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Change being the only constant, it's the Tao of the Web that sites move and go down. Please let me know if you run across a link here that no longer works. (You can click on the email button at the bottom of this page if you like.) Thanks!
Anthropology
- Anthro TECH: Central Clearing House for Anthropological Resources and Web Services
- Lots of links to anthropology sites here
Archaeology
- ANCIENT MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS-MAYA,MIXTEC,ZAPOTEC, & AZTEC by Kevin L. Callahan
- Includes brief explanation of Mayan calendar system - lots of great links
- Caracol Homepage
- Official website of the Caracol Archaelogical Project, which is investigating the remains of PreColumbian civilization in Belize.
Associations
Astronomy
- see Astropro's NetSelect Directory, Astronomy Section
Biology
Botany
- American Journal of Botany
- Online journal of the Botanical Society of America
- Flowering Plant Gateway
- Texas A&M University Bioinformatics Working Group provides this online catalog of three major systems of flowering plant classification (Cronquist, Takhtajan & Thorne).
- On-Line Glossary of Technical Terms in Plant Pathology
- Scott's Botanical Links
Chronobiology
- Circadian Learning Center
Elephants
- Elephant Consultance (c) Elefant Konsult
- Perhaps the ultimate elephant site on the Web
Entomology
General
- Class Insecta
- Excellent general info from the Spencer Museum of Entomology at the University of British Columbia
Species
- Butterfly Web Site
- An online butterfly collection, as it were
Felidae (Cats)
Cougar/Mountain Lion/Panther
- Florida Panther Net
- Florida's Game & Fresh Water Fish Commission provides this informational site.
Tigers
- Tiger Information Center
Ichthyology (Fishes)
- EVOLUTION FISH : THE COELACANTH LIVING FOSSIL
- Pelagic Shark Research Foundation
Mammals, Marine
Dolphins
- Dolphin Institute
Microbiology
- CELLS alive!
- A wonderful award-winning site - and justly so - with animation and information on bacteria, viruses and more. At once educational and entertaining.
- Kimball's Biology Pages
- A dictionary of microbiology
- MicroAngela's Electron Microscope Image Gallery
- Dynamite images . . . ah, the wonders of creation!
- MicroAngela's Electron Microbes.info
- The indispensable microbiology site: start here if you're trying to find anything in the field.
Miscellaneous/General
- Biology Project
- Excellent U of AZ site
- Carrefour BIODIDAC Home Page
- A French/English biology reference, with thousands of entries in its database
Primates
Human
Other Primates
- Gorilla Foundation
- The Gorilla Foundation was established in 1976, the Website of an organization to promote the protection, preservation and propagation of gorillas. Project Koko, a primary focus of the Gorilla Foundation, involves teaching a modified form of American Sign Language to two lowland gorillas, Koko and Michael.
Reference
- Tree of Life Home Page
- A distributed Internet project containing information about phylogeny and biodiversity
Zoology
Zoos
Aquaria
US
MD
- National Aquarium in Baltimore
US
CA
- San Diego Zoo
- The best zoo in the US, a must-see anytime you're in San Diego.
- San Francisco Zoo HomePage
TX
- San Antonio Zoo
Chemistry
- Chemistry Societies Network
- Hosted by the Royal Society of Chemistry, this site features news, conferences, chats & more.
- Chemistry Software and Information Resources
- A "catalog of chemistry software running on anything from desktop computers to massively parallel processors."
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Membership and activities info for the organization
- Visual Elements
- The Periodic Table of Elements gets star treatment at this Chemistry Societies Network site.
Directories
- SciCentral
- The slickest, best-organized directory to science (and engineering) sites I've yet seen anywhere on the Web; includes a handy on-site search engine.
Education
- CEA Science Education Home Page
- Center for Extreme ultraviolet Astrophysics' science education section is very illuminating.
- Exploratorium
- Junk Science
- Exploring junk science - an eye-opener. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
- Newton's Apple
- The award winning TV program's website
- The Soundry
- The physics of sound and more
Geography
General
- Geography at the Mining Co.
- If it's geography you're after, check this site first!
