Look, I'm a liberal arts guy, I don't know from science. So I don't know, you understand, whether these sites are really as good as they seem. But they certainly seem to be, and as a writer I sometimes have need of scientific information. So when I do, and find a site worth saving, I do.
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Anthropic
Coincidences A good site listing the coincidences that enable live
to evolve, and the explations therefore from various notable scientists
and writers.
Archaeology and Ancient
Sites A nice, lengthy index of sites on archaeology sites.
The
Big Picture Book of Viruses I love stuff like this. Information, with
images, on all sorts of viruses.
Birds
of Prey From the good folks at Sea World. Everything you might want
to know about raptors.
Black Holes
and Mysteries of the Cosmos A good online guide to black holes and
various cutting-edge space theories and information.
CDC Parasitology Diagnosis Web
Site Information galore on parasites, including how to diagnose them.
Cool!
Classics
of Out(land)ish Anthropology A "critical approach to bad anthropology
on the web." Some amusing stuff here.
Diseases
and condition Directory and Search Engine Aw, c'mon, haven't you wanted
a good web resource for information on diseases? If you have, look no farther.
Diseases Specifically,
diseases that are transmittable from animals to humans. Neat, eh?
History
of Metals A medium/long essay on the history of metals and metallurgy,
focusing on gold, copper, lead, silver, tin, mercury, and iron.
Insect
Pathogens Database A page on insect-borne diseases--how can you not
love something like that?
JNDRD: Natural Disaster Reference
Database of Japan A database of disasters in Japan. (Why are you looking
at me like that?)
* Life Through
Geologic Time A whizzo pictorial site, with good information to boot,
on the history of Earth.
Natural Disaster Reference
Database A database of international disasters. Aw, c'mon, it's neat!
(Oh, bite me, it's fun)
New Vents Home Page The
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory's vents program, which "conducts
research on the impacts and consequences of submarine volcanoes and hydrothermal
venting on the global ocean." A neat little site.
The
Nine Planets "An overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific
knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system."
Ocean Planet: In
Search of Giant Squid I think anyone who has read or seen anything
involving Captain Nemo has always had some interest in the Giant Squid--and,
undoubtedly, as the source for the myth of the kraken, the giant squid
has been interesting to many others across the centuries. This online exhibit
does a good job of dispelling the rumors and myths and replacing them with
facts. Of course, it's also got photos and links and all that, too. The
only drawback is the blue-font-on-black-background combination, which is
a mistake.
Periodic Table
of the Elements Explaining various elements to middle school students
(which is where my scientific knowledge ranks).
A Pictorial Presentation
of Parasites This seems to be down at the moment, but I remember it
as being a very fine look at parasites.
NEW Planet Quest
NASA's site on the search for planets in distant solar systems.
Poisonous
Plants, Animals and Arthropods A good links site of information on
various poisonous flora and fauna.
Rec.arts.sf.science
qdFAQ An informative FAQ (frequently asked questions list) on various
science fictional science issues, including dinosaur civilisations, the
Fermi paradox, orbital elevators, and so on.
* Scirus An excellent search
engine for science sites.
The
Scorpion Emporium A thorough guide to scorpions.
NEW The
Social Insects WWW Antbase A very informative resource for information
on ants.
The Search for Extrasolar Planets
Another good site on planets and the search for them outside our solar
system.
Star
Journey @ nationalgeographic.com Another nifty National Geographic
site, this one addressing the stars.
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A
Universe of Galaxies A nice, long and detailed look at the small and
large galaxies in our universe.
Volcano World A
good source for information on volcanoes.
Welcome to the Planets
A collection of images from NASA's planetary exploration program.
Welcome to the Raptor Center
The home page of the Raptor Center of the University of Minnesota. Information
and pictures on that fascinating class of bird.
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