Web Sites
- Acid Rain Program Details
of the EPA's work to reduce acid rain by decreasing sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide
emissions.
- American Association of Zookeepers Excellent
collection of animal GIFs for downloading.
- Arizona Health Science
Library
- Cornell Theory Center
Impressive scientific video archives
- European Science Foundation
- The Idea Channel Hundreds of
interviews available on videotape (for a small fee) or by transcript. Sciences are broken
down by discipline.
- New York Academy of Sciences The Academy is
the third oldest scientific organization in America and one of New York City's oldest and
most enduring cultural institutions.
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory Scientists
conduct a wide range of basic and applied research and development.
- Resources for Involving Scientists in Education
A National Academy of Sciences project. Examples of most effective U.S. K-12
programs involving scientists and engineers.
- St. Louis Science Center Peruse the ecology and environment
past gallery for a geological timeline. Over 300 pages of great photographs.
- Science Online Science Magazine's ambitious online version. The primary
thrust is toward the working scientist but there are articles written by journalists to
educate the general public.
- SciFinder This site is a client/server
interface that provides scientists with point-and-click access to 12 million documents and
information on 14 million substances from Chemical Abstracts Services files. Scientists
can browse research topics and compare their findings to the results of other similar
experiments.
- Science Magazine Online The
world's largest circulation is now online. A number of articles on scientific
breakthroughs, written by journalists, help to educate the general public, but the primary
thrust is toward the working scientist.
- Science
Research Misconduct - Federal Definition (PDF format)
- Science News Magazine Highlights from
current and past issues of this popular science magazine. Also includes features not in
the weekly magazine.
- 21stC Research Magazine Issues online.
Explores the essence and meaning of research at Columbia University.
- NASA The definitive
space site on the Web
- Astronomical Pictures
- AstroWeb Scope out
scores of astronomy-related resources, maintained by the Astro Web Consortium.
Contributions are encouraged.
- Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex
- Faint Images of the Radio Sky A project
headed by three leading astronomers, including Dr. David Helfand, Chairman of the
Astronomy Department at Columbia University.
- History of Space
Exploration
- Hubble Telescope Pictures
- Virtual Library for the
History of Science, Technology and Medicine Includes biographical dictionary,
electronic journals and historical directory of scientific institutions and organizations.
- Planet Science The Web home of New Scientist Magazine, a British weekly news magazine
devoted to science and technology and their impact on the world and the way we live. This
site requires registration but is free.
- Planetary Studies Foundation
The foundation promotes the study of planetary science and astronomy with an emphasis on
meteorites.
- San Diego Aerospace Museum
- Space Images Archive Search or browse
through hundreds of space-related pictures. Look at the X-Ray photo of the sun -- it's
amazing!
- Space News Online This site contains
news, features, interviews, photographs, files and even a store all related to space
science.
- Space Science Institute Affiliated
with the University of Colorado, the SSI seeks to integrate scientific research with
community outreach and education. The Explore section of the site contains several heavily
cross-linked educational exhibits.
- Views of the Solar System Educational
Tour of the Solar System. Every type of photo taken by NASA from Voyager to the Space
Shuttles.
- The World of Amber
- American Society for Cell Biology
(ASCB)
- Bioluminescence
One of nature's brightest tricks. This site covers fireflies, squid and even lower
plants that can produce light. Cool pictures, explanations and a look how researchers use
bioluminescence.
- Biotechnology Information Center
- Center for Bioethics
This site presents issues focusing upon ethical, legal, social and public policy.
- Cloning: A
Special Report Find out how the experiment succeeded (after 276 tries) and what
it might mean for the future. Op-ed pieces, a bioethics forum and a cloning ethics FAQ
page.
- DNA GenBank An
annotated collection of all publicly available DNA sequences. Samples of 552,000,000
nucleotide bases in 835,000 sequence records. Updated every two months.
- DNA Learning Center This site introduces
you to the magic of DNA, the cellular matter that contains genes. The site will walk
you through basic inheritence to cutting-edge DNA analyses. Browser versions 4.0 or
later and RealAudio and Shockwave plug-ins are required.
- FASEB The Federation of American Societies
for Experimental Biology's Home Page.
- The Gene Letter Bimonthly newsletter
considers the scientific and social issues of genetics.
- Human Genome
Project Information This site is maintained by the Human Genome Management
Information System for the US Dept. of Energy's Human Genome Program.
- Human Genome Database
- Genome Educators Home
Page All aspects of genetics education. Web site is organized and maintained by
education professionals from the San Francisco Bay Area who are dedicated to sharing
information and resources in the field of genetics.
- Primer on Molecular Genetics
- The Trichinella Page Everything you always
wanted to know about THE worm....and more.
- The Visible Embryo Close up examination
of the first four weeks of human embryonic development. Detailed illustrations of
fertilization, implantation, gastrulation and folding.
- AIDS Patient Database
- Alice!
Home of Columbia
University's popular "Go Ask Alice!" health Q&A Internet site
- Alzheimer Web
- American Heart Association Facts and figures
on heart disease and strokes. The Stroke Connection serves as a good resource for
victims of stroke and their friends and family.
- AMA Home Page There are subsections for
lay persons, physicians and physicians-in-training. A good site to keep up with the
changing times in health care.
- Doctor's Guide Doctors and
patients will find specific information and online resources for many illnesses here.
- Health
Encyclopedia Healthopedia is a medical and health consumer
information resource in patient-friendly language. Useful images available.
- Healthtouch Online A hypochondriac's
Dream! This site offers a quick and easy way to track down basic facts about health
problems and particular medicines.
- Interactive Patient A
case study is presented to you, the clinician. You make a diagnosis and treatment plan.
You ask "the patient" in plain english whatever questions you think are
relative.
- Karolinska Institute's Diseases
and Disorders Mammoth collection of resources for laypeople and health-care
professionals.
- Martindale's Health Science
Guide Contains 27,500 teaching files, more than 34,500 medical cases and 393
courses/textbooks!
- Medical Information
Superhighway Provides access to a voluminous amount of medical information.
- Medical Matrix Library of more
than 2,500 clinical medicine resources.
- Medinfo Cancer Research Archives. Contains
over 45,000 records.
- Medline Info
on health topics, drug information, medical dictionary and directory of
doctors, dentists and hospitals.
- Merck Manual The same manual you will find on
your doctor's bookshelf.
- Multimedia Medical Reference
Library For students, patients, medical professionals. Search quickly for
specific medical information. Consumer friendly information on medical conditions.
- (U.S.) National Library of Medicine Uses
are able to peruse the databases from the world's largest biomedical library. Some
available to paying customers only.
- National Organization for Rare Diseases
Extensive listing of unusual diseases, with a focus on Orphan Diseases and Orphan Drugs.
- The U.S. National Library of Medicine The
largest library in the world dedicated to a single scientific subject.
- Radiation and Health Physics
Contains information and links related to radiation.
- Virtual Hospital
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