Science Resources

Home page of the famous San Francisco Exploratorium.

This virtual museum brings the exhibits, resources, and fun of a museum visit right to you. It's not quite the real thing, but a visit should satisfy your yearning for learning about science. It includes lots of links to other Web science sites. Wander, wonder, and just have fun!

The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois, is an educational institution concerned with the diversity and relationships in nature and among cultures. It provides collection-based research and learning for greater public understanding and appreciation of the world in which we live.

The PhotoNet is a searchable database containing scanned images of a portion of the Archives' collection of visual material. In all, the Archives holds several thousand images relating to the history of science from the scientific revolution to the present, including photographs, lithographs, engravings, fine prints and architectural drawings. Of particular interest, the Archives contains many photos of eminent scientists who have been associated with the Institute during its more than one hundred year history, as well as images representative of the diverse history of science in America during the twentieth century.

A striking, beautifully designed online "virtual" museum. The exhibits range from Einstein to computers, from physics to biotechnology. Worth a visit just to see the superb graphics!

Wide variety of information on the natural world, especially for geology and related fields.

Many of these exhibitions here consist of objects and specimens not only from the American Museum of Natural History's own collections, but from museums and private collections from the world over, gathered together to tell a story of discovery and knowledge in the most compelling way possible.

An excellent series of exhibits on themes related to Paleontology. If you like dinosaurs, here is the place to visit.

Lots of fun and interesting things related to frogs, including pictures, images, and information.

Using Computers to Uncover the Past, or how science was used in the "dinosaur eggs" aspect of the Jurassic Park story.

Collection of links to websites that calculate a very large variety of things. Sections include: Science/Math, Health, Finance, and Everything Else.

Celebrates the creative and entrepreneurial spirit of great inventors through exhibits and presentations which allow visitors to experience the excitement of discovery, creativity, and imagination.

The Invention Dimension highlights a different American inventor every week with a biographical sketch covering his or her accomplishments and their impact on society. Also an extensive list of related links to invention and innovation sites on the Web.

Profiled here are African American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering. Scroll down to their "Inventors" section.

A virtual, visual museum dedicated to the invention of machines that fly. Includes a substantial section on the attempts prior to the Wright Brothers' successful experiment. Lots of good information here!

Index to important people and events in the English Industrial revolution, with background on important inventors and inventions of that period of history.

Inventions by people working at universities. You may search the entire database with the form provided below or you may search for Inventions at specific institutions. It is strongly recommended that you read the instructions for searching this database.

This web site gives an account on the contributions of Renaissance mathematicians to the development of science and art is based on a videotape of the same name. This site looks in particular at the work of Galileo and describes with drawings, films, and animations his work with inclined planes and accelerated motion.

A listing of major discoveries and events in the areas of Science, Mathematics and Technology.

Selected issues of Scientific American magazine of 1845 are available online, including a section which gives a list of invention patents awarded.

Search for the information on information about patents. Find out who has a patent on something, and the details of the patent. This is a complicated database to use, but a bit of patience will yield a lot of interesting information.

Profiled here are African American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering. The accomplishments of the past and present can serve as pathfinders to present and future engineers and scientists. African American chemists, biologists, inventors, engineers, and mathematicians have contributed in both large and small ways that can be overlooked when chronicling the history of science. By describing the scientific history of selected African American men and women we can see how the efforts of individuals have advanced human understanding in the world around us.

The Library's resources for historical scholarship in the medical and related sciences are among the richest of any institution in the world. Collected over many years, they include rarities and exhaustive materials for the support of studies in the history of human health and disease.

This Web resource keeps track of information facilities in the field of the history of science, technology and medicine.

The Yahoo Compendium of Science Resources on the Internet.

Newsletter of the national laboratories managed by U.C. Berkeley: Lawrence, Los Alamos

A complete Introduction to Biology class, online with links to related information. From Chris Halloran, Warren County Community College. A valuable resource to anyone studying Biology.

Complete online college course in Human Biology. Includes slide list and notes, links to related resources, lecture notes, and articles.

Table of Contents. Click on the underlined items to go to those chapters. The text items are modified lecture outline developed for a freshman-level biology, at Estrella Mountain Community College. Created by the instructor: Michael J. Farabee, Ph.D.

