Membrane transport, cell nutrition and cell reproduction in an easy-to-understand language.
Watch this animation to learn the basics of the cell cycle.
From the basics to the hottest current topics: a vast bank of easy to follow learning resources on Genetics.
Epigenetics: Can we control our genes?
For a long time, scientists believed that it wasn’t possible to alter our genetic code. Now, epigenetics is changing the game.
What have we learned from the Human Genome Project?
The Human Genome Project was launched in 1990 to learn how the 3.2 billion base pairs contained in the human genome are ordered. But, what are the benefits of this?
So, do you really want to know?
At-home personal genomics kits are available and affordable, but how relevant are the results?
In the last few years, DNA evidence has started to play a big part in many nations' criminal justice systems. Learn how DNA evidence is scientifically achieved.
Fighting hunger with flood-tolerant rice.
Learn how genetic manipulation of the most eaten food in the world can help over two billion people to survive.
'Alien' genes escape into wild corn.
Now it's official: genes from genetically modified corn have escaped into wild varieties in rural Mexico.
Trial begins for HIV gene therapy.
Learn how a dead simple technique, based on the use of special DNA-cutting enzymes, could immunize people against HIV.
For the first time, geneticists diagnose disease through whole-genome analysis.
A differrent approach to gene sequencing proves cheaper, faster and useful in medicine.
'Artificial life' breakthrough announced by scientists.
20 May 2010: scientists in the US have succeeded in developing the first living cell to be controlled entirely by synthetic DNA.
The 5 current genetic experiments most likely to destroy Humanity.
If there's one thing scientists have a knack for, it's turning seemingly innocent things into horrifying specters of terror. Here are some examples.
Simple and clear animation showing the main steps to take in animal cloning.
Simple and easy to understand introduction to cloning in plants, animals and humans.
Today, after more than a decade since Dolly, human cloning remains in its infancy and under governmental restraints. Nevertheless, science is headed in that direction. Learn how the inevitable human cloning future will be.
First camel clone born in Dubai.
Scientists in Dubai say they have created the world's first cloned camel.
Excellent and very comprehensive animation showing everything you need to know about human stem cells.
A most amazing collection of essays explaining everything you want to know about evolution and more. Don't miss the first one, Introduction to Evolutionary Biology for a great overview on the topic. Also available is the full text of Darwin's The Origin of Species.
An even better and wider collection of articles to tell you everything you ever wanted to know about Evolution and never dared to ask. The Evolution 101 course is just the perfect introduction to the topic, nicely complemented with good quality images.
Charles Darwin and the Voyage of the Beagle.
Google Earth file showing Charles Darwin's voyage on the Beagle. Much more information in the author's website.
Darwin: the "reluctant revolutionary".
Series of podcasts produced by the U.S. National Public Radio on a variety of Darwin's related topics.
Wikipedia's article on Charles R. Darwin.
Recipe For Evolution: Variation, Selection & Time.
Learn about the three simple ingredients that drive evolution.
12 elegant examples of Evolution.
Compilation of especially elegant and enlightening examples of evolution.
Top 10 in-depth articles about evolution from New Scientist.
Wikipedia's article on Evolution.
Wikipedia's article on Natural Selection.
Learn why creatures which reproduce sexually, such as humans, have not been overrun by those which reproduce asexually.
Apples' autumn colour change clue.
Apple-trees' autumn red colours could have evolved to warn insects, a study says.
Very simple animation showing how a fish can turn into a fossil.
How the discovery of geologic time changed our view of the world.
We now know that the Earth is some 4.5 by old. But what did they think in the past?
How do scientists determine the age of dinosaur bones?
Learn about the techniques of radiometric dating.
International Chronostratigraphic Chart.
The state of the art in geochronology.>
Google Earth file showing continental drift in the last 600 million years.
Wikipedia: History of the Earth.
Wikipedia's article on the History of the Earth.
Fossil fragments reveal 500-million-year-old monster predator.
Learn how new studies on old fossils have turned Hurdia victoria into a possible ancestor of all arthropods.
Giant sauropod dinosaur found in Spain.
News of the 2006 discovery of the huge Turiasaurus riodevensis in Teruel, Spain.
The original article that presents to the world the astonishing discovery of the Tanis fossil deposit, claimed to have been formed in about an hour time, as a result of the Chicxulub meteorite impact, some 3000 km away.
Astonishment, skepticism greet fossils claimed to record dinosaur-killing asteroid impact.
