Virtual Reference Desk

Science (General)

• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Los Alamos National Laboratory's Science and Technology Page
• National Academy of Sciences
• National Science Foundation

Mathematics & Computer Science

Mathematics

• American Mathematical Society
• History of Mathematics includes mathematician biographies, chronologies and more
  
• Women Mathematicians
  
• Interactive Mathematics Online
  
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' Web site
  
• The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for mathematics and science education

Computer Science

Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Astronomy

• Astronomy Picture of the Day
• Welcome to Mars
• Astrophysics: the Life of a Star
  
• Ancient Astronomy: Courses, tours and interactive atlas
• National Space Society Online
  
• Space News: An independent newsweekly of the international space community
  
• The Project Galileo Home Page
  
• The Educational Space Simulations Project
  
• The Space Science Hotlist (Franklin Institute)

Physics & Metrology (Weather)

• American Physical Society
• American Meteorological Society
• National Weather Service's web site: Has warnings, forecasts, data and maps
• INTELLICAST on Weather
• The Automated Weather Source Nationawide School Weather Network
• JPL's Scatterometer Projects
  This is one of the NASA projects. The purpose of this project is to measure ocean winds in order to imporve weather forecasts, storm warnings for ships, and predications of future El Ninos.
• World Meteorological Organization An United Nations Specialized Agency

Chemistry

• American Chemical Society
• Eric's Treasure Trove of Chemistry
• The Chem101 Home Page

Geology & Paleontology (Dinosaurs)

• Geological Society of America
• UC Museum of Paleoptology
  This is one of the most impressive paleontology resources on the Web. (UC Berkeley)
• Sounds and Images of Parasaurolophus
  Computer generated sounds and images of Parasaurolophus. This web site is created and sponsored by Dr. Carl Diegert, Dr. Tom Williamson and the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science.

Biology & Genetics

• Biology
  • Access Excellence
    A place in cyberspace for biology teaching and learning including a great collection of biotech graphics gallery. (check out the DNA dance!!!!!)
  • The BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium: the Reform of Undergraduate Biology
  • BioChemLinks
    This is a gateway to the molecular biology and chemistry educational resources on the Web with a weekly updated "News & Reviews" section.
  • Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

• Genetics
  • National Human Genome Research Institute

Zoology

• Sea World - Animal Information Database
  
• Electronic Zoo/NetVet by Ken Boschert
• WhaleNet: Everything You Want to Know about Whales
• Yuckiest Site on the Internet: Bug World, Worm World and more

Human Anatomy

• Human Anatomy On-line
• 3D Representations of Human Body: A National Library of Medicine project

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