General and Multi-discipline
Astronomy
Biology, Biotechnology, and Microbiology
Chemistry
Environmental and Natural Science
Geology
Health Sciences
Mathematics
Natural History
Oceanography and Marine Biology
Physics

Scirus

This web site is, according to their own description, "the most comprehensive science-specific search engine on the Internet. Driven by the latest search engine technology, Scirus searches over 167 million science-specific Web pages." Some important features of this search engine are that it filters out non-scientific sites and it finds peer-reviewed articles! Very useful for scientific, academic research using the web. (Maintained by Elsevier.)

Public Library of Science (PLoS)

"The Public Library of Science (PLoS) is a non-profit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource... Immediate unrestricted access to scientific ideas, methods, results, and conclusions will speed the progress of science and medicine, and will more directly bring the benefits of research to the public." (Maintained by PLoS.)

Directory of Open-Access Journals (DOAJ)

The Directory of Open-Access Journals provides links to scholarly publications in a wide range of fields.  DOAJ journals are free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals.

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AstroWeb

Categories of information found here include observations, data, publications, people (including jobs and conferences), organizations, software, research areas of astronomy (radio, optical, space, solar, planetary, and high energy), lists of resources, astronomical imagery, education, and history. (Maintained by Sergio Paoli, La Plata Observatory.)

Astronomical Applications Department, U. S. Naval Observatory

This well-organized site offers astronomy-related data (like "Table of Sunrise/Sunset, Moonrise/Moonset, or Twilight Times for an Entire Year," "Phases of the Moon," "Recent and Upcoming Eclipses of the Sun and Moon," "Altitude and Azimuth of the Sun or Moon During One Day," "Celestial Navigation Data," and "Orbital Elements of Asteroids."), research reports available for downloading (like "The Motion of Mars' Pole," "Prospects for Determining Asteroid Masses" and "High Precision Algorithms for Astrometry"), and Frequently Asked Questions (about Phenomena of the Sun and Moon, about Time, about Calendars and Historical Events, and about Computing Astronomical Phenomena). (Maintained by U. S. Naval Observatory.)

The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System

This site provides information about our solar system to the general public and is easy to understand for people with little technical background. Learn about the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system. Text on this site is enhanced with the use of images, sound, and video clips, and there are references to related information. All technical and astronomical terms and proper names are defined in the glossary. (Maintained by William A. Arnett.)

SEDS: Students for the Exploration and Development of Space

The SEDS web site explains the goals and goings-on of the organization: an independent, student-based organization promoting the exploration and development of space. It also provides links to a wide variety of educational and research resources related to astronomy, space sciences and rocketry. (Maintained by the University of Arizona chapter of SEDS.)

Hubble Space Telescope

For information about and images from Hubble, this is definitely the site you should start with. You'll find a history of Hubble, news releases, educational activities, and information about its observations and instruments. (Maintained by Space Telescope Science Institute.)

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Life Science Dictionary

Looking for definitions of terms related to biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, cell biology or genetics? Start here! (Maintained by BioTech Resources Web Project, Indiana Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology.)

Public Library of Science: Biology

"The Public Library of Science (PLoS) is a non-profit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource... Immediate unrestricted access to scientific ideas, methods, results, and conclusions will speed the progress of science and medicine, and will more directly bring the benefits of research to the public." (Maintained by PLoS.)

Directory of Open-Access Journals: Biology & Life Sciences

The Directory of Open-Access Journals provides links to scholarly publications in a wide range of fields.  DOAJ journals are free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals.

Visible Human Server

This site provides 3D models of human anatomy, and anatomical models which you can view, rotate, and extract cross sections from. Registration is free and required for full-access, but you can view sample demonstrations without registering. The site works best with Internet Explorer 5 and the latest version of Microsoft Java VM. (Maintained by the Peripheral Systems Laboratory, Computer Science Department of Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.)

