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All/General
- Environmental
News Network - http://www.enn.com
ENN's mission is to build a global
online
network for the environmental community that provides content,
communications
and commerce opportunities. ENN is recognized as one of the leading
producers
of environmental news and information on the Internet. Our website is
an
online destination where users are able to access daily content on
environmental
topics and interact with others having similar interests. - The
Nobel Channel - http://www.nobelchannel.com
Visit this Web site and find
information
about the Nobel Prize, Nobel Laureates and their achievements, award
ceremonies,
and more. - SciCentral
- http://www.scicentral.com/
"Gateway to the best science,
engineering
and medical research online resources." - Scientific
Biography
Resources - http://usd320.k12.ks.us/whs/lmc/scibiography.html
Sources in WHSL and beyond
for locating
biographic information on scientists. - The
Online Medical Dictionary - http://www.graylab.ac.uk/omd/index.html
OMD is a searchable dictionary and
contains
terms relating to biochemistry, cell biology, chemistry, medicine,
molecular
biology, physics, plant biology, radiobiology, science and technology.
It includes: acronyms, jargon, theory, conventions, standards,
institutions,
projects, eponyms, history, in fact anything to do with medicine or
science.
Created by Dr Graham Dark (<dark@www.graylab.ac.uk>) and is
Copyright
Academic Medical Publishing & CancerWEB 1997-99. - Yucky!
- http://www.nj.com/yucky/
The Yuckiest Site on the
Internet
is a platform for fun and informative learning where kids explore
what's
"gross and cool" in the world of science. - How
Stuff Works - http://www.howstuffworks.com/
How Stuff Works provides
information about
how stuff works in the world around you in a friendly, informative,
entertaining
and educational way.
Agriculture
- AGRICOLA
(National Agriculture Library) - http://www.nal.usda.gov/ag98/
AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine
Access)
is a machine-readable database of bibliographic records created
by the National Agricultural Library and its cooperators. AGRICOLA does
not contain the materials themselves; but it can help you identify and
find them (it does contain abstracts of the articles, though!). The
database
covers materials dating from the 16th century to the present. The
records
describe publications and resources encompassing all aspects of
agriculture
and allied disciplines, including plant and animal
sciences,
forestry, entomology, soil and water resources, agricultural
economics, agricultural engineering, agricultural
products, alternative
farming practices, and food and nutrition. Auxiliary
subjects
that support NAL's Information Center activities, such as agricultural
trade and marketing, rural information, and animal
welfare,
are also included.
Astronomy
Biology
Chemistry
- Webelements - http://www.webelements.com
- Ptable - http://www.dayah.com/periodic/
- Chemical
Elements.com - http://www.chemicalelements.com
- Chemicool
Periodic Table - http://www-tech.mit.edu/Chemicool/
- MaterialWeb
- http://www.matweb.com/
The FREE materials information
database
with property data on19,686 materials including metals, plastics,
ceramics,
and composites. The Quick Search on each page
allows you to enter the common name,
product
name, name of the manufacturer, or
materials specifications such as ASTM
number
or UNS number. - WWW
Virtual Library: Chemistry - http://www.liv.ac.uk/Chemistry/Links/links.html
Earth
Science
Physics
- Fear
of Physics (not!) - http://www.fearofphysics.com/
- PhysicsWeb
- http://physicsweb.org
See a special interest section
under Resources->Reference->Famous
Physicists.
"Your guide to physics on the web."
- Quest
Project - http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/
NASA's Quest Project on the Web
allows students
to meet NASA experts, follow the aerodynamic testing of a Wright
Brothers
plane, and tour the International Space Station.
- Amusement
Park Physics - http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/
Amusement Park Physics provides the
physical
science behind the function of a variety of amusement park rides.
- NASA
- http://www.nasa.gov
Savage Earth contains articles and
animation
on the Earth's crust, earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis from the PBS
Savage Earth series.
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