University of California
Ucmp: Georges Cuvier
This site from the University of California, Berkeley offers a biography of George Cuvier. Scientific ideas of George Cuvier are presented, such as those related to comparative anatomy, fossils, the idea of extinction, and others....
University of California
Ucmp: Aves Life History and Ecolog
University of California Berkeley offers a good discussion of the natural role that birds play and the importance of this role to man.
University of California
Ucmp: Flatworms, Life in Two Dimensions
A discussion of the fossilized Platyhelminthes that have been found, and offers several different strategies as to how they evolved.
New York University
Population Size and Genetic Drift: Lecture Notes
This is a college level lecture on genetic drift, complete with mathmatic formulae, includes special links.
University of California
Ucmp: Learning From the Fossil Record
Fossils provide scientists with clues about Earth's past. This site from the University of California's Museum of Paleontology is great for exploring lots of information on fossils.
University of California
Ucmp: Phylogenetic Systematics: Evolutionary Trees
This page provides an introduction to phylogenetic systematics, the way that biologists reconstruct the pattern of events that have led to the distribution and diversity of life. A tutorial "journey" into the Introduction, Methodology,...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: A Comparative Approach to Animal Dissections (A Phylogenic Study)
In this biology inquiry lab, students study evolutionary relationships by making observations of preserved animal specimens, developing a question, then investigating by dissecting the specimens provided. This comparative approach offers...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Intimate Strangers: Unseen Life on Earth
This PBS documentary provides an overview of the microbial world and offers an exciting glimpse into the field of microbiology. Meet scientists from around the world investigating the microbial world in diverse locations, from a...
Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: The Nature of Science and Biology
Use the scientific reasoning and critical thinking to take an in-depth look at the basics of biology.
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Lesson Directory
Peer-edited, educator written science lessons on current bioscience issues. Each lesson correlates to a peer-reviewed article on that topic, and contains questions about the article and a variety of engaging activities for students.
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Species, Speciation and the Environment
The American Institute of Biological Sciences offers this article by Niles Eldredge, evolutionary theorist and curator at the American Museum of Natural History. Eldredge begins with Darwin's theories and summarizes subsequent thought,...
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Evidence and the Cambrian Explosion
Discover the scientific data that supports the significance of the Cambrian explosion.
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Evidence of Evolutionary Transitions
Charles Darwin's theory that all living organisms are connected in some way has been confirmed through intense studies over centuries. Understand the similarities that bond all things living to the same family tree by checking out this...
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Why Do We Need an Amphibian Ark?
Amphibians have a challenge to rise above and are unable to succeed without the help of a vision like Amphibian Ark. This program is viewed to be a global effort to protect amphibians from extinction and promote the benefits these life...
Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: Paleobiology: Fossils and Time
Find out how fossil evidence has been the major link to learning about Earth's geologic history. See several illustrated interpretations of a geologic time scale in this online biology textbook.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: Development of Evolutionary Theory
Using diagrams and descriptive illustrations, this college-level biology reference book discusses the development of evolutionary theory.
BBC
Bbc News: The Unmasking of Piltdown Man
A BBC news feature explores a twentieth-century "scientific embarrassment." The Piltdown Man fossils, originally thought to present a link between apes and humans, were revealed to be forgeries forty years after being discovered. Find...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Can Wildlife Adapt to Climate Change?
With rising temperatures and seas, massive droughts, and changing landscapes, successfully adapting to climate change is increasingly important. For humans, this can mean using technology to find solutions. But for some plants and...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Coelacanth: A Living Fossil of a Fish
Erin Eastwood details the surprising "back from the dead" discovery of the coelacanth and explains how this fish's fins shed light on the evolutionary movement of vertebrates from water to land. [4:17]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Game Changing Amniotic Egg
April Tucker peels back each layer of the amniotic egg, revealing how truly extraordinary this evolutionary marvel is. [4:30]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Pruney Fingers: A Gripping Story
Why do fingers become pruney when they get wet? Mark Changizi examines the evolutionary reasons for pruney fingers, while exploring natural and manmade phenomena, like river networks, that operate similarly. [4:22]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How a Single Celled Organism Almost Wiped Out Life on Earth
Anusuya Willis explains how cyanobacteria, simple organisms that don't even have nuclei or any other organelles, wrote a pivotal chapter in the story of life on Earth. [4:14]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: A Plant's Eye View
What if human consciousness isn't the end-all be-all of Darwinism? What if we are all just pawns in corn's clever strategy game to rule the Earth? Author Michael Pollan asks us to see the world from a plant's-eye view. [17:29]
Tree of Life Project
Reptiles: Synapsida
This site contains general information about the extinct link between reptiles and mammals. The Synapsida organisms are the link.