Epidemic! The World of Infectious Disease

This exhibition from the American Museum of Natural History provides a lot of information related to infectious disease. You'll find links to Internet resources (about ecology, viruses, fungi, vaccines, epidemics, specific diseases, and more), a "Kids' Magazine" about this topic, information about films related to infectious disease, a teachers' guide, related information from the Discovery Channel Online, and an infectious disease glossary. (Maintained by American Museum of Natural History.)

Human Genome Resources

Read through disease gene profiles; find out the latest about the Human Genome project, the Chromosome 7 project, and the Microarray project; browse or search through a glossary of genetic terms; read the latest Human Genome news; find out where and when the latest Human Genome meeting is; and connect to National Cancer Institute information. You can also search through any of the following databases: GenBank, GeneMap99, LocusLink, MEDLINE, OMIM, and UniGene. (Maintained by the National Human Genome Research Institute.)

Marine Biology

View our selected links related to Oceanography and Marine Biology.

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Chemistry

General Chemistry Online!

This site has many useful resources for general chemistry students: a database of common compound names, formulas, structures, and properties; notes and guides for first semester general chemistry; articles and tutorials (on topics like separation technologies and molecular basis of flavor); tools (like graphing, popup tables, and calculators); quizzes and drills; glossary; and MUCH more! (Maintained by Fred Senese, Department of Chemistry, Frostburg State University.)

ChemicalElements.com

Take a look at this interactive periodic table of the elements! Click on the element symbol for more information about the element. You can choose to view the table with the following displayed: element names, atomic numbers, atomic masses, electron configurations, number of neutrons, melting and boiling points, dates of discovery, or crystal structure. Or, view the elements by group (like Alkali Metals, Transition Metals, Metalloids, and Halogens for example). (Maintained by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.)

Links for Chemists

This is an extensive list of links to chemistry-related web sites. Categories of topics include University Chemistry Departments, Chemical Jobs / Careers, Chemical Companies / Industry, Chemical Literature & Publishing, Chemical Information (conferences, databases, dictionaries, mailing lists, etc), Chemistry Software, Organizations, and Topics (analytical, biographies, chemicals, electrochemistry, environmental, organic reactions, radioactivity self-assembly, etc.). You can also do a keyword search through their resources. (Maintained by The University of Liverpool, Department of Chemistry.)

Right to Know Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets

These Fact Sheets provide in-depth information on over 2,000 hazardous substances. Browse through the list of substances and read about identifying harmful chemicals, determining exposure, assessing health hazards, and acquiring emergency information. (Maintained by the Division of Epidemiology, Environmental, and Occupational Health of the State of New Jersey's Department of Health and Senior Services.)

Directory of Open-Access Journals: Chemistry

The Directory of Open-Access Journals provides links to scholarly publications in a wide range of fields.  DOAJ journals are free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals.

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Electronic Environmental Resources Library (eERL)

This database is packed with environment-related resources that are "juried, or reviewed, by a team of handpicked college educators and then cataloged by a team of librarians." Definitely worth your time. You have to create an account to search the database, but it's free! (Maintained by The National Science Digital Library.)

EnviroLink Network

Nonprofit environmental library / information clearinghouse and Green Marketplace. Searching this site is the best way to use it if you know what topic you're looking for. Otherwise, check out their "General Information" page, which leads you to links by topic. (Maintained by The EnviroLink Network.)

National Environmental Trust (NET)

NET is an environmental action network - they inform people about environmental issues and help people express concerns about the issues to their public officials. On their web site you can read about issues that NET feels are important, why they are important, and what you can do about those issues. (Maintained by NET.)

Natural Resources Defense Council

The NRDC uses "law, science, and the support of more than 400,000 members nationwide to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment." On their web site you'll find environmental news stories and articles divided into the following categories: Clean Air & Energy; Global Warming; Clean Water & Oceans; Wildlife & Fish; Parks, Forests & Wetlands; Toxic Chemicals & Health; Nuclear Weapons & Waste; Cities & Green Living; and Environmental Legislation. You can also search the contents of site if you know exactly what you're looking for and don't want to browse. (Maintained by NRDC.)

