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Background information
The Eight Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System: one star, eight planets, and more - from Bill Arnett
Origins - from PBS Online
Whispers from the Cosmos Map - from University of Illinois
Evolution of the Solar System
Stars, Galaxies and Cosmology - including The Electromagnetic Spectrum, Radiation Laws and Observations at other Wavelengths, from University of Tennessee Astrophysics Group
History of the Universe Timeline - an interactive timeline from Mysteries of Deep Space, pbs online
Formation of the Solar System
Evolution of our Solar System - student activity, timeline and gallery from Lunar and Planetary Institute
Solar System Formation - senior version, from Windows on the Universe, University of Michigan
Prebiotic Evolution and the Precambrian Fossil Record - from Alan Cann, Microbiology Bytes, simple notes and diagrams
Astrobiology and the origins of Life - from Access Excellence
Violence in the Cosmos - from University of Tennessee Astrophysics Group
The Origin of the Solar System - from University of Tennessee Astrophysics Group
Formation of the Solar System - Quicktime movie from Views of the Solar System
Formation of the Solar System - from Minnesota State University Mankato
The Use of Role-Playing Exercises in Teaching Undergraduate Astronomy and Physics - with a case study on teaching Solar System Formation, from Australian Telescope National Facility
Early Earth and its evolution
MIT Researchers Propose New Model for Convective Circulation Within Earth's Mantle - from National Science Foundation: Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
Earth as a Planet - from Federation of American Scientists
Titan - Key to Earth's Evolution? - an article by Emma Bakes from the SETI Institute
Formation of Earth, Conditions on Early Earth, Origins of Life - from University of Cincinnati, Clermont College
Origin of the Earth's Atmosphere - from Eastern Illinois University
Origin of living cells
Urey and Miller's Experiment
How Did Life Begin? An Interview with Andy Knoll - from PBS Online
Miller-Urey Experiment - interactive simulation of the experiment with movies of Miller setting up apparatus, from University of California Television
Miller and Urey Spark Discharge - Quicktime movie of recreation of experiment from Norton Publisher
From Primordial Soup to the Prebiotic Beach - this page also contains some useful links
Amino acids are created in laboratory - from A Science Odyssey, PBS
Miller/Urey Experiment - from Duke University
The Beginnings of Life on Earth - an article from American Scientist
Reflections From a Warm Little Pond - an article published in Astrobiology Magazine
Black Smokers and fumaroles
American Museum of Natural History Expeditions - Black Smokers - includes animation of formation of "Black Smokers"
Looking for clues to our mineral wealth - from NOVA, Australian Academy of Science
"Black Smokers" on the Sea Floor - from United States Geological Survey
Exploring the deep ocean floor: Hot springs and strange creatures - from United States Geological Survey
Into the Abyss - from NOVA, PBS Online
Voyage to Puna Ridge - including Science Factoids eg Biology - Living on the Seafloor and Lava Flows Underwater and Basalt, from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Black Smokers and Giant Worms - from Courseworld
AJ's Black Smoker - an applet that explores the development of species in isolation or proximity in Black Smokers, good help files supplied
Chemosynthesis - from NeMo Explorer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Chemosynthesis - from Voyage to the Deep, University of Delaware
Origins of Life: Chemosynthesis - from Kenyon College, Astrobiology(pdf 701.6kB)
Archaeobacteria
Introduction to the Archaea: Life's extremists... - from Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley
Extremophiles - from the Virtual Museum of Bacteria
What is an Extremophile? - from Microbial Life Educational Resources, Carleton College
Evolution of the atmosphere
The Atmosphere - from Revision Resources for A Level Chemistry, UK
Evolution of the Atmosphere - from Plymouth University
Evolution of photosynthesis
Evolution of Photosynthesis - information and links from Center for Bioenergy & Photosynthesis, Arizona State University
Evolution: When Did Photosynthesis Emerge on Earth? - an article published in Science
Origin of Life - from Encyclopedia of Global Change, Environmental Change and Human Society. 11 pages of solid information.(pdf 153.3kb)
Global Carbon Cycle
Understanding the Global Carbon Cycle - from The Woods Hole Research Center
The Carbon Cycle - from Earth Observatory, NASA
The Carbon Cycle - from Fundamentals of Physical Geography
What is Carbon? - from Kansas State University
Carbon - from University of Denver
Climatic Variations over Earth's history
Climate Change Informaion Kit -detailed informationorganised under a range of topics, from United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
NOAA Paleoclimatology Program - from the National Climate Data Center
Climate System Research Center - current Research Projects, University of Massachusetts
Climate Change - from the Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment. use the Encyclopedia of Global Change, Environmental Change and Human Society link at left
Paleoclimatology and climate system dynamics - from American Geophysical Union
Plate tectonics and the evolution of climate - from American Geophysical Union
Deciphering Mysteries of Past Climate From Antarctic Ice Cores - from American Geophysical Union
Evidence of Past Climates - from Manchester Municipal University
A Paleo Perspective on Global Warming - from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including The Mid-Cretaceous Period and Weather, Climate, and Paleoclimatology
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