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http://www.allaboutgradschool.com/

It doesn’t take a PhD to figure out what the All About Grad School Web site is about! Chat with others and get other helpful information for your post-grad work.

http://www.asd.com/

Link to Web sites and information about 106,000 K-12 schools throughout the USA at the American School Directory.

http://www.nalusda.gov/ttic/test1.htm

The Education Programs in Technology Transfer Web site provides links and information on degree and nondegree technology programs.

http://www.airweb.org/links

The Internet Resources for Institutional Research provides a host of links, news, and even live chat on issues of higher education and research.

http://www.caso.com/home/home.phtml

NewPromise.com is a guide to thousands of courses offered online by accredited colleges and universities.

http://www.petersons.com/

Petersons.com provides information about educational institutions of all types, including universities, distance learning programs, summer camps, studies abroad, and private schools. The site is hosted by Peterson’s, publisher of college guides and other related materials.

http://www.schools.com/tabs/tabs.search.html

Need to find the Web site of a specific school? Try the School Search Engine, which enables you to search through Web sites of thousands of independent schools, and then link to them.

http://www.studyusa.com/

International students wishing to study in the USA can get useful information, tips, and links at the Study in the USA Web site.

http://web66.coled.umn.edu/

The Web66 Home Page is a project of the University of Minnesota; it provides links to thousands of schools that have Web sites or are otherwise online. This is also a great resource to help teachers get the most out of the Internet.

http://www.utexas.edu/world/lecture/

Want to find out if anyone offers a specific college course on the Web? Look no further than TheWorld Lecture Hall, which serves as a link to thousands of online courses.

http://www.ducksbreath.com/

Ask Dr. Science. Why? Because he knows more than you do! Read daily questions or submit your own!

http://www.nsf.gov/

The National Science Foundation, largely responsible for what we now know as the Internet, has a vast array of online scientific resources. Start here to begin your research.

http://www.necrobones.com/neosci/

Mad scientists have their own home on the Web at The NeoScience Institute. "No theory too absurd to explore, no safety hazard too large to overlook, no result too bizarre to discount, no cost too high (unless it costs money)." From brain transplant kits to spirit calls and multidimensional shower heads, this site has it all. Check it out!

http://www.pnas.org/

View articles from a variety of disciplines in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, an online journal of this organization.

http://www.sciencenews.org/

Science News Online is an outstanding source for research information because many articles from 1994 to the present can be found online.

http://www.sciencemag.org/

Science Online has many full-text articles available online, making it a good place to conduct your research.

http://www.sciam.com/

Visit the online version of Scientific American to view feature articles, ask questions, and read the latest science news.

http://www.parlorcity.com/awinterrowd/kaiju/

Godzilla is attacking the Web! Read more about this terrible lizard at Alan’s Kaiju Page.

http://www.artbell.com/

Visit Art Bell’s Web site. Art is a radio talk show host, whose main interest is in science fiction, UFOs, and the like!

http://www.badairandspace.com/

The Bad Air and Space Museum has a multitude of exhibits demonstrating potential problems when current, worldly socio-economic problems extend into space. "Will work for food/air."

http://www.oocities.org/Area51/Cavern/9452/collective.html

Be assimilated into the Borg Collective. The Star Trek–related site contains images, a history of the Borg, and a nifty screen saver!

http://members.tripod.com/~Desslok/dietrek/trkstink.htm

Less than enamoured by Star Trek? Maybe you’ll find something of interest at The I Hate Star Trek Page. The parodies are sure to make you LOL.

http://www.kli.org/

The Klingon Language Institute is dedicated to bringing the Klingon language to us earthlings. Hold conversations, ask for a bathroom, or insult someone’s honor in this obscure yet firm dialect.

http://www.starwars.com/

The Official Star Wars Web Site is as good a place as any to begin looking for stuff about these Sci-Fi classics. There are literally thousands of sites on the Web related to Star Wars, so consider this a first step!

http://www.spleenworld.com/apes/

Journey to the Planet of the Apes to learn about these 1970s classics, not to mention a proposed new movie. Ceasar, Dr. Zaius, Nova; they're all here!