Globes
- 3G on W3: The Great Globe Gallery on the World Wide Web
- If it's a globe and it's on the Web, then you'll probably find it at this multilingual site.
Maps
- MapQuest!
- Continental US address mapping only. They make you join - it's free - to use their service. Requested maps come up very fast. In one instance the mapped location was wrong, although correctly depicted on Yahoo. However the reverse was true on a later visit. With all map services, its caveat emptor!
- Maps On Us: A Map, Route and Yellow Pages Service
- National Geographic Society Map Machine
- Excellent reference maps . . .
- NRCan Resources Atlas, Atlas des ressources
- An atlas of Canada (French/English) focusing on natural resources distribution
- PCL Map Collection
- USGS National Atlas of the United States of America
- View part or all of the US with overlays including natural features, political boundaries, federal lands, roads, cities, airports, etc.
- Vicinity Corporation's MapBlast!
- World Atlas
- Maps, flags, geography facts & figures, longitudes/latitudes and much more - very useful.
- Xerox PARC Map Viewer: world 0.00N 0.00E (1.0X)
- Yahoo! Maps
- Find any place in the US. Just type in the address or intersection and there you are.
Mountains
- Everest
- A presentation on Earth's highest mountain, by Boston's Museum of Science
Satellite Surveillance
- EROS Data Center: Earthshots: main menu
- Satellite images showing changes to earth's surface due to natural and man-made causes
- TerraServer
- The world's largest online database: a huge repository of aerial photographs and satellite images taken from miles overhead that you can view free and, if you want, purchase.
Geology
Mineralogy
- Mineralogy Database
- More than 5,000 pages of mineral data covering 3,968 individual mineral species
Miscellaneous
- USGS Geologic Hazards Team
- Info on earthquakes, geomagnetism, landslides - with interactive maps
Seismology
History
- 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
- USGS site with lots of data (including time) on the great quake
Reference
- Earthquake Engineering Abstracts
- Understanding Earthquakes
Seismic Data
- Earthquake Info - Carleton U, CA
- Earthquake Strong Motion Database
- The SMDB currently contains information from 99 Southern California earthquakes, 570 stations and 3257 accelerograms. It is being continuously updated with new information.
- Global Richter 7 Quakes 1975 to Present
- A listing with intensity, location etc.
- NEIC: Earthquake Search
- A searchable earthquake database from the National Earthquake Information Center
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center: Earthquake Information for the World
- Near real-time earthquake data from all over the world, with location, magnitude, depth etc.
- USGS: Latest Earthquake Information
Volcanology
- Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes
- University of Hawaii at Hilo
- Electronic Volcano
- Darthmouth University's multilingual volcano site is a must-see: perhaps the single most valuable online resource in this field.
- Fallout@nationalgeographic.com
- Check out Montserrat!
- Monitoring Volcanic Unrest at Long Valley Caldera, California
- The last big eruption was about 250 years ago . . . they're watching for the next one.
- MTU Volcanoes Page - World Reference Map
- Location of & links to major volcanoes, courtesy of Michigan Technological University
- NeMO: New Millennium Observatory
- Check here for details - including images - of a 1998 underwater expedition to explore erupting volcanoes 1500 meters down and 200 miles off the Pacific Northwest coast.
- Physical Volcanology
- Good bilingual (English/Italian) introduction to the subject, with detailed coverage on Italian volcanoes
Pinatubo
- Fire & Mud
- The USGS presents this online version of the book detailing the 1991 eruptions of Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines.
- Smithsonian Institution - Global Volcanism Program
- SSEC - Volcano Watch Satellite Images
- Satellite images of the current 10 most active volcanoes, from MTU
Vesuvius
- Herculaneum
- Includes the date of the 79 CE eruption (August 24)
- Somma-Vesuvius
- Roberto Scandone's exellent reference resource should be tops on your list.
- Vesuvius: The Making of a Catastrophe
- Flavio Dobran's got some ideas on what will happen the next time Vesuvius erupts - and what can be done about it.
- Vesuvius, Italy
- A detailed and amply illustrated history of the volcano.
- VolcanoWorld
- Excellent source of information on volcanoes.
