Recently Found Cool Sites
Inner Learning On-line
- Interactive graphics about Human Anatomy and Automobiles
Other links pages - good places to start a science adventure on the Web
| Yahoo/Science | |
| Looksmart Science | |
| About.com Education and Science | |
| The Internet Public Library's Science section | |
| New Scientist Planet Science Hot Spots | |
| Discover Magazine's Web Picks |
| Discover Magazine | |
| Omni Magazine - They have a virtual tour of the Titanic and an on-line IQ test (I got a 140 ;]) | |
| The Skeptics Society - This site has plenty of information for the pompous, critical doubter in all of us. | |
| Exploratorium | |
| Smithsonian FAQs - This is a nice central reference to all of Smithsonian's sites with an an emphasis on possible research topics. | |
| Encyclopedia Britannica Online | |
| Encyberpedia - This is a large list of many different links, not just science. |
| * Physical Geology Home page - This page was made for students in a college course. It is an excellent resource for geology information. |
| Amethyst Galleries - This mail-order mineral company is the best site that I have found for identifying unknown rocks. | |
| Two Guys Fossils - Look at (and possibly buy) replicas and actual fossils ranging from a couple bucks to thousands. Neat pictures :] |
| USA Today Weather - This site has much more than the daily forecast. I taught myself meteorology from this site before I had to teach it this year. | |
| The Weather Channel - This is a good source of satellite maps (some animated!). | |
| Wayne State's Meteorology Project - Get access to Mr. Bottorf's Weather Station at Robichaud. See what the weather is like on their roof. |
| * The World of Richard Dawkins - This is a fabulous site about one of the most influential minds in evolution since Darwin. | |
| Endangered Species - | |
| Tre-Education - The New Forests Project offers some info and educational opportunities for us Tree-huggers. | |
| * Lichenland - So many Lichens, it'll make you puke! | |
| Southeast Michigan Wildflowers - Ok, this is my site, but it is still pretty good. | |
| The Yuckiest Site on the Web - Great information about worms, bugs, farts and anything else gross. |
| Memoryzine - Information on how to improve your brain among other things. | |
| M.C. Escher - Artwork, illusions, tessellations... I don't know if it's science, but I like it! |
| The Fractory - This is the best introduction to fractals that I have seen. | |
| Chaos at Maryland - A more technical site for more advanced chaos lords. | |
| Center for Polymer Studies - A very nice site about chaos and randomness. I would highly recommend playing with some of their JAVA apps. |
| The Primordial Soup Kitchen - This is a very cool personal site about CA and cooking. I would highly encourage downloading "WinCA" and goofing around with your own computerized life. | |
| Artificial Life Online - |
| Amateur Microscopy in the UK | |
| Micscape Magazine |
| Windows to the Universe - A very nice astronomy site from U of Michigan. | |
| Space Image Libraries - Lots of Pictures from NASA |
| Medscape - An incredible, free resource for doctors (but we can look at it too). It includes bunches of cool pictures and articles and a medical dictionary you'll need to read the them. |
* These sites may no longer be in existence or their server was
down the last time I checked.