http://www.fantasyrealms.simplenet.com/

Read stories or post your own at the Science Fiction Tales Online site.

http://members.aol.com/wwwgeo/trek.htm

Interested in Star Trek, but just don’t know where to start? Try The Starfleet Headquarters Experience.

http://www.about.com/

About.com is a network sites that include over 650 "environments," each overseen by an expert guide. In this user-friendly place, you can find just about anything.

http://www.altavista.digital.com/

Alta Vista is run by the Digital Equipment Corporation and offers a nice, easy-to-use search interface.

http://www.bguide.com/

Beatrice’s Web Guide is actually the result of a collaboration between Women’s Wire and Yahoo!. It is nicely laid out, but because of the high content emphasis, power users may prefer one of the more traditional search engines.

http://www.bigfoot.com/

Can’t find that long-lost special someone? Try looking for them with the resources available at Bigfoot! The site also has information about the new Web browser NeoPlanet.

http://www.dejanews.com/

Deja News specializes in newsgroup searches. This is a good way to find out what people are saying about your company or find discussion groups for your favorite topics.

http://www.excite.com/

Excite has one of the more attractive interfaces, and an outstanding system of channels.

http://www.alltheweb.com/

Some people just want to find what they are looking for and find it quickly. Being impatient myself, I use Fast Search. Searches are very fast, and the pages are displayed without advertising banners, so the results are displayed quickly.

http://www.h2g2.com/

If you ever need any helpful tips to get the most out of life or answers to difficult questions, you can probably find them here. Don’t panic, always bring a towel, and check out the Earth Edition of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

http://www.hotbot.com/

HotBot is renowned for having one of the most accurate and thorough keyword search engines, and fine-tuning your search is a piece of cake. The price for all this searching power is a ho-hum directory, but the payoff is worth it!

http://guide.infoseek.com/

Infoseek has a good search feature, and a user-friendly system of channels. Each channel contains links to related sites as well as special content related to the channel’s subject.

http://www.infospace.com/

Find almost everything, including people, businesses, Web sites, classifieds, and more at InfoSpace. This site would make an excellent home page from which to begin your browsing every day!

http://www.looksmart.com/

LookSmart contains an easy-to-use directory system as well as keyword searches and current new items on its front page.

http://www.lycos.com/

Lycos offers customizable keyword searches along with a system of Web Guides that are similar in concept to Infoseek’s channels.

http://www.nerdworld.com/

Nerd World is the place for hardcore searches. Some people will really appreciate what you can do here, and some, well, won’t.

http://www.nlsearch.com/

Northern Light Search is a newer search engine, and it contains a number of features to help you customize your search a bit more effectively.

http://www.searchenginewatch.com/

Search Engine Watch is not a search engine. But it is an excellent place to go if you need to understand search engines better. Are you a Web surfer who wants to know how to make your searches more effective? Or are you a Web master who can’t figure out why your site isn’t listed by some search engines? Look here for answers.

http://www.searchspaniel.com/

Search Spaniel is a "power search" site that uses a variety of other search engines to perform your keyword search.

http://www.switchboard.com/

Switchboard is primarily an online yellow pages, but also contains extensive people-search capabilities and Web searching.

http://webcrawler.com/

Webcrawler is actually owned by Excite, but offers a unique interface. This site is very news intensive, making it a good stop if you want to find out what is going on in the world.

http://www.whowhere.lycos.com/

Need to find someone in a flash, without a lot of extraneous content? Check WhoWhere?! and begin your search.

http://www.yahoo.com/

Yahoo! is lauded as the world’s most frequently visited Web site. It offers keyword searches and the most extensive directory on the net.

http://www.yahooligans.com/

Yahooligans! is a spinoff of Yahoo!, designed specifically with younger cybersurfers in mind. But best of all, it’s not just for kids!

http://www.belsign.be/en/dcc/user/index.html

The BelSign NV-SA specializes in authenticating procedures and digital IDs. You sign up online and choose the level of certification you want.

http://www.infowar.com/

InfoWar.com is a comprehensive Web site that discusses all aspects of information security, including cryptography, viruses, Internet security, terrorism, and more.

http://www.rsa.com/

RSA Data Security, Inc. offers a complete range of cryptography and authentication technologies. They also have an informative FAQ to help you learn more about online security.

http://digitalid.verisign.com/

Verisign specializes in digital IDs, helping you to prove to other Net users that you are who you say you are by adding a digital ID to your e-mail messages. Microsoft includes a link to Verisign on their own Web site, although you can use other vendors for digital IDs if you prefer.

