Science Resources on the Internet

Edited by Peter Y. Chou, WisdomPortal.com

Science Directories:
Yahoo! Health— http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/
(44 categories from Alternative Medicine to Workplace; 7380 Disease links; 4972 Medicine links; 1064 Pharmacy links)
Science Hobbyist (by Bill Beaty)— http://www.amasci.com/
(Amateur Science, Cool Science, Weird Science, Tesla Coil Page, Good Stuff, Q&A)
Search MEDLINE (U.S. National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894)— http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/freemedl.html
(Search the 11 million references and abstracts in the MEDLINE database; Link to 400+ journals for full text of articles)
MEDLINEplus (for consumer health information)— http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/freemedl.html
(Dictionaries, Doctors/Dentists, Hospitals, Organizations, Databases, Publications/News, Libraries)
SciCentral (Best Health Sciences Online Resources)— http://www.scicentral.com/H-02heal.html
(45 gateways from AIDS to Virology, Companies & Products, Conferences & Meetings; Career Resources, Databases, Institutions, Journals, Research Communications, Discussion Groups, Specialty Directories, Educational Materials, Patient-Oriented Info)
Science Sites:
Science Hobbyist (by Bill Beaty)— http://www.amasci.com/
(Amateur Science, Cool Science, Weird Science, Tesla Coil Page, Good Stuff, Q&A)
How Stuff Works (by Marshall Brain)— http://www.howstuffworks.com/
(Top 10 Articles, 22 Topics from Aviation to Weather, Question & Link Archives, HSW Newsletter)
MEDLINEplus (for consumer health information)— http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/freemedl.html
(Dictionaries, Doctors/Dentists, Hospitals, Organizations, Databases, Publications/News, Libraries)
SciCentral (Best Health Sciences Online Resources)— http://www.scicentral.com/H-02heal.html
(45 gateways from AIDS to Virology, Companies & Products, Conferences & Meetings; Career Resources, Databases, Institutions, Journals, Research Communications, Discussion Groups, Specialty Directories, Educational Materials, Patient-Oriented Info)
Ask a Scientist:
Ask Dr. Weil— http://www.pathfinder.com/drweil/
(Q & A, Top 10 Questions, Self Help, In the Kitchen, Healing Center, Sexual Health, Vitamin Adviser, Find a Doctor, Recipes, Search)
Ask the Experts: Physics (Scientific American)— http://www.sciam.com/askexpert/physics/index.html
(What is antimatter? neutrino? dark matter? wormhole? tachyons? ball lightning?)
Astronomy FAQs (by T. Joseph W. Lazio of sci.astro newsgroup)— http://sciastro.astronomy.net/
(General Info; Time &Calendars, Astrophysics; Sun, Moon & Planets; Exterrestial Life; Stars; Galaxies; Cosmology)
Bill's Answers at Madsci Network (by Bill Beaty)— http://www.amasci.com/amateur/answers1.html
(87 Answers Archive from 1997 in Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Engineering, Physics)
Chemistry FAQ Index (by Bruce Hamilton)— http://www.faqs.org/faqs/sci/chem-faq/
(Chemistry Info on the Internet; Removing rust, stains, & silver tarnish; )
Discovery Online: The Skinny On... (by Hannah Holmes)— http://www.discovery.com/area/skinnyon/skinnyon.html
(30 stories: Sonic Booms, Deaf People's Inner Voice, Ocean in a Seashell, Lunacy and the Full Moon)
Go Ask Alice! (Columbia University's Health Education Program)— http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/index.html
(Search 1600 FAQs; New Questions, Relationships, Sexuality, Sexual Health, Emotional Health, Fitness & Nutrition, Alcohol, Nicotine & Other Drugs, General Health)
How Things Work (by Louis A. Bloomfield, University of Virginia)— http://rabi.phys.virginia.edu/HTW//topics.html
(19 Chapters from How Things Work: the Physics of Everyday Life)
Mad Scientist Archives (Washington University, St. Louis)— http://madsci.wustl.edu/archive.html
(Search Archives: Subject Area & Grade Level, Mad Library, Mad Lab)
MathPages: Physics (by Kevin Brown)— http://www.seanet.com/~ksbrown/iphysics.htm
(Black Holes, Escape to Infinity in Finite Time, Magnetic Levitation, Schrodinger's Cat, Weighing the Moon)
Question Archive for How Stuff Works (by Marshall Brain)— http://www.howstuffworks.com/question-archive.htm
(Over 300 answers to science questions)
Space Index FAQs— http://www.faqs.org/faqs/space/
(14 FAQs related to space: acronyms, addresses, astronauts, data, introduction, launchers, references, mission schedule)
The Last Word Science Questions & Answers (New Scientist)— http://www.last-word.com/
(Plants & Animals; Bubbles, Liquids & Ice; Around the House; Strange Nature; Mysteries & Illusions; Gadgets & Inventions; Your Body; Inside Machines; The Physical World; Unanswered Questions; Search 600 Answers Archive)
Urban Legends: Science— http://www.urbanlegends.com/science/
(10% of Brain, Baseball Physics, Fermats Last Theorem, Leap Seconds, Missing Day, Weights Measures)
Usenet Physics FAQ (edited by Scott I. Chase)— http://www-hpcc.astro.washington.edu/faq/physics/faq.html
(based on discussions in sci.physic & related usenet newsgroups)
Science Journals:
Medical Journals: WebMedLit— http://webmedlit.silverplatter.com/index.html
(Scans premier medical web sites each day and extracts the available citations, abstracts and full-text articles.
