"The first 30,000 pages have been unveiled of a vast encyclopedia which aims to catalogue every one of our planet's 1.8 million species. The immense online resource is designed to greatly enhance our understanding of the world's diminishing biodiversity."
The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) will cover all six kingdoms of life, including viruses and extinct species. Goals include:
This link includes access to two databases (username=guest, password=guestesa).