Excellent collection of links to information of use to students of Biology, from a college level class at Estrella Mountain Community College. Created by the instructor: Michael J. Farabee, Ph.D.

This gateway is managed by the Hardin Hospital at the Uiversity of Iowa. They "list the sites that list the sites" ... pages have pointers to the most complete and frequently cited lists in each subject.

Dedicated to solving the mystery of malformations in amphibians, and enlists the collaboration of scientists, students and the general public. The work began in 1995, when middle school students on a field trip to a farm pond in Minnesota discovered a large number of frogs with misshapen, extra or missing limbs.

A resource center for information about Cancer. Includes an excellent compilation of newsletter articles on topics of current interest in the health-medicine areas.

AIDS information from the National Institutes of Health Gopher.

Practical information related to medical and general health matters. Information given in both Spanish and English languages.

Lots of information about disease and health from this government agency. Includes these sections: Diseases , Health Risks , Prevention Guidelines and Strategies, Travelers' Health, and more.

Links to lots of Internet resources related to medicine and diseases.

The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) was established in 1888 as a non-profit institution devoted to research and education in basic biology. Lewis Thomas, author of The Lives of a Cell, has called the MBL "the uniquely national center for biology in this country." Scientists and students throughout the world come to the MBL to conduct research, teach, study, and collaborate with other scientists. They use the diverse and abundant organisms found in surrounding waters as model systems in their research.

BioTech is a hybrid biology/chemistry educational resource and research tool, intended to be a learning tool that will attract students and enrich the public's knowledge of biology issues in the world today. At the same time, BioTech is also a research tool for those already involved in the broad subject of biology.

Human genes mapped here. Images have been chosen to illustrate the myriad aspects of human biology, pathology, and relationships with other organisms that can be revealed by analysis of genes and their protein products.

Animations of cells show how they act and react. Very nice graphic illustrations, with motion demonstrate cellular concepts with clarity.

This is a multimedia tour of the solar system with text, pictures, sounds and an occasional movie. Each of the planets and major moons in our solar system is briefly described and illustrated with pictures from NASA spacecraft. With a few clicks, you can see images that only a few decades ago could only be dreamed of.

If you enjoyed your visit to the Nine Planets (above), you will also like to visit the National Space Science Data Center, with its vast amount of information (including immages) related to the U.S. Space Program. Organized according to subjects covered, including space mission projects, planets and satellites, etc.

NASA has produced this website to allow the public to stay up with the development of the International Space Station, which is scheduled to be started in 1998. Includes lots of pictures, plans and other information.

A large collection of links to Internet resources related to Space Science and Astronomy.

A site dedicated to examining the theories of Dr. Immanuel Velikovsky, who believed that earth's history includes ctatstrophic changes that alter the polar axis, and which also affected the nature of life on the planet. (He also offers a new understanding of evolution that conflicts with Darwinian theory.)

Information about scientific research in the general field of Life in the Universe with an emphasis on the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). " I think the SETI enterprise can best be understood as a kind of exercise in the archeology of the future. We are well aware of the archeology of the past. We find a site, a tumulus, or a ruin, and we take a spade and we dig into the ground -- and if we are lucky, we discover Ur of the Chaldees or something marvelous." Physicist and philosopher Philip Morrison, MIT.

A chance to move a space station and view it in 3D. "The Acme Space Station Corp. is pleased to announce the new top-of-the-line models in its fleet of Galactica-class space stations. The Interplanetary Metroplex models provide the ultimate in comfort, security, and convenience for up to 175 million residents."

A great place top start your exploratrions about volcanos. Has lots of information freely available.

College course in the geology of national parks, with links to some park Web sites that have interesting rock formations.

Clear explanations and images of rock formation geology.

Search this image gallery for pictures of different geologic formations.

Professor Joseph R. Smyth's lecture notes for his University of Colorado college Geloogy course.

From a Geology professor at Duke university: "The primary purpose of these pages is to allow students enrolled in the Fall 1995 semester to review slides shown in class." Lots of good images relating to Earth Science.

A graphic demonstration about "continental drift." Part of an online exhibit by The Royal Tyrrell Museum.