- Volcanoes Online
- Bilingual (Dutch & English) site: plate tectonics, volcano database & more.
Geophysics
Climatology
- Climate Dynamics at RAL
- Focuses on the use of global observing systems to study the climate system as a single entity: this is where you can register to download the Casino-21 Climate Simulation software to participate in a distributed computing project to simulate climate for the 20th & 21st Centuries.
- El Nino - NOAA/PMEL/TAO El Nino Theme Page
- From this site, you can access climate data and information related to the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon.
- EPA & Ozone Depletion
- The Great Climate Flip-Flop
- An online version (in its entirety) of William H. Calvin's JAN 1998 article for ATLANTIC MONTHLY - a definite must-see for anyone interested in climatology!
- Ice Ages
- This Illinois State Museum site is an excellent summary of the Ice Ages, including astronomical (i.e. astrological) correlates of climate change.
- WWF - State of the Climate
- They're definitely on the global warming bandwagon.
Meteorology
- Annenberg Project Weather Exhibit
- A good online primer on meterology
- See also the Weather Section of Astropro's NetSelect Directory.
Miscellaneous
- Norrsken
- Norrsken is Norwegian for Aurora Borealis (the Northern Lights), and this page features several gorgeous images of 'em - along with a brief explanation of the phenomenon.
Oceanography
- National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC)
- This NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration) site offers online access to oceanographic data collected by the agency.
Interdisciplinary
Cognitive Sciences
- William H. Calvin: Books & Articles
- This guy's a font of inspiration & illumination - highly recommended!!
- MIT Encyclopedia of Cognitive Sciences
- Register first, then browse or search this excellent online encyclopedia of: philosophy; psychology; neuroscience; computational intelligence; linguistics & language; and culture, cognition & evolution.
Cyclic Phenomena
- Foundation For The Study Of Cycles
- Publisher of the journal CYCLES and a host of books and software dealing with cyclic phenomena.
Ecology
- Bailey's Eco-Regions
- Broad ecosystem classifications for the United States - click on the region of your choice, get a thumbnail eco-sketch.
- Ecological Regions of North America
- Multilingual (English, French, Spanish)
- Environmental Education at the BLM
- GLOBAL CHANGE MASTER DIRECTORY
- A comprehensive source of information about satellite and in situ Earth science data, with broad coverage of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, oceans, solid earth, and biosphere.
General Science
- World Science
- A wonderful popular science site
Mathematics
Reference
- Constants and Equations Pages
- Math formulae, periodic tables and much more
- WebMath
- Think of it as an online math tutor!
Statistics
- StatLib Index
- An online system for distributing statistical software, data sets, and statistical information via email, ftp, and the Web. Provided by the Department of Statistics at Carnegie Mellon University
Museums
- Chicago Museum of Science and Industry
- Smithsonian Exhibition: Ocean Planet
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Paleontology
- Dinosaur Society
- Check out current digs, get a line on paleontology publications, see cool dinosaur art. You might even get a grant to do your own dig, who knows?
- DINOSAURIA ON-LINE
- Smithsonian Virtual Tour of the Dinosaurs
- Take a virtual tour of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History dinosaur exhibits: searchable, well done.
Paranormal/Anomalous Phenomena
Directories
- Ultimate List of Paranormal Links
- Yahoo! - Science:Alternative:New Physics
Miscellaneous
- Anomalies -- the Strange & Unexplained
- A "database of paranormal (and allegedly paranormal) events, objects, and people, compiled from a variety of sources and traced back to their earliest reports"
- CSICOP Home Page / Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal
- The professional skeptics guild, a group of scientists, science writers etc. who in the past have been known to stoop to concealing evidence favorable to paranormal phenomena.
- Farsight Institute
- This one's a real mind-blower, featuring a tease for Dr. Courtney Brown's book claiming that he has used remote viewing to contact several extraterrestrial civilizations - including a couple that have established a presence here on Earth. REALLY remote viewing
- Fortean Times
- The online version of the original "journal of the unexplained"
- Haunted Places
- Dennis William Hauck's guide to paranormal activity includes a directory of over 2000 places in the US where hauntings etc. are or have been going on; UFO sightings, etc.
