Science Sources

Animal Diversity Web
A collection of images and information about animals, originally written with an introductory biology course in mind.

Aviation: National Transportation and Safety Board
Information and statistics on aviation accidents.

Aviation Virtual Library
Links to a number of resources in aviation science, from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Biochemical Journal Online
Abstracts and articles from Biochemical Journal.

Chemistry: WebElements - The Periodic Table on the WWW
A Web version of the periodic table. Clicking on each element will provide more information about it.

CS Chemfinder
Type in a chemical name, formula, CAS registry number, or molecular weight, and the program will display chemical information (boiling point, specific gravity, drawing) and provide links to related web resources.

Chemical: Periodic Table of the Elements
Ignoring the name, this database provides numerous properties of all the chemical elements. From MIT.

The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online
Includes Darwin's published writings and unpublished papers.

Correspondence of Charles Darwin
Contains around 14,500 entries which summarise the contents of all the known surviving letters written both by and to Charles Darwin.

Current Geographical Publications
Only the most recent issue of CGP is available here; a guide to the most current publications in geography.

Earth & Sky: Radio Series
A resource for amateur astronomers from National Public Radio.

Entomology index of Internet Resources
Search by state or type of insect to find links to resources on the web.

Free Online Full-text Articles
The largest archive of free full-text science on earth provided by HighWire.

Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA
Web page for Woods Hole, with connections to the Oceanographic Institute as well. Contains the searchable E.coli gene database, a collection of electronic resources in marine science, and links to marine science databases.

Marine Realms Information Bank
Maps, reports and other resources about coastal and marine environments. Prepared by the USGS and Woods Hole.

NCBI PubMed Retrieval System
From the National Center for Biotechnology Information, an interface for searching Medline as well as NCBI protein, nucleotide, and genome databases.

NOAA Arctic Theme Page
Essays and links to all things arctic. Information on climate change, plants, animals, resources and history.

Nobel e-Museum
Biographies of Nobel prize winners and links to more information.

Physics and astronomy reference
Links to math equations, Nobel Prize winners, glossaries, weather and time information, the Greek alphabet and more.

Plants Database
Database of information on a variety of plants throughout the US.

science.gov: USA.gov for Science
Science.gov searches over 45 databases and over 2000 selected websites from 14 federal agencies, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information including research and development results.

Statistics Reports on US Science and Engineering
From the National Science Foundation, various statistical reports on science, technology, and engineering.

US Geological Survey Information
"Fact Sheets" provide detailed information on programs the USGS is conducting in each state. Also available are press releases (up-to-date) and earthquake and flood information.

Using the Beilstein Handbook
From the University of California, San Diego. A guide to using the printed Beilstein Handbook (organic chemistry).

Volcano World
Detailed information about volcanoes around the world, including definitions of common terms, lists of currently erupting volcanoes, and a "volcano of the week."
WorldWideScience.org: The Global Science Gateway
Connects users to national and international scientific databases and portals.

Last Modified: July 27, 2011