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Calhoun Community College Library - VRD - Science - General


General Science

 
  Cogito -  http://www.cogito.org/
A news and education site for avid, young scientists and mathematicians.  It has book reviews, news and features, "Best of the Web" guides, and listings and reviews of summer and distance education programs, internships, and academic competitions.
  Essential Science Indicators: Special Topics -  http://www.esi-topics.com/
Citation analyses (i.e., ranking of papers, scientists, institutions, countries, and journals), interviews, and essays on hot topics in science.  It includes a New Hot Papers section selected from the top 0.1 percent of articles cited in a bimonthly period.
  EurekAlert -  http://www.eurekalert.org/
Searchable database of science-related press releases from research institutions, universities, government agencies and corporations.
  How Stuff Works -  http://www.howstuffworks.com/
Search or browse by category to find readable explanations for how things work.
  National Inventors Hall of Fame -  http://www.invent.org/
Searchable database of inventions and inventors, includes biographies and pictures.
  National Science Foundation -  http://www.nsf.gov/
Research results, statistics, speeches and lectures, and classroom resources covering all the sciences and engineering.
  Patent & Trademark Resources -  http://www.lib.lsu.edu/sci/ptdl/
LSU library's web resources for research patents and trademarks.  Includes links to the USPTO database and tutorials.
  SciCentral.com -  http://www.scicentral.com/
Scholarly news and links to the best free scientific news research sources.
  Science.Komm -  http://www.sciencekomm.at/
Life science and medical directory.
  ScienceNetLinks -  http://www.sciencenetlinks.com
A useful site that has gathered science resources for teachers, including detailed science education web sites and includes curriculum ideas and activities.
  The Why Files -  http://whyfiles.org/
Founded in 1996 as part of the National Institute for Science Education, the The Why Files "explores the science, math and technology behind the news of the day" and presents those topics in a clear, accessible and accurate manner.