Search for topic: AIDS/Virology, Cancer/Oncology, Cardiology, Dermatology, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Immunology, Medical Economics, Neurology, Women's Health)
Journals of the AMA— http://pubs.ama-assn.org/
(JAMA, American Medical News; Archives of: Dermatology, Facial Plastic Surgery, Family Medicine, General Psychiatry, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine)
Alzheimer's Disease Review— http://www.coa.uky.edu/ADReview
(full text of the peer-reviewed journal on Alzheimer's disease research & related disorders)
American Medical News— http://www.ama-assn.org/public/journals/amnews/amnews.htm
(coverage of professional, social, economic and policy issues in medicine)
British Medical Journal— http://www.bmj.com/
(Current Issue, Rapid Responses, Search Archive, Collected Resources, Customised @lerts, Jobs, Courses, Careers, PubMed/Medline, Bookshop, Debates, Netprints, Hit Parade, Theme Issues & Series)
Cancer Detection and Prevention— http://www.cancerprev.org/
(Searchable database of abstracts published in the Journal & Links to other sources; 2000 Symposium)
Clinical Cardiology (Journal for Advances in Cardiovascular Disease)— http://clinical-cardiology.org/
(Current Issue, Previous Issues, Search Back Issues, Supplements, Classified Advertising)
Emerging Infectious Diseases (published by the National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC)— http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/eidtext.htm
(Current Issue, Table of Contents for Past Issues, Upcoming Articles, Download Articles)
JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association)— http://jama.ama-assn.org/
(Current Issue, Author Index, Past Issues, Search, Document Delivery, E-Mail Alert, Classified, 1999 & 2000 Theme Issues)
The Lancet (British Medical Journal)— http://www.thelancet.com
(The Journal, Current Issue, Back Issues, Supplements, eResearch Archive, Discussion Groups, Arcade, Search)
Managed Care Magazine (A guide for managed care executives and physicians)— http://www.managedcaremag.com/
(Daily Briefing, Current Issue, Previous Issues, Most Popular Articles from Archives, Search Archives)
New England Journal of Medicine— http://www.nejm.org/content/index.asp
(This Week in the Journal, Search Past Issues, Full Text for Subscribers, Early Release, What's the Diagnosis?, Search Medline)
Science Museums:
The Exploratorium (San Francisco)— http://www.exploratorium.edu
(A museum with over 800 interactive hands-on exhibits)
Australian Museum Research & Collections— http://www.austmus.gov.au/index02.htm
(Anthropology, Earth & Environment, Invertebrates, Vertebrates, Information Science, Search & Discover)
Institute & Museum of History of Science (Florence, Italy)— http://galileo.imss.firenze.it/
(Info, Library, Museum, Online Exhibitions, Research & Publications, News, Other Sites)
Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford (Great Britain)— http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/
(Current Events, Online Exhibits, Collections Database, Library & Catalog, Newsletter, Image Library, Links, Search, Shop)
Physics Museum (University of Queensland, Australia)— http://www.physics.uq.edu.au/physics_museum/index.shtml
(Museum Tour, Catalog, Library, Pitch Drop Experiment, External Links)
Yale University School of Medicine— http://info.med.yale.edu/ysm/index.html
(Patient Care, Research, Departments, Faculty, Libraries, Computers & Media, Search this Site, Yale Medicine Magazine)
Science News:
Boston Globe Health-Science (Mondays)— http://www.boston.com/globe/healthscience/
(Latest Health News, Columns, Health Calendar, Upcoming Studies, Your Health Daily, Health Related Sites)
CBS Health News— http://www.cbs.com/now/section/0,1636,204-311,00.shtml
(Top Stories, Features, Inside, Video Library)
Cancer News on the Net (Edited by Richard K.J. Brown, M.D.)— http://www.cancernews.com/
(Latest information on cancer diagnosis, treatment and prevention.)