This server is a prototype Integrated Earth Information Server (IEIS, as in eyes on the globe). It is built on the infrastructure provided by the nation-wide Unidata Internet Data Distribution (IDD) network, in which participating universities are establishing information servers containing a range of earth-related data.

Site of the famous "ocean floor" map. The Marine Geology & Geophysics Division of the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) and the collocated World Data Center A for Marine Geology and Geophysics (WDC A MGG) compiles and maintains extensive databases in both coastal and open ocean areas. Key data types include bathymetry, underway geophysics (gravity, magnetics, seismic reflection), sediment thickness, data derived from ocean drilling and seafloor sediment and rock samples, and data from the Great Lakes. NGDC also operates the International Hydrographic Organization Data Center for Digital Bathymetry (IHO DCDB).

A colorful, exciting source for information about volcano science. Includes lots of pictures of volcanos! Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Rainier, Yellowstone Park, Devil's Tower-- and even Mt. Lassen.

Click on the following map, or enter the 3 digit station id to get the current weather conditions for that location. From here you can also go back to the main Weather page.

The University of Michigan's Weather Underground offers over a hundred links to weather-related sites on the Web. The most comprehensive list on the Web.

Lots of weather information from the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Illinois. Includes hypermedia instructional modules on how to understand meteorology.

Huge environmantal database and information on the famous explorer and pioneering naturalist, John Muir.

Search the Plant Encyclopedia for information about plants and trees. Includes scientific names and other vital information about the plant.

Search for information about plants that you want to know things about.

Search this database for common and scientific names of plants and data about them.

Lots of information about trees and plants: Flowers, Fruits, Houseplants, Pests, soils and fertilizer, trees and shrubs, vegetables.

An interesting commercial site that has a variety of information related to gardening and plants.

A comprehensive site where gardening information and links are available.

A commercial gardening store front, where information and products for gardeners is available.

View the very latest seismographic data from earthquakes around the world at this site. Very impressive displays!

A theme park with an environmental conscience.

The Planet Earth Home Page. See Earth as you have never seen it before from this comprehensive astronomical site. Loaded with information about our planet.

EnviroLink Library is a comprehensive resource of environmental information on the Internet. Information is grouped under subjects within each main area of the Library. This link allows users to search this library by subjects and key words.

EnviroLink Library is a comprehensive resource of environmental information on the Internet. Information is grouped under subjects within each main area of the Library. This link shows subjects in alphabetical order.

A collection of news stories that deal with the environment, updated daily. Allows searching by topic, which might be the best way to find what you are looking for. For example, a search for "oil spills" retrieved over two dozen excellent articles.

A search engine which allows you to search the past issues of a weekly environmental magazine that covers a wide variety of topics. Enter the topic or phrase you need information about, and a list of past magazines will be displayed. Click on any that you want to read to have them displayed.

Eco-Compass magazine provides a sampling of the most erroneous and damaging brownlash (anti-environmental) myths and fables. The magazine has identified many Web sites containing the true facts on environmental issues.

This site offers new sets of articles on various topics related to environmental studies. They are grouped into eight subject areas: Biodiversity & Wildlife Conservation, Alternative Energy & Fuels, Marine Ecology, Health, Population & Agriculture, Clean Air, Climate Change & Atmospheric Studies, Clean Water, Waste Management & Recycling, the articles present an excellent sampling of the latest news in each area, reprinted from a variety of publications.

A collection of links serving as a starting place on the Web for research on Biodiversity, Ecology, and the Environment. Once you are at the page, scroll down until you find the topic you are interested in, and click on it to connect with the resources. (Note: State Issues-- California).

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service offers a lot of information about endangered species, including the official list of protected species (both plants and animals) and answers to frequently asked questions.

A collection of physics labs from Project PHYSLab. They are available for free download for anyone who wishes to use them. Also includes a collection of URL's pertaining to science and Physics from around the world. An excellent place to find other Physics information.

How are rainbows formed? Why do they only occur when the sun is behind the observer? If the sun is low on the horizon, at what angle in the sky should we expect to see a rainbow? This lab helps to answer these and other questions by examining a mathematical model of light passing through a water droplet.

MathMol (Mathematics and Molecules) is designed to serve as an introductory starting point for those interested in the field of molecular modeling. Includes online hyper media textbooks for both elementary and high school students. Nicely illustrated and easy to use.