Weather Underground

National Weather Service information can be accessed here by ZIP code, city, state, or country. You can also read historical weather data back to 1994, and access astronomical information about sun rise, sun set, and moon phases. (Maintained by The Weather Underground.)

Directories and Search Engines

Amazing Environmental Organization WebDirectory!

This is a searchable environmental directory. Subject categories in the directory include Agriculture, Business, Disasters, Energy, Forestry, Health, Land Conservation, Pollution, Publications, Recycling, Sustainable Development, Transportation, Vegetarianism, and Weather. (Maintained by The WebDirectory.)

Puget Sound Green Pages

This list of links related to the Puget Sound environmental community lists other Puget Sound environment sites, as well as to general environmental sites divided into subject areas like Building, Design and Lifestyles; Forests; Climate and Planet Earth; Habitat and Wildlife Hazardous Waste and Cleanup; Planning; Policy and Law; Energy Conservation and Renewables; and Water and Water Quality. (Maintained by Linda Greenway.)

Environment & Society: An Internet Resource Guide

This is another collection of links to Internet sources divided into categories by subjects (like Biodiversity, Education, Environmental Justice, Natural Resources, Pesticides, Toxic & Hazardous Substances), organizations, regions, disciplines (like Agriculture, Atmospheric Science, Geography, Geology), journals, treaties, discussion groups, and more! (Maintained by Kairy Walker for the Rensselaer Environmental Studies Program.)

News

ENN: Environmental News Network

This is a thorough and up-to-date resource for environmental news. The most recent Stories are displayed as the come in, but you can also browse through stories by topic (like Alternative Energy, Coral Reefs, Earth Day, Population, and Recycling) or by "channel" (like Nature & Conservation, Science & Technology, Weather & Earth, and Society & Government). You can also search the site to find your keywords in news stories reported and published here. (Maintained by Environmental News Network Inc.)

CNN.com Sci-Tech

If you're looking for the latest environment news stories, this is a great place to start. At the end of every CNN.com story you'll see links to related stories - take advantage of those. (Maintained by Cable News Network.)

Ecology

Washington State Department of Ecology

Here you'll find everything the Dept of Ecology wants you to know. From an overview and directory of the agency, to publications and job postings, ecology laws and rules, and more! Some topics are arranged by subject categories like Air Quality, Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction, Nuclear Waste, Sediments, Shorelands and Wetlands, Solid Waste, Spills, Site Cleanup & Tanks, and Water Quality. (Maintained by Washington State Department of Ecology.)

Energy

United States Department of Energy (Energy.gov)

Although this site isn't very well organized and is a bit difficult to navigate, if you're looking for energy resources this is a good place to start. You'll find agency information as well as current energy news, speeches, newsletters, and publications. (Maintained by the United States Department of Energy.)

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

This site provides information about the lab, overviews of related research and technologies, full-text of documents produced by NREL, photos of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies, and more. (Maintained by Midwest Research Institute, Battelle, and Bechtel for the U.S. Department of Energy.)

Pollution, Protection, and Recycling

Global Recycling Network (GRN)

This is a thorough collection of recycling-related information. You can read about companies involved in the recycling industry, view the latest stock quotes of publicly traded Recycling and Environmental Companies, shop for recycling industry equipment and supplies, connect to recycling and related organizations, see a list of publications that deal with the recycling or the environment, or browse job openings in the recycling industry. You can also search through the site's resources if you know exactly what you're looking for and don't want to browse through the subject categories. The "Fresh From the Press" section reports on recycling-related news stories. (Maintained by Global Recycling Network.)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Read about the government agency whose mission is "to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment." You can also read current environmental news stories (which you can even browse by region), publications and fact sheets produced by the EPA (divided into topic areas like Air, Cleanup, Compliance & Enforcement, Ecosystems, Pollutants/Toxics, Research, Treatment & Control, and Wastes), laws and regulations related to the environment, and more. (Maintained by the EPA.)

