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Exploratorium's Origins: From Jungle to Lab: The Study of Life's Complexity

The Exploratorium in San Francisco has a smart-looking website that highlights the cooperation between London's Natural History Museum and the Las Cuevas Research Station in Belize. The subject of this joint effort is the complexity of life and why it is studied with such intensity. The website is divided into the sections "People", "Ideas", "Tools", "Place" and "Live". The section entitled...

https://www.exploratorium.edu/origins/belize-london/index.ht...
Exploratorium: How Do We Know What We Know?

To some, science may seem neat and tidy. Of course, scientists know better, and taken as a whole, the process of doing science is often quite messy. This fascinating interactive website created by the Exploratorium museum in San Francisco takes on the task of observation and investigation into human origins. The interactive exhibit and feature contains five primary sections, including "Observing...

http://annex.exploratorium.edu/evidence/
Exploring Life's Origins: A Virtual Exhibition

This visually arresting website is part of a multimedia exhibit at the Museum of Science in Boston, which aims to "use molecular illustration and animation to help describe origins of life research and theories to broad audiences." Visitors should definitely check out the "A Timeline of Life's Evolution" to get oriented to the site. The "Formation of the Moon" is a stunning artist's rendition,...

https://exploringorigins.org/
NASA: Origins Education Forum

NASA's Origins Education Forum "brings together scientists, educators, museum specialists and outreach experts to create resources and activities" that convey the science of the Origins missions to the public. Educators can find links to activities, images, presentation ideas, articles, and other space science-related materials. Researchers and students can discover funding opportunities,...

https://hubblesite.org/