An interactive guide and chemistry textbook that is available online for free. Covers a wide variety of chemistry concepts. Well organized and easy to use. It was created by students for the ThinkQuest contest.

Find presentations on people, events and discoveries in Physics and other related areas of science, which are linked from here.

Physics 2000 is a place to have fun learning visually and interactively about physics and familiar high-tech devices. Discover the impacts of Einstein and other early 20th-century physicists on modern technology, and enter the exotic world of quantum physics. Plus lots more....

Nanotechnology isn't only for scientists. See how kids can learn about this exciting new field that deals with micro-miniature (nano) devices, online here.

From "The Physics of Everyday Life" workshop, which focused on five key physical concepts: Newton's laws of motion, Bernoulli's equation, the 1st law of thermodynamics, Ohm's law, and Faraday's induction law, using such activities as building a lever, flying an airplane, throwing a curve ball, boiling water, and turning on a light bulb.

A collection of experiments reported online, with graphics. Includes: Classical Mechanics, Rotational Mecahnics, Sports Related Mechanics, Astrophysics, Numerical Techniques for Mechanics, Fluids, and Misc.

A timeline of the major developments in Quantum Mechanics, Molecular Physics, Atomic Physics, Nuclear Physics, and Particle Physics, since the ancient Greeks.

Search from here for articles by physicists whoo have published in several physics journals of the The American Physical Society. Tip: enter a physics term that you are interested in or wonder about, and click "search".

Yahoo offers a collection of physics journals online. Choose those that sound interestiung to you, and click to go there.

This page is a service of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Library. It contains a list in reverse chronological order of the award winners with brief biographical information and a description of the discovery taken from the Nobel Foundation's text describing each Laureate's discovery and other sources.

A documented archive of information about women who have made original and important contributions to physics this century through 1975.

The collection focuses on American physicists and astronomers of the twentieth century, but includes many scientists in Europe and elsewhere, in other fields related to physics, and in earlier times.

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) is a worldwide organization that brings together research scientists, teachers, amateur astronomers, and "armchair astronomers" to "advance the Science of Astronomy, and to diffuse information concerning it." The ASP has awarded its highest honor, the Catherine Wolfe Bruce gold medal, for lifetime contributions to astronomy most years since 1898. Here is information about its winners.

Their mission is to preserve and make known the history of modern physics and allied sciences including astronomy, geophysics, optics, and the like. Note their online exhibits about Einstend and the Discovery of the Electron, and biographical data in the visual archives from physics.

Colorful and informative exhibition on the history of the electron, from the American Institute of Physics.

Award-winning exhibition on Albert Einstein's life and discoveries, from the American Institute of Physics.

Large collection of links to Web resources related to a futuristic book, "Mapping the Next Millenium". Includes space, subatomic particles, and everything in between.

Nice, brief, and very basic introduction to Physics.

Online notes and links for Physics course at the University of Virginia. "The course explores two revolutions in our perception of the universe."

Lecture notes to a college course on the history of Physics (University of Alberta).

Dr. Robert D. Ballard founded the JASON Project in 1989, after receiving thousands of letters from students wanting to know how he discovered the RMS Titanic. Each year, a two-week scientific expedition is mounted in a remote part of the world and broadcast in real-time, using state-of-the-art technology, to a network of educational, research, and cultural institutions in the United States, Canada, Bermuda, and the United Kingdom.

This is the fourth year of an outreach program now called the Monarch Watch. The goals are to further science education, particularily in primary and secondary school systems, to promote conservation of monarch butterflies and to involve thousands of students and adults in a cooperative study of the monarch's fall migration.

The Computer as Learning Partner (CLP) project provides a one-semester integrated energy curriculum teaching the physical science topics of heat, light, and sound to eighth-graders. In the curriculum, which is entirely laboratory-based (as opposed to lecture- or textbook-based), the computer is used as a tool to collect and graph real-time data, perform simulations of experiments that consume too much time to do during a class period, track students' progress in moving through the sections of the lab, and so forth.

Technology at a Glance is a quarterly newsletter from the National Institute of Standards and Technology reporting on research results, funding programs, and manufacturing extension and technology services.

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