CLU-IN: Hazardous Waste Clean-up Information

This site succeeds in its goal to provide information about hazardous waste treatment. Read about hazardous waste programs, organizations, and publications. (Maintained by the EPA's Technology Innovation Office.)

Weather

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Weather information, news, climate information and sattelite imagry from the government weather agency.

Weather.Com

This site features weather maps and forecasts for the entire globe! It also has sections on weather and travel, health, driving, and other activities and events. There is also a great photo gallery. Don't forget to check out the "Learn More" section to browse through a weather glossary and storm encyclopedia, read about severe weather & weather safety, learn about careers in weather, or to look over lesson plans. (Maintained by The Weather Channel.)

What Forces Affect Our Weather

This is a fascinating look at weather and the forces behind it. Read through descriptions of the atmosphere, the water cycle, storms, ice and snow, and forecasting (a must-read if you've ever wondered how that's done). (Maintained by the Annenberg/CPB Project.)

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PSIgate Earth Sciences Gateway

Part of the Resouce Discovery Network (RDN), a British portal to high-quality academic information, the Earth Sciences Gateway provides acaemic information on  Geology, Vocanology and many other earth sciences.

Geology and Geophysics (Yahoo)

This leads you to collections of sites about specific geology-related topics like Desert Geology, Gemology, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Glaciology, Mineralogy, Plate Tectonics, and Volcanology to name a few. (Maintained by Yahoo.)

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See also our Psychology section in our Social Science Starting Points for mental health issues.

See also our Dental Hygiene section in our Vocational Starting Points.

See also our Alcoholism & Drug Abuse section in our Vocational Starting Points.

See also our Developmental Disabilities section in our Vocational Starting Points.

General Health Science

Public Library of Science: Medicine

"The Public Library of Science (PLoS) is a non-profit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource... Immediate unrestricted access to scientific ideas, methods, results, and conclusions will speed the progress of science and medicine, and will more directly bring the benefits of research to the public." (Maintained by PLoS.)

Medem Mecial Library

Selected one of the top ten most useful websites by the Medical Library Association, the Medem Medical Library provides patients with reliable health care information from introductory to advanced texts.

Aegis

This is THE site to visit for HIV/AIDS information. AEGIS, "the largest HIV/AIDS web site in the world," has very valuable HIV information and resources. For everything from the basics of HIV, prevention, treatment, to living with HIV. Read the latest news related to the disease or legal information relevant to people with an HIV+ diagnosis. There are also plenty of factsheets and publications from a variety of reputable sources. (Developed by Sister Mary Elizabeth of the Sisters of St. Elizabeth of Hungary and is currently funded by private donors and grants from The National Library of Medicine and Roxanne Laboratories.)

AIDSInfo

HIV/AIDS fact sheets, brochures, treatment & prevention guidelines, and much more is on this site. (Maintained by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.)

Anatomy

Anatomy of the Human Body

This is the Bartleby.com online edition of Henry Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (20th edition, 1918). You can search by keyword, browse through the table of contents, or use the subject index to read about and see illustrations of human anatomy. (Maintained by Bartleby.com.)

Bioethics

Bioethics Resources on the Web

A variety of issues related to bioethics are represented on this site's collection of annotated links. Links chosen provide background information and various positions on these issues. (Maintained by Miriam F. Kelty and Deborah H. Olster, supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).)

Bioethics.net: American Journal of Bioethics

As described on their site, "the mission of The American Journal of Bioethics and bioethics.net is to provide the clinical, legal, academic, scientific, religious and broad community-at-large with a rapid but comprehensive debate of issues in bioethics." (Maintained by The MIT Press & bioethics education network.)

Breaking Bioethics News

Read about current and recent news stories related to the field of bioethics. (Maintained by MSNBC.)

Nursing

Nursing Web Links

Collected here are links to "various websites pertaining to the Nursing profession." Links are organized into categories like Alternative Therapies; Cancer; Cultural Considerations; Gerontology; Maternity; and Pediatrics to name just a few. A visit to this site is worth your time! (Maintained by Monroe Community College Libraries.)

