About This Beta

We've Changed – Find Out Why

So what's a beta anyway? If you've visited NOVA Online before, this site will look and feel a whole lot different. That's because we're testing some new ideas about how to design, organize, and present our content to make it more useful for you, and this is our first "beta" release.

Since 1996, NOVA – the most-watched prime-time science series on American television – has been working with journalists and scientists around the world to put great web-original content online. Today we have more than 30,000 pages covering everything from string theory to the evolution of flight to how the Pyramids were built. Check out some of our new content on evolution at the left.

But it's time for an overhaul so we can make it easier for you to find more of what you're looking for. For now we're starting small, creating a premiere destination online for all things evolution-related. It's a chance for us to evolve too, test some new ideas, and get your feedback. That way when we upgrade the whole NOVA site we can include our audience on the redesign process and improve on what we've done here.

Over the next few months we'll keep adding content. Our goal is to make this site your first stop for the best content on evolution.. But for now, take a look around and tell us what you think. What do you like? What don't you like? Is there something you'd like to see that we don't have? Have you found a bug? Please note that we are supporting the following browsers:

• Firefox 3.5
• Firefox 3.0
• IE7
• IE8
• Safari 3.2 (Mac Only)
• Safari 4 (Mac Only)

Please send us an e-mail at novabeta@wgbh.org, add a comment below, or use the share tool at the top of the page to give us your feedback. We're looking forward to hearing from you.

Header image credit: (eye) Courtesy Erasmus Threlfall