Los Angeles Times: Science— hhttp://www.latimes.com/news/science/science/
(Top Stories, Science Watch, Science in Brief, Science Files)
Medical Tribune (published 21 times a year by PressCorps, Inc. for over 40 years)— http://www.medtrib.com
(Current Issue, News Service, Neurology Edition, MD CyberGuide, Medical Tribune Asks, Clinical Quiz, Bulletin Board, Chat Room Searchable Archive to Nov. 1996, Links)
New York Times: Science Columns— http://www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/national/index-science.html
(Cases, Essays, Doctor's World, The Novice, Vital Signs)
Science News Updates (News from JAMA & the Archives Journals)— http://www.ama-assn.org/sci-pubs/sci-news/2000/
(Available to the public after 3 p.m. U.S. Central time on the first four Tuesdays of each month)
USA Today: Health— http://www.usatoday.com/life/health/health.htm
(Latest News, Health Spotlight, Features, Health Scout, Resources, Shopping, Learning, Community, My Healthshop)
Washington Post: Health— http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/health/front.htm
(Alternative Care, Children/Youth, Fitness, Health Care, Men, Mental Health, Nutrition, Seniors, Women, Live Online, Health Index)
Science for Kids:
10 Steps to a Great Science Project— http://www.newark.ohio-state.edu/osun/os_science2v/sc_steps.html
(Guidelines from the Science Day Committe of Ohio State University at Newark)
Reading Plants (Huntington Botanical Gardens)— http://www.huntington.org/BotanicalDiv/Posters/ReadingNotes.htm
(The Plant, Stem, Leaves, Buds, Secondary Growth, Flowers, Photosynthesis, Tropical Forest, Desert Plants)
Titan Arum (Huntington Botanical Gardens)— http://www.huntington.org/PageOne.htm
(The blooming of the world's largest flower, Titan Arum, on August 1, 1999)
Children's Garden (Atlanta Botanical Garden)— http://www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org/childrensgarden/
(Garden Tour, What's Going On, Visiting in Person)
The Virtual Sun (by Michiel Berger, graduate student in Astronomy, University of Amsterdam)— http://www.astro.uva.nl/demo/sun/kaft.htm
(A 20 minutes Multimedia Tour of the sun with movies on the photoshphere, eclipse, corona, & solar flares)
Welcome to the Planets (from a NASA CD-ROM)— http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/
(Glossary from aa to volcanic rock; 190 images of the 9 planets, Halley's Comet, asteroid, and meteorites; Space probes)
Your Sky (by John Walker)— http://www.fourmilab.to/yoursky/
(Sky Map lets students view the night sky from a given location & a specified time and date, using latitude, longitude, north/south, and east/west settings)
Come to Your Senses (ThinkQuest Junior for grades 4-6)— http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3750/
(Click on Mr. Potato Head's ears, eyes, nose, mouth, or hands to learn about the five senses)
Science Organizations:
American Chemical Society— http://www.acs.org
(Library, ACS Publications, Hot Articles, Chemistry in the News, Educational Resources, Search Databases)
American Medical Association— http://www.ama-assn.org
(Information for Physicians, Journals & American Medical News, Consumer Health Info, Doctor Finder, Online Catalogs)
Dr. Arthur Girard— http://www.accessexcellence.org/BF/bf05/girard/toc.html
(Table of Contents to Microbes: Diversity & Antibiotic Resistance)
Science Articles:
Plant Trivia Timeline (Huntington Botanical Gardens)— http://www.huntington.org/BotanicalDiv/Timeline.html
(Plant facts & discoveries from 50,000 BC to 1998 with bibliographical references)
An appropriate mix of art, science (by Chet Raymo, Boston Globe, 2-8-2000)— http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/039/science/An_appropriate_mix_of_art_scienceP.shtml
(The science journal Nature celebrates the sequencing of the first human chromosome with a cover showing Michelangelo's Creation of Adam from the Sistine Chapel)
Alzheimer's Unlocking the Mystery (by Geoffrey Cowley, Newsweek's Cover Story: January 31, 2000)— http://newsweek.com/nw-srv/printed/us/so/a54596-2000jan23.htm
(Links to Related Articles: How Alzheimer's Lays Siege to the Brain, Coping with the Darkness, Watching for Warning Signs, My Father's Battle with Alzheimer's)
Astronomy:
Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center (National Institute on Aging)— http://www.alzheimers.org
(Info about Alzheimer's, Progress Reports, Press Releases, Quarterly Newsletter, Publications, Links to Alzheimer's Books & Articles)
Doctor's Guide to Alzheimer's Disease Information & Resources— http://www.pslgroup.com/ALZHEIMER.HTM
