The UCMP website contains thousands of pages of content about the history of life on Earth. Our main exhibit sections include:

		History of life through time This enormous collection catalogs life on Earth, focusing on the ancestor/descendant relationships which connect all organisms, past and present.				Tour of geologic time Journey through geologic time to see how the Earth has changed since its debut 4.5 billion years ago.

		Understanding Evolution The Understanding Evolution site includes discussion of evolutionary theory, evidence for evolution, the relevance of evolution to our daily lives, and the history of evolutionary thought.				The Paleontology Portal The Paleontolgy Portal focuses on the fossil record of North America, including state-by-state U.S. paleontology, fossil photo galleries, and resources for the North American paleontologist community.

		K-12 resources Activities and lessons specifically for K-12 teachers and their students.				Field notes Accounts from UCMP faculty curators, staff, and students of their adventures and findings in the field.

		Research profiles Take a look at some of the exciting work happening at UCMP. These profiles give a glimpse of science in action.				The world's biomes Explore our planet's biomes — environmental divisions defined by the community of organisms adapted to live within them. This includes forest, desert, tundra and more.

		Mystery fossil Perhaps it was photographed from a different viewpoint or from up close. Maybe it's odd-looking or simply uncommon. Can you identify the monthly mystery fossil?				Special exhibits A collection of miscellaneous exhibits that UCMP has put together over the years. Dinosaurs, coelacanths, mantis shrimp and more!

		Understanding Science website launches January 5, 2009 UCMP has officially launched its Understanding Science website in association with the Year of Science 2009 at the annual meeting of the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology in Boston. Ken Miller (Boston University) and Natalie Kuldell (MIT) unveiled the site to the attending scientific community, introducing an exciting new paradigm for explaining the process and nature of science.

		Remipedes and cave diving: Field notes from Joey Pakes, part 4 September 24, 2008 Joey happens upon sea turtles laying eggs and sea turtle eggs hatching. Also: a remipede sighting!

		Researching whelks in Japan: Field notes from Jann Vendetti, part 3 August 27, 2008 Jann continues to explore fish markets and private shell collections in Japan. Marvel at whelks that coil the wrong way!

		Researching whelks in Japan: Field notes from Jann Vendetti, part 2 August 14, 2008 Jann gets down to the business of studying gastropods in Rikuzen-Takata at the Museum of Sea and Shells. Plus: pet beetles!