AllNurses.com

News about nursing-related issues, directory of nursing links by topic, discussion boards, and much more. Their motto is "It's how Nurses surf the web!" (Maintained by AllNurses.com.)

American Nurses Association (ANA)

The ANA web site boasts the Online Journal of Issues in Nursing as well as many resources for professionals in nursing. (Maintained by American Nurses Association, Inc..)

NurseZone.com

This site describes itself as "an online community with articles and columns written by experts, updates on the latest in nursing and healthcare innovations, continuing education contact hours and links to other useful Web sites. Designed by nurses, for nurses." (Maintained by AMN Healthcare, Inc.)

NursingCenter.com

Here you can access articles from over 30 nursing journals (some are free, some you have to purchase), you can access articles geared towards continuing education. The site also lists conferences of interest to nurses, a career center, a job center, and much more! (Maintained by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc..)

NursingWebSearch

This is a straight-forward search engine for nursing-related information on the internet. You can do really sophisticated searches (using Boolean logic and phrase searching). (Maintained by NursingSpectrum.)

Nutrition

Dietary Guidelines for Americans

"Dietary Guidelines for Americans is published jointly every 5 years by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Guidelines provide authoritative advice for people two years and older about how good dietary habits can promote health and reduce risk for major chronic diseases." (Maintained by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.)

News and Current Events

healthfinder

This site can lead you to publications, documents, databases, Web sites, support groups, government agencies, and not-for-profit organizations on the web that they feel produce reliable health information. It is organized into categories like "health library" (documents about specific issues), "just for you" (information organized by age, race and ethnicity, gender and other interests), "health care" (information about doctors, insurance, prescriptions), and "directory" (links to other web sites). (Maintained by Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.)

AllNurses.com

News about nursing-related issues, directory of nursing links by topic, discussion boards, and much more. Their motto is "It's how Nurses surf the web!" (Maintained by allnurses.com.)

Search Engines, Directories, Reference Sources

Health Information from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

From their home page, you can choose to look at information organized into categories such as: "Body Location/Symptoms"; "Health/Wellness"; or  "Conditions/Diseases". This consumer-oriented site is very useful as a starting point for any health-related information. (Maintained by National Institutes of Health (NIH).)

Mayo Clinic

A team of Mayo Clinic physicians, specialists, scientists, educators, and writers run this site by writing articles and answering health questions. This is a reputable and useful source for many health-related topics. The site is updated daily, so new information can be found regularly. (Maintained by Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research.)

MDexpress

This is a collection of links to medicine-related sites arranged into categories (like Yahoo). This is an excellent place to get medical news and to do research on medical topics. Some of the categories under the "Medical Research" heading of this site are Medical Search Engines, Professional Associations, Texts and Tutorials, Health Statistics, Pharmacology, and Public Health Organizations. You'll also find links to great medical reference sources on the Internet. (Maintained by MDexpress Company.)

Martindale's Virtual Medical Center

This is a list of medical dictionaries and encyclopedias, including dictionaries of images, tests, anesthesiology, and more! (Maintained by Jim Martindale.)

National Library of Medicine (NLM)

This enormously useful site is divided into categories for very specific kinds of information. The "Health Information" section provides articles and factsheets by topics, plus access to MEDLINE where you can search through journal article abstracts for information on your health-related topics; MEDLINEplus where you can read articles on specific health topics or drugs, look through dictionaries for medical terms, and view directories of health care practitioners or hospitals; ClinicalTrials.gov includes information about clinical research studies; DIRLINE where you can search for specific health organizations; and search through a catalog of books, journals, and audiovisuals in the NLM collections. In the "Library Services" area, you can search through the NLM collections and catalog, see a list of NLM's databases, find out about document delivery services (paying to have articles and other print documents sent to you), access a list of libraries that participate in the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, see a list of NLM publications, and more. Under the "Research Programs" section are links to NLM's Centers for Research and links to programs divided into categories like in Computational Molecular Biology, Medical Informatics, Digital Computing and Communications, and Digital Library Research. The "New and Noteworthy" pages lead you to announcements and press releases, hot topics, and information on upcoming NLM exhibitions and public programs. (Maintained by the NLM.)