Science magazine take on the news of the Tanis fossil deposit finding, and the claims of being a record of the sudden killing-out of the dinosaurs.
What is the last common ancestor?
If you suddenly find yourself in the company of paleoanthropologists or swamped by news of the latest hominid fossil find, there's a good chance you'll hear the phrase last common ancestor. But what is this enigmatic person or thing?
What does it mean to be human?
Site devoted to the study of human evolution.
BBC's fact pages about hominids.
Fossil finds extend human story.
The assessment of the 4.4-million-year-old animal called Ardipithecus ramidus, that may be a direct ancestor to our species, has been reported by researchers.
Wikipedia: Timeline of Human Evolution.
From primates (and beyond) to Homo sapiens sapiens.
What separates humans from chimps and other apes?
When we stare at gorillas and chimpanzees, we see aspects of ourselves: the bestial, the innocent, the savage and the adorable. And the truth is that we actually have a great deal in common with apes. Learn how much and what makes us different.
Top 10 signs of evolution in modern man.
Through history, as natural selection played its part in the development of modern man, many of the useful functions and parts of the human body become unnecessary. What is most fascinating is that many of these parts of the body still remain in some form so we can see the progress of evolution. This list covers the ten most significant evolutionary changes that have taken place, leaving signs behind them.
Learn how to make a potometer and to use it to measure plant transpiration.
Very comprehensive animation showing how xylem sap is pumped from the roots to the leaves of a plant.
Flowering plants reproduce themselves by producing seeds, which provide the plants with a way to spread out and grow in new places, sometimes a long way from the parent. Learn how.
BBC guide to Climate Change: lots of resources that include reviews, analysis, news and more.
Learn what global warming is, what causes it, what its current effects are and what the future effects could be.
Google Earth file showing how climate change and global temperature rises could affect our world over the next 100 years.
What happened to global warming?
This title may come as a bit of a surprise, so too might the fact that the warmest year recorded globally was not in 2008 or 2007, but in 1998. But it is true.
Climate scepticism: the top 10.
What are some of the reasons why "climate sceptics" dispute the evidence that human activities are bringing potentially dangerous changes to the Earth's climate, ant their counter-arguments?
Where you can check on the latest status of the ozone layer over the South Pole.
Follow a drop of water from the source through the treatment process.
Black tides: the worst oil spills in history.
Google Earth file showing information about the 50 worst oil spills, from tanker accidents and drilling operations, as well as a number of other notable spills.
Earthquakes in Geography4kids.
What, why and how of the earthquakes.
The basic scientific facts behind the earthquakes.
A very comprehensive review on earthquakes, from their causes to their effects. With photos and a video.
Massive earthquake hits Japan.
An 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit off the east coast of Japan on 11 March 2011. The quake, one of the largest in History, triggered a 10 meter tall tsunami that battered Japan's coast, killing thousands and sweeping away cars, homes, buildings, and boats.
Google Map that shows the magnitude and depth of each recorded Japanese quake since March 11th, 2011. The size of the displayed polygons reflects the magnitude of each individual earthquake and its colour reflects the depth.
Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.
This site will tell you about the last earthquakes that have taken place in our planet.
Types and structure; the lava and its flow.
An easy to understand on-line book by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Nyiragongo crater: journey to the center of the world.
Stunning photo set taken by a team of scientists who stepped onto the shore of the lava lake boiling in the depths of Nyiragongo Crater, in the Great Lakes region of Africa.
Excellent lesson on plate tectonics with interactive activities and good coverage of the following topics: Earth's structure, plate tectonics and plate boundaries.
Structure of the Geosphere in Geography4kids.
Learn how the Geosphere is structured by density; know the name of some of its parts and forms.
Tectonic plates in Geography4kids.
What are they and how do they behave.
A simple starting point for exploring plate tectonics.
A comprehensive on-line book by the U.S. Geological Survey.
The Earth in 250 million years.
Have a look at the state of the continents in 250 my time.
Tectonic plates and plate boundaries.
Google Earth's file showing the locations of the plates and their boundaries in the Earth's crust.
Types of rocks in Geography4kids.
Learn the main features of the three types of rocks.
Land weathering in Geography4kids.
Mechanical, chemical and biological weathering.
Land erosion in Geography4kids.
What is it, how can it be and which are its results.
Glacier picture gallery at ThoughtCo. With photos and basic data.
Learn the basics of soils.
The formation of soils in Geography4kids.
Learn which are the factors than condition the formation and evolution of the soils.