The alt.security newsgroup primarily discusses computer-related security issues, although there will inevitably be discussions of pepper spray and locksmithing, as well.

http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/SII/SII-eqcountry/5eqcountry.homepage.html

Students in grades 9 through 12 can learn about earthquakes and associated hazards to communities at Big Trouble in Earthquake Country.

http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/

Want a comprehensive, reliable source of information on earthquakes? Try Earthquake Information from the USGS. Among other things, find out when and where the latest earthquakes have occurred or link to other data collection sites.

http://smdb.crustal.ucsb.edu/

Research using records of hundreds of earthquakes filed in The Strong Motion Database.

Discuss earthquakes and various seismology issues in the sci.geo.earthquakes newsgroup.

http://www.bloomingdales.com/

Shop Bloomingdales online at their Web site. The site also has store and other company information.

http://www.classifieds2000.com/

Classifieds2000 has thousands of ads for almost everything under the sun, including cars, employment, general merchandise, personals, and even roommates.

http://www.disney.com/shop/

The Disney.com shopping page is a place to buy all of your favorite Disney goodies online. Check here for some great gift ideas.

http://www.jcpenney.com/

Shopping from the JCPenney catalog is a time-honored American tradition, and the department and catalog store now brings that tradition into cyberspace with its new home page.

http://www.mothermall.com/

This is truly one Mother of a Mall! Shop online in the many stores, which are divided up on nine different "floors."

http://www.netgrocer.com/

NetGrocer has an interesting idea: buy your groceries online! Actually, most of their items are dry goods and other general supplies, but it’s an interesting concept nonetheless!

http://www.onsale.com/

ONSALE calls itself the Online Auction Supersite, and we can’t argue. Keep an eye on this site for super deals on computer products, sports and leisure equipment, and consumer electronics.

http://www.qvc.com/

QVC, the popular cable TV shopping channel, has a very good Web site that lists basically everything they sell.

http://www.shopnow.com/

ShopNow.com claims to be the largest online shopping mall in the world. "Stores" are categorized into topic areas similar to a directory tree used at some Internet search engines. This makes the online mall easy to use.

http://webwarehouse.com/

Link to various consumer goods stores online at the Web Warehouse.

http://www.etheria.com/concussion/

Concussion is a very cool Web site devoted to skateboarding, as well as surfing and rock ’n roll.

http://www.tumyeto.com/tydu/skatebrd/organizations/iascblue.html

Download printable blueprints to build your own ramp at IASC Blueprints.

http://www.skatetalk.com/index.html

SkateTalk specializes in live chat, with several rooms to choose from.

http://home.thezone.net/~troy/

Check out event information, music, ramp plans, pictures, and more at Skateworld.

http://www.tumyeto.com/

Roll into Tumyeto.com for news, images, events, a Skate Park Index, and much more.

This newsgroup (make sure you include the hyphen) pretty much sticks to skateboard talk, without wasting too much time on fashion and other unrelated items.

http://www.boardtheworld.com.au/

Follow a team of snowboarders as they travel the world in search of the best boarding locations at Board the World.

http://www.vailsoft.com/museum/

Learn about skiing history and the Ski Hall of Fame at the Colorado Ski Museum.

http://www.csac.org/

Find out the latest information on avalanche conditions and weather at the Cyberspace Snow and Avalanche Center.

http://www.mountainzone.com/

The Mountain Zone is an online magazine for skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, and more. Find lots of information here, including weather and expedition reports.

http://www.rsn.com/

Check on weather conditions and "Resort Cams" for ski resorts around the world at the Resort Sports Network.

http://www.skinet.com/

SkiNet indexes links to sites with information about travel, gear, snow reports, technique, magazines, and classifieds.

http://www.twsnow.com/

Read news and snow info designed specifically for snowboarders at TWSNOW.COM (TransWorld Snow).

