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Biological evolution through domestication, mutation and natural selection as initially presented by Charles Darwin. Sites about other views on origins of life, cosmic evolution, geological evolution and social evolution can be found in the relevant ODP categories.

Sites in Evolution

The Evolutionary Tales
Recasting of Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" to present evolutionary theory and the pseudoscientific nature of "creation science" by Ronald L. Ecker. Full text available online.

The Talk.Origins Archive: Evolution FAQs
A very informative site about biology and evolutionary theory.

Nearctica - Evolution
Extensive annotated collection of links on the process of evolution.

Evolution Happens!
Information about biological evolution in a Q&A format. Explains why creation science is not science. Includes photographs and many links.

The Evolution Page
Provides background to the evolution debate, links and an outline of a new model for large scale changes.

European Society for Evolutionary Biology
The Society aims promotes evolutionary research in a wide sense. It publishes the Journal of Evolutionary Biology, and organizes a conference every other year.

Essays on Evolution
Essays on dinosaur origin and extinction, bird origin and flight, and human origin.

Hans-Cees Speel's Homepage
The Evolution and Philosophy section discusses evolution in biology, philosophy, artificial intelligence, and memetics.

Science and Creationism
Considers the science that supports the theory of evolution - from the National Academy of Sciences.

Replicators: Evolutionary Powerhouses
Extensive and interactive educational resource providing information on biological and cultural evolution, language development, and philosophy.

Triumph of Life
Companion to PBS series on evolution. Features essays, video clips, and special interactive features that explore the story of life on Earth.

A Post-Darwinian Probabilistic Model
A probabilistic model of biological evolution with a new interpretation of Darwinian natural selection and 3 examples: 1) 5 mass extinctions 2) hominization 3) the PO2PAL increase.

Evolution's Arrow
Web version of a book written by John Stewart about the direction of evolution and the future of humanity.

Radiation of the First Animals
Illustrated lecture transcript by Dr. Jere Lipps. Discussion of the evolutionary record of the pre-Cambrian period and the Cambrian explosion, including the traces and impacts of non-skeletal life forms.

The Evolution Evidence Page
A collection of articles about evolution, most of which deal primarily with human evolution, from a variety of sources. They include discussion of the anatomical, fossil and genetic evidence.

Introduction to Phylogeny
University of California Museum of Paleontology virtual exhibit explores the relationship of phylogeny and evolution.

Evolution of Evolvability
This paper shows how evolution tunes the content and frequency of genetic variation to enhance its evolvability, organising genetic systems into hierarchies. Genetic evolution is neither random nor blind.

Origin of Life: Prebiotic Synthesis of Amino Acids
Two articles discussing chemical evolution in light of the Zeeman effect and the lightning cloud experiments of Stanley Miller.

Beliefs of U.S. Public About Evolution and Creation
Presents and discusses the results of polls (from Gallup, About.com, and other sources) of various economic, educational, and religious groups about evolution and creation.

National Association for Objectivity in Science about Evolution
Promotes teaching of critical thinking about the theory of evolution.

29 Evidences for Macroevolution: The Scientific Case for Common Descent
This article directly addresses the scientific evidences in favor of macroevolutionary theory and common descent.

Articles on Evolution
From the archives of the Boston Review.

Evolution Update
A tool for academic research in evolutionary biology and its associated controversies.

On the Origin and Impact of Information in the Average Evolution
Paper on the relationship between information and the process of evolution.

Songbird Shows How Evolution Works
BBC News article about study on Himalayan songbirds that suggests how one species can evolve into two.

Vertebrate Flight Exhibit
Explores the physics of vertebrate flight, with particular emphasis on its origins and evolution.

Scientific American: 15 Answers to Creationist Nonsense
Review and critique of popular arguments against the theory of evolution by natural selection.

Alec's Evolution Pages with scientific evidence for evolution
Essays, articles, resources and links presenting scientific evidence for evolution and refuting creationist arguments. Demonstrates fallacies of Young Earth Creationism and Intelligent Design.

Evolution: Darwin
Supporting material for the "Evolution" TV series. Includes informative activities.

The Evolution Education Wiki
An Evolution Encyclopedia and FAQ compiled by users of the site.

Evolution by Natural Selection
An introduction to how the appearance of design in the living world arose from a mindless process.