A database of fossil mammals in the western U.S., covering the late Oligocene and the Miocene, and featuring interactive mapping interfaces, complete metadata, full data-download capabilities, and data outputs suitable for direct import into statistical programs. Also available are high-quality digital images and original diagnoses of many Miocene type specimens of fossil mammals.

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Information about the activities of the Center, and links to resources for learning more about primates, including images of materials available on loan from the Centers Audiovisual Archive. The Wisconsin National Primate Research Center is one of eight federally supported (NIH-NCRR) National Primate Research Centers and the only one in the Midwest. More than 250 center scientists, through...

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Evolution of the whale shows scientists studying the bones of an ancestor of whales, porpoises, and dolphins, produced by Nature, a prestigious, international scientific journal.

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A fun educational video clip showing chasing of a bacterium by a neutrophil and eventually consuming it by phagocytosis. Useful to entertain students during cellular diversity lab. Illustrates concepts like cell size deference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells, cellular diversity (i.e. white blood cell vs. red blood cells vs. bacterium) and bulk cellular transport by phagocytosis.

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Great Danes stretch more than a meter from paw to shoulder and can easily weigh more than 90 kilograms. A Chihuahua fits snugly inside a purse. Domestic dog breeds are more varied in body size and shape -- not to mention coat color and fur length -- than any other land-based mammal. Yet, according to a new study, a mere two to six regions in doggy DNA account for most of this diversity.

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