Encyclopedia of Life

The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) is designed to provide global, online access to knowledge about life on Earth. The mission of the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) collaborative non-profit organization is to increase awareness and understanding of living nature through a freely accessible, online encyclopedia of shared knowledge from trusted digital resources. EOL is supported by  the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and numerous other partnering institutions. Go to the online Encyclopedia Of Life (EOL) web site.