Biology

General

• The Biology Project from the University of Arizona. Includes many topics of biology. Tutorials and graphics.
• Cell biology
• Virtual Frog Dissection and Tutorial
• Another Frog Dissection
• Bioethics includes world news articles, information about cloning, genetics, and links. Created by the Center for Bioethics of the University of Pennsylvania.
• Evolution How evolution affects the world around us. The website, supporting the PBS series, includes resources and classroom activities for the eight-part series, broadcast in 2001.
• BioTerror NOVA follows three New York Times reporters as they investigate the murky past of bioweapon research and grapple with the threats of anthrax and other attacks. This website provides an understanding of vaccines.
• Artificial Anatomy: Papier Mâché Anatomical Models This Smithsonian site shows some of the ways people learned about the human body in the past.
• Actionbioscience is a non-commercial, educational web site created and managed by BioScience Productions, Inc. to promote bioscience literacy. This web site provides articles by scientists, science educators, and science students on issues related to seven bioscience challenges: environment, biodiversity, genome, biotechnology, evolution, new frontiers, and bioscience education. (From Blue Web'n)
• Online biology book

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Genetics

• Genentech
• Access Excellence
• Genome Project

  Human

• Human Anatomy Online interactive identification of human anatomy.
• Heart-Virtual Exploration of the Heart with sounds.
• Savant Syndrome
  • Savant Syndrome Society Background, definitions, etc. from Wisconsin Medical society.
  • Autism and Savant Syndrome Footnoted articles by Sural Shah of Bryn Mawr
  • Memory structure of autistic idiot savants from Science Frontiers
  • Savant Syndrome from the BBC

  Marine Biology

• Fish FAQ: a Bouillabaisse of Fascinating Facts about Fish
• The Powell Consortium Consortium of organizations and universities concerned about Water issues and education. Includes links to water-related sites.
• The Jason Project
• Monterey Bay Aquarium
• NOAA Fisheries
• Ocean Planet: Smithsonian
• Whales
• Welcome to WhaleNet at Wheelock College, Boston
• The International Shark Attack File Ichthyology from the Florida Museum of Natural History. What are the chances you will be eaten by a shark? Puts shark attacks in perspective; explains how to reduce the risk of shark attack, and view maps by nation and US state where attacks have taken place.
  
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  Medicine

• DocuMed: Guide to medical literature on the Web Access to articles (many full text) on topics in medicine. Site may be accessed through the Keyword Index.
• Health Resources developed for the Issues and Actions course.
• The Merck Manual Valuable resource on diseases, health, and medicine.
• The Mayo Clinic home page
• The Mayo Clinic information on cancer, Alzheimer's Disease, heart disease, and more.
• OncoLink University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
• Healthfinder: a gateway to health and human services information
• Medline National Library of Medicine
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• American Heart Association: information about stroke, heart disease, news and scientific information.
• Stanford Stroke Center
• National Cancer Institute
• Acor Association of Cancer Online Resources, Inc. Clearninghouse site for information about Cancer available on the web. ACOR.org cancer information system currently offers access to 99 electronic mailing lists and a variety of unique websites.
• History of Medicine from NIH
• Yahoo's Health section

  Ornithology

• Birding sites and resources from About.com
• Bird Links to the World (Bird Studies from Canada) with links to birds of continents and links to birding organizations. bird identification, and other sites.

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Chemistry

General

• Web Elements: Interactive Periodic Table of Elements
• General Chemistry Online
• Chemtutor contains valuable study help in Chemistry.

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Physics

Astronomy/Space

• NASA Homepage
• SETI @home "a scientific experiment that uses Internet-connected computers in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). You can participate by running a free program that downloads and analyzes radio telescope data."
• AntiMatter Factory from CERN

  General

• Glenbrook the Physics Classroom Resources from Glenbrook High School (site may move to another server)
• Search Engine the Internet Pilot to Physics
• Demonstrations UC Berkeley Physics demonstrations
• Physics 2000 interactive journey through modern physics from the University of Colorado.
• PhysLINK: The Ultimate Physics Resource Includes sections for reference, societies, and publications sections. Also links to history, news, and fun sites as well.

  Mechanics

• The Physics Classroom

Modern Physics

• Quark Soup

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Environment Science

Atmosphere and Weather

• How Old is the Universe?
• Introduction to Cosmology Web Site
• Windows to the Universe
• NASA Observatorium NASA's Observatorium is a public access site for Earth and space data. No longer updated due to budget constraints.
• Global Warming Update Frequently asked questions about global warming.
• Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Project (TAO) includes access to distributed climate data and information related to El Niño & La Niña.
• International Dark Sky Organization devoted to the "environmental impact of light pollution and space debris."
• Weather Site El Niño or El No-no Created by teacher Keith Nuthall as a WebQuest with three parts
• Resources about the Environment compiled by the Herbst Library of The Urban School.

  Directories

• The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Earth Sciences
• USGS Search Engine Internet resources from the USGS
• Environmental Education Network EnviroLink Library
• Yahoo! - Society and Culture: Environment and Nature:Education
• Yahoo! - Science:Earth Sciences
• Environmental Organization WebDirectory!
• IGC: EcoNet

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Ecosystems

• Schools of the Pacific Rainfall Climate Experiment (SPaRCE)
• DesertUSA
• Virtual Tide Pool

  Energy

• Renewable Energy Policy Project from CREST (Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology).
• Advance Building Technologies and Practices This Canadian site presents best practices of professional building to improve the efficency and ecological soundness of buildings. Topics include light, plumbing, ventilation, structure.

  Geology

• U.S. Geological Survey USGS (United States Geological Survey) home page: biology, mapping, water, and more resources.
• The Learning Web at the U.S. Geological Survey
• Volcano World Links to information and data about volcanoes.

  Inventions

• The Invention Dimension Based at MIT, the Lelemson-MIT Program offers resources to young inventors and encourages young people to enter the fields of science, mathematics, and technology. Visit the Inventor of the week, take the trivia challenge. and check out the hot Resource & Development companies around the US.

  Population

• U.S. Census Bureau

  Solid Waste and Recycling

• Recycler's World

  Water

• Water Quality Report No. 5
• USGS WRD: Water Quality of San Francisco Bay
• Water Quality

  Wildlife

• National Wildlife Federation's Homepage
• Arachnology Hub of the World Wide Web Spiders of the World

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General Science resources

• Yahoo Search Engine for Science
• The Merck Manual Valuable resource on diseases, health, and medicine.
• The Smithsonian Institution with links to the museums, research, and other information.
• Internet Scout Report for Science and Engineering
• Science Museums Hotlist

Journals/Publications

• The Why?Files: science behind the news
• Science
• Science's Nextwave Career resources for Scientists
• Scientific American Full articles from Scientific American magazine.

  General

• The JASON Project
• Science Central or SciQuest
• Science Explorer

  Museums

• Exploratorium: ExploraNet
• The Tech Museum of Innovation - Welcome!
• Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley
• The Smithsonian
• National Academy Press, cool science sites
• National Academy Press - Washington, D.C.
• Franklin Institute Science Musuem

  Teaching

• Environmentatl Education on the Internet
• Science Teachers Resource Center

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Search Engines

Created by David Katzev
Modified by Carolyn Karis
Last update 2 January 2007.