Read more Encyclopedia of Life stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/24439/encyclopedia-of-life.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 24 May 2012 22:31:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20169/species-site-overwhelmed-by-traffic-on-opening-day.htmlJonas Oransky<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=78522&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401021226' border='0' />A much-anticipated web encyclopedia of all Earth’s life forms crashed hours after its launch yesterday, inundated by traffic. The Encyclopedia of Life had 11.5 million hits in its first 5½ hours—including 2 hours down—leading the site’s founders to ask their opposites at Wikipedia for bandwidth tips. EOL...The logo for the Encyclopedia of Life site, an immediately popular online database of Earth's species, which quickly crashed on its first day of a public unveiling, organizers said.http://www.newser.com/story/20169/species-site-overwhelmed-by-traffic-on-opening-day.htmlWed, 27 Feb 2008 15:15:51 CST