Online Secrets of Top Health and Medical Researchers

Categories of health-related web sites are taken from the book Super Searchers on Health and Medicine: The Online Secrets of Top Health and Medical Researchers. Some of the categories are "medical sites and search engines," "consumer health and medical sites," "current medical news," and "databases," (Created by Susan M. Detwiler, maintained by Information Today Inc..)

NursingWebSearch

This is a straight-forward search engine for nursing-related information on the internet. You can do really sophisticated searches (using Boolean logic and phrase searching). (Maintained by NursingSpectrum.)

AllNurses.com

News about nursing-related issues, directory of nursing links by topic, discussion boards, and much more. Their motto is "It's how Nurses surf the web!" (Maintained by allnurses.com.)

NurseZone.com

This site describes itself as "an online community with articles and columns written by experts, updates on the latest in nursing and healthcare innovations, continuing education contact hours and links to other useful Web sites. Designed by nurses, for nurses." (Maintained by AMN Healthcare, Inc.)

Special Topics

National Women's Health Information Center

Providing information on many womens health issues, this site (sponsored by the US Department of Health and Human Services) offers overviews of hundreds of topics, which are listed alphabetically or can also be searched using keywords. You can also sign up here to receive weekly e-mailed health tips.Also available in Spanish. (Maintained by the Office on Women's Health in the Department of Health and Human Services.)

Ethnomed

The EthnoMed site contains information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and other related issues pertinent to the health care of recent immigrants to Seattle or the US, many of whom are refugees fleeing war-torn parts of the world.

NOAH (New York Online Access to Health)

This is another site providing health information for consumers and includes an extremely useful Complementary and Alternative Medicine section. Browse by topic or do a keyword search. You can access and use the site in either English or Spanish. (Maintained by NOAH.)

Timeline of Dietary Advice

Here you'll see a timeline showing how we've understood nutrition throughout history. Covers Prehistoric times to the present. Simply click on a year to read about nutritional advice, customs, and beliefs during that year. (Maintained by SIRC: Social Issues Research Center.)

RxList

Drug information is easy to find here, searchable by drug name, keyword, or imprint codes (codes printed on pills and capsules). Information covers thousands of drugs and includes information about common indications, side effects and interactions, clinical pharmacology, overdose contraindications, and patient information. The site also includes Taber's Medical Encyclopedia, which includes medical definitions plus information on homeopathics and herbs / herbal remedies. (Maintained by RxList LLC.)

Transcultural and Multicultural Health Links

Links to resources about how different groups of people view health issues. You can view links by "general" resources (bibliographies, essays, government offices, etc), ethnic group (from Alaskan Native to Vietnamese), religious group (from Amish to Seventh Day Adventist), and "other" populations (women, gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered, and refugees). (Maintained by Ellen Bosman of New Mexico State University.)

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Math and Physics Help Page

Dr. Felder and his brother have made public a collection of papers they've written to explain concepts in both math and physics. Some of the paper titles are "Base Eight," "Quick-and-Dirty Guide to the TI-83, TI-83+, and TI-84," "Hofstadter's Explanation of Gödel's Theorem," and "Partial Fractions." (Maintained by Dr. Richard Felder of North Carolina State University.)

Measure 4 Measure: Sites that do the work for you

This is a collection of links to sites that do calculations, estimations, evaluations, etc of numbers. The sites are divided into the following subject categories: Science/Math, Health, Finance, and "A Measure of Everything Else". Just a sampling of the kinds of sites you can find here are: Acceleration Equivalents, Angular Velocity, Annuity Calculator, Body Surface Area Calculator, Breast Cancer Risk Calculator, Convertible Balloon Mortgage Calculator, Energy/Work Equivalents, Ovulation Calculator, Protein Calculator, Torque Conversions, and MUCH more! (Maintained by Judi Wolinsky.)

