EOLv2

Check out EOLv2 with a new look and new features making it easier to use, to personalize, and to interact with fellow enthusiasts worldwide.

One Species at a Time

Explore the diversity of life—five minutes and One Species at a Time.

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EOL Field Guides

Explore guides created using the EOL Field Guide tool

Help Build EOL

Graduate and undergraduate biology students are creating species pages as part of their coursework

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Biodiversity is...

...the variety of life on earth, the variation of genes within species,
and a measure of ecosystem health.

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Biodiversity Literature

Explore 26 million pages of biodiversity literature online through the Biodiversity Heritage Library portal, which is linked to EOL species pages.

Collections allow you to organize lists of species, information, media, maps, and sounds - anything of interest to you from the Encyclopedia of Life...
Learn why Sanibel Island’s shores are so rich in molluscan treasure, and how shelling has captured the imaginations of scientists and enthusiasts...
Can painted wooden fish on a schoolyard fence change human behavior and help clean up the ocean for the real salmon? Stream of Dreams in British...
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