Welcome to Understanding Evolution

Here's an overview of what Understanding Evolution has to offer:

Original content including our in-depth Evolution 101 course At the heart of Understanding Evolution are our feature articles, highlighting all aspects of evolution science. Our content is written for a general audience — everyone will find something interesting to read. To give you an idea of the variety, we have: Evolution 101 — an in-depth, multi-part course that takes you through evolutionary theory and mechanisms, from definitions to details, natural selection to genetic drift, mutations to punctuated equilibrium. The arthropod story — an interactive investigation that's great for students, exploring the arthropods and their evolutionary history Battling bacterial evolution — a research profile of Carl Bergstrom's work fighting against antibiotic resistant bacteria Aloha, spider style! The work of Rosemary Gillespie — a research profile of Rosemary Gillespie's work with Hawaiian happy-face spiders Survival of the sneakiest — a comic strip about a male cricket as he tries to attract a mate Similarities and differences: Understanding homology and analogy — an interactive investigation that explains what homologies and analogies are, how to recognize them, and how they evolve Fire ants invade and evolve — Understanding the evolution of fire ants may help scientists control the spread of these pests, which have already taken over much of the U.S. The history of evolutionary thought — see how the study of Earth's history, life's history, mechanisms of evolution, and development and genetics has contributed to our current understanding of evolution. ...and much more! Additionally, we've linked to valuable articles on other websites, reviewing what's out there and posting the very best.

Resource library It's easy to find what you're looking for at Understanding Evolution. You can browse all of our content by topic, resource type or audience level. The best way to see everything available is by going to the main Resource library page. You can also go straight to browsing resources in our main topic categories: What is evolution and how does it work? — Detailed explanations of the mechanisms of evolution and the history of life on Earth How does evolution impact my life? — The relevance of evolutionary theory to our everyday lives What is the evidence for evolution? — Multiple lines of scientific evidence relating to evolution What is the history of evolutionary theory? — The history of ideas, research, and contributors in the study of evolution You can also do keyword searches of the entire site from the search page.

Teaching materials Our teaching materials are dedicated to helping teachers with the subject of evolution. We have classroom strategies, lists of concepts appropriate for different levels, lesson plans and more.

Evo in the news, and other updates Every month we will post an Evo in the news feature on our homepage, providing easy-to-understand explanations of current issues. We are also adding new feature articles to the site as we create them. If you'd like to be informed about site updates, you can subscribe to Understanding Evolution.

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