Mathematics (Yahoo)

This leads you to collections of sites about specific math-related topics like Algebra, Applied Math, Calculus, Chaos, Fractals, Geometry, Number Theory, Pre-Algebra, Security and Encryption, and Statistics to name a few. (Maintained by Yahoo.)

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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (NMNH)

This site contains detailed information about seven natural science areas or research departments: Anthropology, Botany, Entomology, Invertebrate Zoology, Mineral Sciences, Paleobiology, and Vertebrate Zoology. Within each department you can read about the NMNH collections, connect to related databases, and link to related web resources. (Maintained by the National Museum of Natural History).

American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) Research Library: Scientific Publications

This site is a institutional repository of the research conducted by AMNH scholars.  (From the site's description:) AMNH publications contain the results of the laboratory investigations and fieldwork conducted by museum scientists and theircolleagues in the areas of zoological systematics, paleontology, geology, evolution, and anthropology.  This collections includes full-text PDFs of current and back issues of AMNH scientific series.

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National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

You've heard of NOAA - they're the government agency that (in their own words) "describes and predict changes in the Earth's environment, and conserve and wisely manage the Nation's coastal and marine resources." From this web site you can access all kinds of information on climate, oceanography & geophysics. Whether you want to find information on the latest natural disasters, to read weather updates, to find out about research on air quality, get the latest statistics on the fisheries market, or to view nautical charts, this is a great place to start. (Maintained by NOAA.)

Australian Coastal Atlas

This site allows users to create, view, and print custom maps of Australia's coastal zones. Users can select data layers from several pre-classified schemes and from a long list of specific data to create custom maps. You can also modify the display characteristics of these data layers on the maps. (Maintained by The Australian Department of the Environment and Heritage.)

Oceanography (Yahoo)

This leads you to collections of sites about specific marine biology and oceanography-related topics such as Alimetry, Coral Reefs, Hydrothermal Vents, Oceanographers, and Tides. (Maintained by Yahoo.)

PSIgate: Oceanography

This is a collection of academic oceanography resources collected by PSIgate, part of the Resouce Discovery Network (RDN), Britain's academic subject resouce guide.

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American Institute of Physics (AIP)

In this site's "Public Information" section you can read about the latest physics news, view archives of physics images, hear brief radio reports about science in your life, and read monthly summaries of policy and budget developments in Washington. In the "AIP Journals" section you can access current and back issues of AIP's online journals including Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal of Mathematical Physics, Physics of Fluids, Computing in Science and Engineering and more. In the "Education and Student Services" section you can read about student physics societies, learn about jobs and careers for physicists and students, and get statistics about science and phyics students and faculty from the high school level through PhDs. (Maintained by AIP.)

Eric Weissteins's Treasure Trove of Physics

This is an amazing hyperlinked reference work for definitions and explanations of physics related vocabulary words. You can either search the site for a specific term or click on a subject in the index. Major subject areas include astrophysics, electromagnatism, experimental physics, fluid mechanics, optics, states of matter, thermodynamics, and wave motion to name just a handfull. It was compiled and is maintained by a scientist with degrees in physics and astronomy. (Maintained by Eric Weisstein.)

PhysicsWeb

This site is an interesting up-to-date collection of links to other physics sites. Links are divided into subject categories like Conferences, Journals (some are full-text), Phyics Departments, Hands-on Experiments, Laws of Physics, Patents & Standards, Famous Scientists, and Exhibitions & Museums. Clicking on a link prompts the PhysicsWeb database to search for their links to web sites that have information about that topic. (Maintained by the Institute of Physics.)

The Laws List

Looking for laws, rules, principles, effects, paradoxes, limits, constants, experiments, or thought-experiments in physics? Check out this site! (Maintained by Erik Max Francis.)

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