Blackwell Publishing
Evolution is an undergraduate text in the study of evolution by Mark Ridley. Companion site includes tutorials, downloadable experiments, a timeline, and excerpts from classic texts dedicated to evolutionary biology.
www.blackwellpublishing.com/ridley
- Evolving Planet
The Field Museum's exhibit Evolving Planet takes visitors on an awe-inspiring journey through 4 billion years of life on Earth, from single-celled organisms to towering dinosaurs and our extended human family.
www.fieldmuseum.org/evolvingplanet
- NATURE: Triumph of Life
PBS series and companion site detail the four-billion-year-old history of the origin and evolution of life on planet Earth.
www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/triumphoflife
- Chaos, Cheating and Cooperation: Potential Solutions to the Prisoner's Dilemma
Outlines the Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma, which is widely regarded as a standard model for the evolution of cooperation.
brembs.net/ipd
- Issues in Evolution - ActionBioscience.org
Collection of articles addressing evolutionary theory, new species discoveries, the fossil record, and other evolution-related topics.
www.actionbioscience.org/evolution/index.html
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