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Science Internet Resources

• General Resources
• Anatomy
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Earth Science/Geology/Astronomy
• Microbiology
• Physics

General Resources

• Encyclopedia Smithsonian
  Provides resources on a variety of science-related topics from aeronautics to zoology.


• Science Animations
  Provides excellent visuals for many science areas including: microbiology, geology, ecology, and physics.


• Science.gov
  Provides access to the government’s vast stores of scientific and technical information.


• ScienceNOW
  Offers the latest news from the science world including some articles in full-text.


• Science Reference Services - Library of Congress
  Hosted by the Library of Congress, this site contains research guides, bibliographies, webcasts and other visuals for a variety of science topics including microbiology, geology, ecology, and physics.


• Scientific Commons
  Provides full-text documents in a variety of file formats. The site can be searched by year, language, or keyword.


• Sloan Career Cornerstone Center
  Provides career planning resources for the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Computing and Medicine.


• Smithsonian: Spotlight on Science
  A bi-weekly electronic newsletter about science sponsored by the Smithsonian Institute.


• Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students

Anatomy

• Anatomy on the Internet
  Hosted by the Loyola University Medical Education Network, this site provides links to informative anatomy web sites.


• Biology Department at DCCC
  Provides links to the Virtual Anatomy Program.


• The Virtual Body
  An excellent site for anatomy this resource offers up dynamic images and cross-sections of the human body. It contains four sections, including "Brain", "Skeleton", "Heart", and "Digestive Tract".

Biology

• All About Birds
  Offers information on birds including sample sounds and videos, hosted by Cornell University.


• Audubon's Birds of America
  Hosted by the University of Pittsburgh, this site provides a digitized version of John Audubon's ornithological works including Birds of America and Ornithological Biography.


• BiologyBrowser.org
  Free biology information resources offered by BIOSIS.


• BioTech's Life Science Dictionary
  Emphasis is on biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, cell biology and genetics.


• Butterflies of North America
  hosted by Montana State University.


• The National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)
  An excellent resource for regional information, habitats and endangered species.


• North American Mammals - Smithsonian Institution
  Descriptions, images, and distribution ranges for more than 400 mammals native to the North American continent


• Plants Database - USDA
  Extensive tree and plant information for the U.S. and its territories


• USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center
  Excellent website created by the Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) part of the the United States Department of Agriculture. This resource provides a broad range of nutrition resources for health professionals, educators, and consumers.


• Wildlife Finder-Mapping the World's Species
  Created by the World Wildlife Fund, this resource has more than 26,000 species. Searchable by species or by place

Chemistry

• Animated Periodic Table of the Elements
  Animated version of the periodic table (may take a moment to load)


• Chem1 Virtual Textbook
  Provides a set of chapters dedicated to the basics of Chemistry


• eMolecules
  "Searching the World's Chemistry"


• Eric Weisstein's World of Chemistry
  Reference work on chemistry


• NIST Chemistry WebBook
  Look up chemical and physical property data for chemical compounds.


• WebElements Periodic Table (Scholar edition)
  Look up information on elements. Author: Mark Winter

Earth Science/Geology/Astronomy

• Astronomy Online
  This site offers helpful information on all aspects of Astronomy.


• Climate Change
  Hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), this site contains comprehensive information on climate change.


• Earth Sciences Portal - NASA
  Earth/Sun exploration


• Encyclopedia of the Earth
  Provides information on a wide range of subjects related to the Earth, its natural environments and their interaction with society


• Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy
  Reference work on astronomy


• Journey Through the Galaxy
  Reference work on astronomy


• Mineralogy Database
  Comprehensive mineral information and images. By David Barthelmy


• National Earthquake Information Center


• National Geologic Map Database
  View scanned images of geologic maps.


• U.S. Geological Survey
  Earth science information and links.


• Web Geological Time Machine
  Take a tour of any and every geological time period. Hosted by UC Berkeley.

Microbiology

• American Society for Microbiology Journals
  Contains many full text peer-reviewed journal articles in HTML and PDF formats. Search select ASM journals by checking boxes for the Journal of Bacteriology, Journal of Virology, Clinical Microbiology Reviews, and the Journal of Clinical Microbiology.


• CDC - Center for Disease Control & Prevention – A-Z Disease Index
  Browse the complete infectious disease index at the top of the page.


• Introduction to Microbiology
  Provides online tutorials and labwork examples that focus on all aspects of Microbiology including virology, microbiology laboratory procedures and genetic engineering


• Johns Hopkins Epidemiology, & Infection Control
  Click on the “Infectious Diseases” link found on the left-hand side of this site.


• National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention
  Click on the "A-Z Index” at the top of the page for health topics.


• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
  Under the heading “Health & Science”, click on “Publications.”


• National Center for Health Statistics
  The “FASTSTATS A-Z” link on the right-hand side of the page provides morbidity and mortality data in the U.S. for various diseases.


• National Library of Medicine - MedlinePlus
  Great authoritative medical information.


• World Health Organization
  Provides information about diseases from an international perspective. The “Health Topics” link on the left-hand side offers an alphabetical index to disease information.

Physics

• Einstein Light
  Provides excellent information on Einstein's theory of relativity


• Eric Weisstein's World of Physics
  Reference work on physics


• Physics.org
  Physics & Astronomy Online


• PhysLink
  Your Guide to Physics on the Internet