Earth's Species To Be Cataloged On the Web 147
Matt clues us in to a project to compile everything known about all of Earth's 1.8 million known species and put it all on one Web site, open to the world. The effort is called the Encyclopedia of Life. It will include species descriptions, pictures, maps, videos, sound, sightings by amateurs, and links to entire genomes and scientific journal papers. The site was unveiled today in Washington where the massive effort was announced by some of the world's leading institutions. The project is expected to take about 10 years to complete; it starts out with committed funding for 1/4 of that."
But hasn't The Guide already said it in two words? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:10 years v. Extinction Rate (Score:2, Funny)
Why not just make it a wiki...
Yeah, and watch web pages sprout up featuring rare species like Cowboyus Nealicus, Scuttle Monkey, and the Zonk Toad.
Internet pages (Score:5, Funny)
These Internet pages, are they something I'd need an Internet browser to enjoy?
Plaease stop evolving now... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Isn't it already a part of Wikipedia? (Score:5, Funny)
Heh... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Isn't it already a part of Wikipedia? (Score:2, Funny)
But... (Score:5, Funny)
Web 2.0 (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Man I just had a moment (Score:2, Funny)
why so long? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Isn't it already a part of Wikipedia? (Score:5, Funny)
Poor choice of acronym? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Plaease stop evolving now... (Score:4, Funny)
Special thanks to snpp [snpp.com].
To Serve Man (Score:5, Funny)
Re:To Serve Man (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Storytime (Score:3, Funny)
At last, a self-limiting database! (Score:5, Funny)
-- ydra
Re:Isn't it already a part of Wikipedia? (Score:3, Funny)
Wheee (Score:2, Funny)
Tell me When... (Score:2, Funny)