Science Sites

Research databases

In addition to the sites listed below, your WPL card gives you access to a number of information-rich online research databases, some available from home. These include "Today's Science" (Facts on File), World Book Online Resource Center, Grolier Online, Medline (through FirstSearch) and the Health and Wellness Resource Center (Gale). To access these and other available research tools, go to WPL's Research Databases page >

Miscellaneous Lists of Science Sites

BBC: Science -- Hot Topics
Exploratorium's 10 Cool Sites
Franklin Institute's Educational Hotlists
Open Directory: Science
Science.gov (U.S. Government Science & Technology)
Science Websites
Yahoo! Directory: Science

General Science Magazines

Scirus Science Search Engine

Popular Science
Science Magazine
Scientific American

Science News

ScienceDaily Magazine
Science News Online
New Scientist.com
SciCentral
New York Times: Science

Associations/Agencies

American Association for the Advancement of Science
National Academy of Sciences
National Science Foundation
U.S. Government Science Agencies

Science Museums

Chicago Museums

Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum
Field Museum
Museum of Science and Industry
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum (Chicago Academy of Sciences

Other Museums

Franklin Institute Science Museum, Philadelphia
Museum of Science, Boston
Exploratorium, San Francisco
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Yahoo! Directory: Science Museums and Exhibits

Agriculture/Food

Agriculture Online
Food & Nutrition Information Center
Nutrition Information and Resource Center
U.S. Food & Drug Administration: Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Astronomy/Space

Astronaut Connection
Astronomy Net
Astronomy Now
Astronomy Today
Heavens Above
Space.com
Space Technology Links
NASA (National Aeronautics & Space Administration)

Biology/Nature

Biology Links
Biology Online
The Biology Project
eNature.com
Lexicon EncycloBio
Nature: Flora and Fauna

Chemistry

About.com: Chemistry
Chemistry Functions
Chemistry.org
Periodic Table of the Elements
Yahoo! Directory: Chemistry

Earth Science

Earth and Sky Homepage

Earth Science Picture of the Day

Earth Science World

Virtual Library: Earth Science

Yahoo! Directory: Earth Sciences

Energy

Energy.gov (U.S. Department of Energy)
Energy Information Administration
Energy Star
Home Energy Magazine Online
Home Energy Saver

Environmental Science/Conservation

Building Environmental Science & Technology
Conservation/Environmental Issues
Conservation International
Environmental News Network
Environmental Science Resources
Natural Resources Conservation Service
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Health & Medicine

Health and Medical Information
MEDLINEplus Health Information
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
New England Journal of Medicine
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. National Institutes of Health
World Health Organization
WPL's links to Health and Medical Information

Physics

Amusement Park Physics
Physics Central
Physics News
Physics 2000
PhysLink.com - Physics and Astronomy

Weather/Meteorology

Meteorology Guide
National Weather Service
UM Weather
Weather and Related Phenomena
Weather World
What Forces Affect Our Weather?

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