(Alzheimer's Disease News Stories, Links to Alzheimer's-Related Documents & Sites, Usenet Newsgroups)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis)— http://www.cais.com/cfs-news
(FAQs on CFS, Newsletters, Articles on CFS from government & medical resources, Links to web sites on CFS)
Dental Related Internet Resources— http://www.dental-resources.com
(Dental related Internet links, Fluoride, Orthodontics, Oral surgery)
Biochemistry:
Biology Book Online (by M.J. Farabee, Estrella Mountain Community College, Avondale AZ)— http://gened.emc.maricopa.edu/bio/bio181/BIOBK/BioBookTOC.html
(Chapter 1: Nature of Science & Biology to Ch. 49: Human Evolution & Ch. 50: Glossary)
Biology Glossary (by M.J. Farabee, Estrella Mountain Community College, Avondale AZ)— http://gened.emc.maricopa.edu/bio/bio181/BIOBK/BioBookgloss.html
(Definitions from "abiogenesis" & "abnormal hemoglobin" to "zygospore" & "zygote")
BioTech: Life Science Resources & Reference Tools (University of Texas Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology)— http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/
(Bioinformatics, Chemical Acronyms Database, Cyberbotanica, Dictionary, Glycolysis, Professional Resources, Science Resources, Search)
Glycoscience Hyperglossary (by Peter Murray-Rust, University of Nottingham, UK)— http://www.vhg.org.uk/glossaries/gs/toc.html
(Definitions from "agglutin" & "aggrecan" to "starch" & "sucrose")
Protein Hyperglossary (by Peter Murray-Rust, University of Nottingham, UK)— http://www.vhg.org.uk/glossaries/pps/toc.html
(Definitions from "adenine" & "alanine" to "valine" & "Van der Waals")
Principles of Protein Structure Using the Internet (Birkbeck Crystallography Dept., Birkbeck College, University of London, UK)— http://www.cryst.bbk.ac.uk/PPS2/course/index.html
(Primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary structures; Protein geometry; Protein synthesis; Bioinformatics; Protein interactions)
Botany:
BioTech: Life Science Resources & Reference Tools (University of Texas Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology)— http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/
(Bioinformatics, Chemical Acronyms Database, Cyberbotanica, Dictionary, Glycolysis, Professional Resources, Science Resources, Search)
Doctor's Guide to Alzheimer's Disease Information & Resources— http://www.pslgroup.com/ALZHEIMER.HTM
(Alzheimer's Disease News Stories, Links to Alzheimer's-Related Documents & Sites, Usenet Newsgroups)
Chemistry:
Chemical Acronyms Database (Indiana University Science Libraries, Bloomington, IN)— http://129.79.137.107/cfdocs/libchem/titleu.cfm
(Search by acronym or keyword)
Doctor's Guide to Alzheimer's Disease Information & Resources— http://www.pslgroup.com/ALZHEIMER.HTM
(Alzheimer's Disease News Stories, Links to Alzheimer's-Related Documents & Sites, Usenet Newsgroups)
Geology:
BioTech: Life Science Resources & Reference Tools (University of Texas Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology)— http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/
(Bioinformatics, Chemical Acronyms Database, Cyberbotanica, Dictionary, Glycolysis, Professional Resources, Science Resources, Search)
Doctor's Guide to Alzheimer's Disease Information & Resources— http://www.pslgroup.com/ALZHEIMER.HTM
(Alzheimer's Disease News Stories, Links to Alzheimer's-Related Documents & Sites, Usenet Newsgroups)
Physics:
BioTech: Life Science Resources & Reference Tools (University of Texas Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology)— http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/
(Bioinformatics, Chemical Acronyms Database, Cyberbotanica, Dictionary, Glycolysis, Professional Resources, Science Resources, Search)
Doctor's Guide to Alzheimer's Disease Information & Resources— http://www.pslgroup.com/ALZHEIMER.HTM
(Alzheimer's Disease News Stories, Links to Alzheimer's-Related Documents & Sites, Usenet Newsgroups)
Zoology:
BioTech: Life Science Resources & Reference Tools (University of Texas Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology)— http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/
(Bioinformatics, Chemical Acronyms Database, Cyberbotanica, Dictionary, Glycolysis, Professional Resources, Science Resources, Search)
Doctor's Guide to Alzheimer's Disease Information & Resources— http://www.pslgroup.com/ALZHEIMER.HTM
(Alzheimer's Disease News Stories, Links to Alzheimer's-Related Documents & Sites, Usenet Newsgroups)

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