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Swany’s swarm of science sites

68 sites - updated December 3, 2004


AAAS member org


March 28 2001

Absolute pitch


August 18 2001

Animal Diversity Web


March 30 2001

ArchNet

World Wide Web virtual library for Archaeology.
August 18 2001

(art)n Laboratory

Science in depth.
December 29 2000

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Out of this world.
March 18 2003

Bad Astronomy


June 2 2000

Botanical.Com

Herbaceous site. Includes Mrs. Grieve’s Modern Herbal (1931).
March 28 2001

British Medical Journal

Complete medical site.
March 28 2001

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Doomsday clock and all: International reports on peace,security, and nuclear affairs
July 11 2001

Canadian Archaeolgical Association

Old timers.
August 11 2001

Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure

From the Inter-Agency Committee on Geomatics, and attempt to assemble geospatial information.
August 18 2001

Canadian Wildlife Service Hinterland Who’s Who

The appearance, life history, habits and distribution of Canadian birds and mammal.
September 12 2003

Chandra X-ray Observatory Center

Gateway to the universe of x-ray astronomy.
August 11 2001

Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal

Skeptical Inquirer publisher.
July 11 2001

Cornell’s Digital Earth

Interactive mapping and geoscience data analysis.
April 12 2000

Creative Sparks

Ideas suggested by individuals working alone are superior to ideas suggested in brainstorming sessions and the performance of problem solvers instructed to "break the rules, get out of the square, and change paradigms" was not better than that of individuals who were not given any instructions at all.
March 28 2001

Database of terrestrial impact structures

Also known as craters.
April 12 2000

Eggs balancing on Equinox

Bad Astronomy: Only on the day of the Vernal (spring) Equinox, can you stand a raw egg on its end. Good astronomy: If you can stand a raw egg on end, it has nothing to do with the Equinox.
October 17 2000

Emilio Segrè Visual Archives

A collection of some 25,000 historical photographs, slides, lithographs, engravings, and other visual materials.
August 18 2001

Federation of American Scientists

Engaged in analysis and advocacy on science, technology and public policy for global security. Spy satellite pictures of Russian nuclear facilities.
August 16 2001

Galileo’s Notes on Motion

Electronic representation of the manuscript.
July 11 2001

Global Change Master Directory

Earth science.
August 18 2001

Heeding the warning in biodiversity’s basic law

Ecology’s oldest law: Larger areas harbor more species than smaller ones.
August 11 2000

History of Mathematics

Famous curves, among others.
July 12 2001

Hot AIR

Annals of Improbable Research
August 18 2001

Hubble Space Telescope

Pictures from the edge of the universe and beyond.
March 11 2002

Institute and Museum of History of Science

Including virtual Galileo.
April 11 2000

Intelligent Micromachine Initiative

Machines so small they are imperceptible to the human eye, with gears no bigger than a grain of pollen. Maufactured thousands at a time for a few cents each.
March 27 2001

Junk Science

In the considered opinion of Steven J. Milloy.
April 12 2000

Lunar Prospector

Welcome to the Moon.
April 11 2000

Making Matter

The atomic structure of solids.
March 31 2001

Mars news

The new frontier.
August 18 2001

Mathematician of the day


April 27 2002

Missouri Botanical Garden rare books

Hermann A. Kohler’s magnus opus, Medizinal-Pflanzen, published in 1887.
August 18 2001

Molecular Expressions

Photo galleries of optical microscopy.
July 11 2001

Molecular View of Microbial Diversity and the Biosphere

The main diversity of life is microbial.
July 12 2001

Monte Verde and the Pleistocene Peopling of the Americas

Article in the 2 May 97 issue of Science. People were inhabiting southern Chile by 12,500 years ago.
April 11 2000

NASA Earth Observatory

Monitor regional and global changes.
March 30 2001

National Air & Space Museum

Part of the Smithsonian Institution, features online exhibitions, photos, and many other online resources.
April 11 2000

National Atlas of Canada

The National Atlas Information Service (NAIS) is responsible for the development and maintenance of an authoritative synthesis of the geography of Canada.
April 11 2000

National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure

Great images.
April 2 2001

New Scientist


November 26 2004

Nine Planets

Overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system.
April 12 2000

NOAA Marine Geology and Geophysics


April 2 2001

Periodic Table

Elemental.
August 18 2001

Powering the next century


July 29 2000

Prime Numbers

The top ten primes.
July 12 2001

Primordial Soup Kitchen

Cellular automata.
August 11 2001

Quackwatch

Guide to health fraud and quackery.
August 18 2001

Quantum Computing

If a computer could be built around the laws of quantum physics instead of those of classical physics, it would result in an entirely different computational structure.
August 11 2001

Researchville


March 17 2001

SciCentral

Gateway to science and engineering online.
August 11 2001

Science Now

The online version of the journal published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
November 26 2004

Sky & Telescope


July 21 2001

SkyView

The Internet's virtual telescope. Call up images of the sky at wavelengths from radio to gamma rays.
August 11 2001

Skywatcher’s diary

Celestial highlights of the month.
August 18 2001

Species at Risk


May 4 2001

Swords of Armageddon

Chuck Hansen’s nuclear weapons information service.
August 11 2001

Tom Volk’s Fungi

Smuts on the Internet.
April 2 2001

Totally Tessellated

History, essentials, beyond. Times out.
July 21 2001

Tree of Life

Attempt to categorize every living organism on the planet.
August 11 2001

Views of the Solar System

Vast archive of photographs, scientific facts, text, graphics and videos.
August 18 2001

Virtual Archaeology

Links to online resources.
August 18 2001

Virtual Mummy


July 21 2001

Virtual Museum of Computing

The history of computing and online computer-based exhibits.
August 18 2001

Visual elements

Visual interpretation of the table of elements.
July 21 2001

Visual Models of Morphogenesis

Rapid progress in the modeling of biological structures and simulation of their development has occurred over the last few years.
August 15 2000

  
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