Discuss general skiing topics at rec.skiing, and endure just a little bit of spam.

Rec.sport.snowboarding covers various snowboarding topics, from snow reports and travel tips to equipment-for-sale ads.

http://www.adventureliving.com/

Adventure Living is devoted to numerous adventure sports, including skydiving. The site includes skydiving stories, photos, and tips. One goal of this site is to share information with people who are interested in skydiving but haven't necessarily tried it yet.

http://www.skydivewww.com/

Skydive WWW contains information on drop zones around the world, stolen gear listings, weather, articles, and more!

http://www.uspa.org/

The United States Parachute Association is the official voice for skydiving enthusiasts in the USA. Learn more about this organization and the sport in general at this Web site.

This newsgroup discusses the sport of skydiving, with many stories and items for sale.

http://www.amsnow.com/

Surf to American Snowmobiling OnLine for racing info, riding tips, reviews, classifieds, and more.

http://www.off-road.com/snowmobile/

Off-Road.com hosts Snowmobile Online, a webzine for snowmobile enthusiasts. Read about new sleds, product reviews, news, and anything else that has to do with the sport.

http://www.oocities.org/MotorCity/Downs/2503/

Snowstuff focuses on snowmobiles from Arctic Cat, Polaris, Ski-Doo, and Yamaha, with photos and specifications of various models.

Discuss trail conditions, sled maintenance, riding, and more in this newsgroup.

http://www.nasa.gov/

What better way is there to travel into space than with NASA? Their home page has lots of cool images, information about upcoming projects and missions, and more.

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/index-m.html

See what’s happening with the International Space Station, the Space Shuttle, and even plans to send humans to Mars. The future is now.

http://www.nss.org/

Visit the National Space Society to learn more about life in space, astronauts, space travel, and more.

http://www.tui.edu/STO/STO.html

Space Today Online is another excellent news source, including info on present and future USA, ESA, and Russian space flight projects.

http://www.hawastsoc.org/solar/homepage.htm

Views of the Solar System is truly one of the gems of the Internet. The site contains information about the planets and other objects in our solar system, including stunning images of each planet, physical data, links, and complete descriptions.

http://www.windows.umich.edu/

Windows to the Universe is a graphically oriented learning project designed to let the public learn more about the universe we live in.

http://www.netspace.org/users/david/sports.html

The Clubhouse contains an extensive list of links to various sports-related Web sites. Listings are categorized by sport and include many fan, team, and news sites.

http://www.cnnsi.com/

CNN/SI is a collaborative effort of CNN and Sports Illustrated. The site provides extensive sporting news and commentary.

http://espnet.sportszone.com/

Looking for total sports news? You can’t go wrong at the ESPN SportsZone, which contains outstanding coverage of sporting events, articles, stats, and scores.

http://www.iis-sports.com/

Test your sports trivia knowledge, make predictions, or "mouth off" to your favorite (or least favorite) team at Interactive Internet Sports.

http://www.nfl.com/

Get your football fix at NFL.COM, the official site of the National Football League. Follow the road to the Superbowl right here!

http://www.nba.com/

Basketball buffs will feel right at home at The Official Site of the National Basketball Association. Includes daily live chats with your favorite stars!

http://www.sportszineuk.co.uk/

SportsZine UK contains links, chat, and news for sports in the U.K.

http://www.adventuresurf.com/

Adventure Surf Unlimited provides information about taking a surfing adventure all over the world. The site provides surf maps, a World Review, board information, and more.

http://www.thegrid.net/fleming/

View daily sunset images of California beach and world surf reports at Crazy Joe's Surf Lounge.

http://www.oceanblue.com/

Ocean Blue is dedicated to beaches, surfing, and ocean sports. Find the best beaches here!