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Two key periodical publications that publish new scientific findings or important breakthroughs in research are Science and Nature although these are a bit advanced for most people. Other sources for science news, updates and hot topics are:
EurekAlert!
Current science news and hot topics site from the American
Association for the Advancement of Science.
ScientificAmerican.com and Ask the Experts (Scientific American)
The "Why" Files
Weekly stories are posted explaining the "why" behind
current science issues; includes information on using these with science teaching
standards.
Bad
Science
Highlights topics frequently taught incorrectly in
schools; includes Bad Astronomy, Bad Chemistry, Bad Meteorology,
and The Pathetic Fallacy.
Extreme
Science
Information on the extremes - biggest, smallest, fastest,
worst, wettest, tallest, etc.
Virtual Courseware
for Earth and Environmental Science
Home of the Virtual Earthquake, Virtual River, and
more!
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century
How
Stuff Works
Find out how common everyday things work - if you've
ever wondered about something, it's probably here!
How
Things Work
Illustrates the "physics of everyday life."
Internet
History of Science Sourcebook
Designed as a text on the history of science.
USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
The
"Why" Files
Weekly stories are posted explaining the "why" behind
current science issues; includes information on using these with science teaching
standards.
A.L.I.C.E. AI Foundation
Enjoy a virtual chat with Alice, an artificial intelligence
bot with an attitude - she has comment for everything.
Virtual Science Center
From the Chabot Pace and Science Center, An astronomy
and space museum.
American Museum of Natural History
Exploratorium
This San Francisco museum site includes several online
exhibits.
TryScience
A collaborative site with links to interactive exercises,
experiments, field trips, etc. from over 400 science and technology centers
worldwide.
Whole
Frog Project
Dissect "Fluffy" online.
eSkeletons Project
View and compare the bones of a human, gorilla, and
baboon.
Particle Adventure
An interactive and UNDERSTANDABLE tour of the world
of particle physics - matter and force.
How Things Work
Illustrates the "physics of everyday life."
How Stuff Works
Find out how common everyday things work in non-technical
terms - if you've ever wondered about something, it's probably here!
HyperPhysics
A tutorial of basic physics concepts
Fear of Physics
Animated examples of real-life physics for the physics-challenged.
Whole
Frog Project
Dissect "Fluffy" online - although this is very dated
(developed in 1994) with low quality graphics, it was one of the first interactive
acitvities to be put on the Internet and pretty amazing at the time. Compare
it to Net
Frog (2002, but it also has a 1994 version).
eSkeletons Project
View and compare the bones of a human, gorilla, and
baboon.
NatureServe Explorer:
an Online Encyclopedia of Life
A source for conservation information on more than
50,000 plants, animals, and ecological communities of the United States and
Canada.
Seven Bioscience Challenges:
How do these issues affect your life?
Overview articles in 7 key areas in Biology; includes
lesson plans linked to these articles that are coded
for use with middle school, high school or undergraduate students.
Wild
World
From the National Geographic Society and the World
Wildlife Fund, this site has images, information, maps, and other materials
on the world's ecoregions and habitats. Included is an educator's guide and
links to additional resources on biodiversity.
Beetle
Science
View information, videos and 3D images of a variety
of beetles.
Visible Earth
NASA images of the Earth as seen from space.
DinoData
More than you ever wanted to know about dinosaurs.
Dino
Russ's Lair
Images, overviews, and links to dinosaur information.
Paleomap Project
Maps and interactive images of the earth's geologic
eras.
UCMP
Geological Time Machine
See what lived on earth before us.
The Internet Public Library, Yahoo (Yahooligans for kids), and the Librarians' Internet Index all have good sections for general science resources. All are listed on the Library's page of World Wide Web Search Tools.
Most federal and many state agencies have either entire websites or sections of their websites geared towards consumers, children, or teachers. Most of these can be located through FirstGov, the U.S. government's consumer-oriented portal which includes Science.gov (the "FirstGov for Science") and FirstGov for Kids, or Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids.
Oxford Reference Online Premium
Over 100 subject dictionaries, full-text searchable
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
Online Medical and Science Dictionaries (from MedBioWorld)
A Dictionary of Measures, Units and Conversions
The On-line Medical Dictionary
Selected Indexes for Periodical Articles:
General
Science Full Text
Indexes over 240 English-language periodicals in the
physical, life, and health sciences from 1984 to the present. Continues
print General Science Index, 1929-1996 (REFB
Q 158.5 .G46x).
Includes full-text
of over 70 titles; dates of full-text are variable, with most from the mid-to-late
1990s.
Expanded
Academic ASAP
Covers a combination of academic and popular periodicals,
with full-text for many publications.
General
Reference Center Gold
Covers popular magazines and newspapers, with full-text
articles for many publications.
Education
Full Text
Covers education (including science education) periodicals,
with many full-text. Continues
print Education Index, 1929-1996 (REFB LB 1028
.E4x).
Biology
Digest
Primarily geared to high school and entry-level college
students in biology and related fields.
The periodicals listed below are accessible to non-scientists. Most are
"hot topics," current news, or general interest publications.
| In Current Periodicals: | Full-text Online |
| Audubon | Audubon |
| Discover | Current Science |
| E the Environmental Magazine | Nature |
| Environment | Physics Education |
| Geotimes | Science Activities |
| Marine Resource Bulletin (Virginia) | Science |
| National Geographic | Science News |
| Natural History | Science Weekly |
| New Scientist | Science World |
| Science | Scientific American |
| Science and Children | Today's Chemist at Work |
| Science Books and Films | |
| Science Education | |
| Science News | |
| Scientific American | |
| Virginia Explorer | |
| Virginia Minerals | |
| Virginia Wildlife |
See the Full Text Electronic Journal Holdings List for more electronic journals and full text titles.
See also Doing Research in the Sciences: The Science Index Databases at UMW and Doing Research in the Sciences: Full Text and Electronic Journals at UMW for additional resources.
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