What is Encyclopedia of Life?
[[File:EOL logo.svg|thumb|right]] The '''''Encyclopedia of Life''''' ('''EoL''') is an online source of information. The Encyclopedia of Life lists plants, animals and all other kinds of living things. It gives this information in many languages. It has more than 2 million [[species]] in it, making it one of the largest sources of species information in the world.<ref name=Smith>{{cite web|publisher=Smithsonian|accessdate=July 30, 2021|url=https://naturalhistory.si.edu/research/eol|title=Encyclopedia of Life}}</ref><ref name=BBC>{{cite news|publisher=BBC|title=Scientists compile 'book of life' |accessdate=August 2, 2021|date=May 9, 2007|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6638017.stm}}</ref> Many different groups work together to make and run the encyclopedia. The [[Smithsonian Institution]]'s [[National Museum of Natural History]] is the leader. ==History== In 2008, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation gave the Smithsonian the money to start the encyclopedia.<ref name=Smith /><ref name=NYT>{{cite news|title=The Encyclopedia of Life, No Bookshelf Required|accessdate=August 2, 2021|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/26/science/26ency.html|author=Carl Zimmer|work=New York Times|date=February 26, 2008}}</ref><ref name=EOLH>{{cite web|url=https://eol.org/docs/what-is-eol/eol-history|accessdate=August 2, 2021|title=EOL History|publisher=Encyclopedia of Life}}</ref> In 2018, EoL started a new way of showing information that allowed users to search for species in new ways. For example, it is more easy to see and search for which living things [[predator|eat]] which [[prey|other animals]] or [[herbivory|plants]].<ref name=Smith /> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Wikidata property|P830}} *[https://eol.org/ Official website] [[Category:American science websites]] [[Category:Databases]] [[Category:Taxonomy]] {{science-stub}}