Atomic Archive: A regularly updated site that "explores the complex history surrounding the invention of the atomic bomb". It follows "a timeline that takes you down the path of our nuclear past, from the 1920s to the present" and offers biographies of key scientists of the nuclear age, including the father of the atom bomb, Robert Oppenheimer. There's an Online Store where you can buy multimedia CD-ROMs on nuclear physics, but it's the Biographies, Documents, Photographs, Videos, Arms Control Treaties, Maps and Glossary links that you should investigate first. The Latest News section features some interesting historical documents including 'President Eisenhower's Atom's for Peace speech'. And a Teacher's Guide provides pointers on how to use the site in a classroom. Like most well-thought-out home pages, this is surfer-friendly and fast-loading.

Discovery.com: The site of the Discovery cable TV channel is as loaded with fascinating features and facts as the programs it broadcasts. Besides offering comprehensive summaries of TV programs, it provides links to such subjects as Health, Pets, Travel, Lifestyles, School, Kids, Astonomy, Home Accents and Expedition Wear. There're also streaming live video feeds and other features too numerous to mention here. Among the interesting stories on the main page when we last checked out the site were 'Bridges: Reaching Out to the Future', 'The Hunt for Prehistoric Sharks' and 'Pregnancy Journal' The interactive 'Pet Questions' section where experts deal with such problems as fish fatigue, ferret trouble and pouting parakeet is also interesting. And if you're into crosswords, you'll love the puzzles served up here.

Guitar Player Online: One of the oldest and most authoritive resources on modern guitar, Guitar Player magazine is like a bible to some of the best guitarists in the world. The Web version of the magazine may not have all the features found in the print edition, but it still has some good stories, enlightening technique-improving tips and stimulating gear reviews. The contents are categorized under six main section -- Artists, Gear, Lessons, Archives, Feedback, Giveaway. Then there are the selected interviews with guitarists which are reproduced almost in full. The site is updated monthly, and the March edition includes such intriguing features as a Bench Test review of "three top-line Japanese acoustics" and a reproduction of a 1984 interview with the late Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Learning Badminton: Although it's promoted as a site "aimed to help you learn how to play the game of badminton", this somewhat flawed but still tips-loaded page would be of interest to players who want to know all the rules of the game and improve their technique. There's a 'Latest Shuttle News' section that offers a direct link to the World Badminton site (http://www.worldbadminton.com/) and a 'Coaches Corner' where top coaches give their views on game strategy. The 'Tactics/Technique' link will probably be the most accessed, and if you're not satisfied with the tips offered here, just do a Google search on the term badminton and you'll be turned on to hundreds of other badminton sites.

New Scientist: The online edition of the magazine for science buffs is full of entertaining and elucidating features on an infinite variety of subjects. For instance, the February edition offers fascinating articles on how a pet dog may help you get a date (Canine Cupid) and 'Why have humans evolved different blood types?' There're also equally absorbing pieces on 'Alcohol: Essential reading for revellers', 'Pump Up the Volume: There's something fishy about our love of loud music' and 'Survivors: The ultimate guide to staying alive'. There're loads of other links and features so be prepared to spend hours checking out the contents on this site.

Whalenet: Possibly the most comprehensive Web resource on whales, this "interactive educational web site which focuses on whales and marine research" is an excellent place for those who want to know more about the great sea mammals. It's sponsored by the Wheelock College in Boston, Massachusetts with support from the National Science Foundation, so you can be pretty sure the information is as accurate and thorough as it can be. After taking the WhaleNet Tour, you can choose one of the three links -- Students Home Page, Teachers Home Page, Public Home Page -- for the relevant "menus to guide you to selected information and activities". And if you're dying to ask a question, just click on 'How to Find'. Just make sure it's not something like 'What should I do on my first date?'.

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