- Journal of Scientific Exploration
- Strange, but science. Anytime you think we know it all, drop by here. Well done. Journal of the Society for Scientific Exploration. (See also.)
- Kairos
- Joe Firmage's UFO site. He's the guy they call the "Fox Mulder of Silicon Valley".
- Mysterious Universe - The Latest in Paranormal News!
- National Institute for Discovery Science
- The National Institute for Discovery Science is a newly formed, privately funded research organization which focuses on scientific exploration that emphasizes emerging, novel, and sometimes unconventional observations and theories - specifically issues related to evidence for survival of consciousness beyond death and aerial phenomenology and related topics.
- OuterNet
- Links to lots of paranormal stuff and/or metaphysical stuff - UFOs, Roswell, Philadelphia Experiment, Bigfoot, Bermuda Triangle, Wicca, witchcraft, voodo, etc. An attractive site
- Parascope News Home Page
- An online resource "dedicated to uncovering information on conspiracies, UFOs, paranormal phenomenon, and other strange goings-on."
- Science Frontiers Digest of Scientific Anomalies
- Society for Scientific Exploration
- What CSICOP should have been - INVESTIGATIVE rather than INQUISITIONAL.
Parapsychology
- Anomalous Cognition
- A parapsychology site with many interesting features, including online precognition testing . . .
- Nelson, R. D. - homepage
- A member of the Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research group, whose home page features links to other scientific parapsychology research resources . . .
- Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research
- Pursuing rigorous scientific testing of parapsychological effects, including remote perception and psychokinesis . . .
Reference
- Skeptic's Dictionary
- "wherein may be found definitions and opinionated essays on matters occult, paranormal, supernatural and pseudoscientific with references to skeptical materials on subjects from acupuncture to zombies . . ."
UFO
- abductee.net
- Focusing on the abduction phenomonon, this site includes an abductee chat room.
- Unknown Country
- Whitley Strieber's website, with lots of news and speculation on UFOs etc.
Physics
- A.I.P. Weekly Physics News
- American Institute of Physics brings you all the latest developments in the field.
- Galileo - Ms. 72
- Galileo's manuscript Ms. Gal. 72 online (his 'notes on motion')
- Online Particle Physics Information
- The Stanford Linear Accelorator Center's (SLAC) Particle Data Group has assembled a catalog of online particle physics resources.
- Physics 2000
- The University of Colorado in Boulder provides this interactive journey through modern physics, "a place to have fun learning visually and conceptually about 20th Century science and high-tech devices."
- PhysLINK
- "The Ultimate Physics Resource: physics links, search, reference, departments, jobs, societies, journals, history of physics, fun and more"
- Relativity and Faster Than Light Travel
Psychology
Hypnosis
- Hypnosis Headquarters
- Everything you ever wanted to know about hypnosis (?)
Miscellaneous
- CyberShrink
- Keirsey Temperament Web Site
- An online personality test you can take yourself. If you test out wacko, what ARE you gonna do?!
- Psychotechnology
- "Dr. Jeri Fink's investigation into the partnership between two powerful forces: psychology and technology. Here you will find the voices, ideas, resources, and links to an entirely new study in human behavior."
Publications, Periodicals, Etc.
- Self-Help Psychology Magazine
- A self-help resource
Publications
Anomalistic
- Journal of Scientific Exploration
- Strange, but science. Anytime you think we know it all, drop by here. Well done.
- Science Frontiers Digest of Scientific Anomalies
- Bimonthly newsletter detailing scientifica anomalies - i.e. observations which (if true) challenge prevailing scientific paradigms.
General
- National Science Foundation FRONTIERS
- Monthly publication of the National Science Foundation
- New Scientist Planet Science
- Pacific Discovery
- Science and natural history magazine published by the California Academy of Sciences
- ScienceDaily Magazine
- Daily breaking news on the science front, as it were. Worth a mark in my book, that's for sure!
- Scientific American
- The Scientist
- A news journal for the life sciences
Reference
- SciCentral
- Current research highlights, breaking science news, links to thousands of online science & medicine resources
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