Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) is a new scientific project that could potentially be extremely beautiful. With funding of 12,5 million, EOL will serve as an online encyclopedia for the 1.8 million known species on Earth - and those yet to be discovered. EOL will be a collaborative endeavour in the field of life sciences, a global project created and maintained by scientists with expertise, giving this encyclopedia added authority. The content will originate from various sources, "mashed up" resources creating one titanesque life science encyclopia.

So how is this different from Wikipedia.org? Well, what gives this project its clout is the fact that information will be authenticated by scientists, something missing from the giant people-powered encyclopedia. And then there is the design... Look at EOL, it is gorgeous, and if the interface looks remotely close to what is shown in the video, we will be in for a treat each time we do a research on species that inhabit the earth. Even a search on cockroaches could look good. Here is a sample of a Polar Bear page.