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The Yuckiest Site on the Internet
First there was mud. Then there were worms. and now there is Yucky! Test your skills with Whack-A-Roach. All you need to know about barfing, belching and blackheads! Plus mad scientist fun in Yucky Labs!
Exploratorium: ExploraNet
Founded in 1969 by physicist, Dr. Frank Oppenheimer, in San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts, the Exploratorium has over 650 science, art, and human perception exhibits. All that and FUN, too!
ThinkQuest
Think you know how to think? Then think about joining ThinkQuest!
Ontario Science Center
Have a little fun with your grey matter - Go visit this fun place - games, web cam and stuff even your parents will like!
Scientific American
The very scientific magazine of science stuff.
Journal of Scientific Exploration
JSE is the official research journal of the Society for Scientific Exporation.
Science Frontiers: The Unusual & Unexplained
Strange Science, Bizarre Biophysics, Anomalous astronomy.
The Society for Interdisciplinary Studies
A United Kingdom based organisation with worldwide membership, formed in response to a growing interest in the works of modern catastrophists who have stimulated controversy in the fields of cosmology, geology, catastrophism and ancient history.
Weird Research, nomalous Physics
"I love fools' experiments; I am always making them" ~ Charels Darwin
Alien Empire
Thinking Death Star? Nope. Take a trip to visit hives, mounds, and cocoons!
AntBoy's Bugworld
There are over 1,000,000 different known species of insects in the world - and a lot of them are here!
Bugs, Bugs & More Bugs!
Great pictures from Iowa State University - of every kind of bug and insect you could ever want to see!
Caribbean Conservation Corporation
is dedicated to the conservation of sea turtles and related marine and coastal wildlife through research, training, advocacy, education and the protection of natural areas. Go to their site map for the best overview of the good stuff on their site. Maps depicting the movements of the turtles can be found through their Sea Turtle Migration Tracking Education Program so you can track them yourself.
NMFS Fish FAQ
Northeast Fisheries Science Center asks these questions and more... What is the world's largest fish? The smallest? Do fish sleep? How long can sea turtles stay underwater? Check out the answers on the Fish FAQ - then go ask your mom, or big brother and see if they know!
Conservation in Africa
CI works throughout West Africa, in Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, leading efforts to conserve the the Guinean Forests
Sights & Sounds: Rain Forest Gliders
Flying frogs, leaping lizards, airborne squirrels - a host of creatures employ gravity-defying means of travel. Come fly with them as author/photographer Tim Laman tells their story.
Sedgewick County Zoo
Amphibians - Birds - Fishes - Mammals - Reptiles! Take a virtual trip to Wichita Kansas. Games, Adventures & other fun stuff.
Charlotte, The Vermont Whale
In 1849, while constructing the first railroad between Rutland and Burlington, Vermont, workers unearthed the bones of a mysterious animal near the town of Charlotte. Buried nearly 10 feet below the surface in a thick blue clay, these bones were unlike those of any animal previously discovered in Vermont.
Anneburg/CPB-Wildlife Migration
Engaging Students in a Global Study of Wildlife Migration and Seasonal Change
Dinosaurs in Hawaii!
Check out the narrated tour all about Dinosaur fossils.
Wild Gliders of Borneo
See web exclusive photographs and find out more interesting facts about these fascinating animals of Borneo.
Annenberg/CPB Project-Amusement Park Physics
You've bought your ticket and boarded the roller coaster. Now you're barreling down the track at 60 miles per hour, taking hairpin turns and completing death-defying loops. Your heart is in your throat and your stomach is somewhere near your shoes. The only thing separating you from total disaster is a safety harness...but are you really in danger?
WebElements
First periodic table on the WWW
Understanding Our Planet Through Chemistry
How do chemists and geologists use chemistry to: discover how old the Earth is; show that an extraterrestrial body collided with the Earth; predict volcanic eruptions; observe atmospheric change over millions of years; and document damage by acid rain and pollution of the Earth's surface?
Volcano Info Volvano site for kids (and parents, too!)
EarthQuakes
All about earthquakes for kids, and their grownups!
Renewable Energy Policy Project
A pioneering force publishing information about renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainability available on the Internet.
REPP ~ BioEnergy
Biomass is expected to make up over three-fifths of all non hydro renewable energy between 2000 and 2020.
REPP ~ GeoThermal Energy
Geothermal energy is renewable heat energy from deep in the earth. Heat is brought to the near-surface by thermal conduction and by intrusion into the earth's crust of molten magma...
Green Power Network
The Green Power Network provides news on green power markets and utility green pricing programs - both domestic and international. You will find up-to-date information on green power providers, product offerings, consumer issues, and in-depth analyses of issues and policies affecting green power markets.
REPP ~ All about Hydro Policy and Projects
REPP ~ Hydrogen
Overview of fuel cell technologies, including costs, benefits, environmental impact, where to buy, market projections, and policies to encourage their proliferation
National Renewable Energy Laboratory - All About Solar Energy
There are a variety of technologies that have been developed to take advantage of solar energy. NREL performs research to develop and advance all of these technologies. These include:Photovoltaic (solar cell) systems - producing electricity directly from sunlight; Concentrating solar systems - using the sun's heat to produce electricity; Passive solar heating and daylighting - using solar energy to heat and light buildings; Solar hot water - heating water with solar energy; Solar process heat and space heating and cooling - Industrial and commercial uses of the sun's heat.
REPP ~ Solar
Overview of solar power technologies. Information ranging from the basics of the physics of solar technologies to policies to help the proliferation of solar power and where to purchase a solar power system.
American Wind Energy Association
AWEA promotes wind energy as a clean source of electricity for consumers around the world. AWEA is a national trade association that represents wind power plant developers, wind turbine manufacturers, utilities, consultants, insurers, financiers, researchers, and others involved in the wind industry -- one of the world's fastest growing energy industries. In addition, AWEA represents hundreds of wind energy advocates from around the world.
REPP ~ Wind
The contribution of wind power to electricity generation in the United States is increasing rapidly. In many of the rural areas where wind resources are plentiful "wind farms" ...
Rainforest Action Network
The Rainforest Action Network's mission is to protect tropical rain forests around the world. Learn more about rain forest conservation at this site.
World Wide Fund for Nature / Forests for Life
In 1996, the World Wide Fund for Nature launched its Forests for Life campaign. Learn more about the organization's continuing efforts to achieve greater forest protection
World Resources Institute
Go to the World Resources Institute's website to find information on environmental problems such as deforestation and habitat loss.
NOVA Online Adventure
Real-time expeditions. Follow scientists and explorers into the field, reporting on science as it happens. Participate via e-mail. Visual tour of the Great Pyramid. Hear a climber speaking from the top of Mount Everest.
Ask the Astronomer
Have questions about what you see in the night sky? Find easy-to-understand answers or get sky updates.
Kennedy Space Center
Shuttle info, what's new at the SpacePort, the latest on vehicles, robotics and history of the Space Shuttle Missions and much much more!
StarChild
Grade school level Astronomy information from at NASA
Earth and Moon Viewer
You can view a map of the Earth showing the day and night regions at this moment, or view the Earth from the Sun, the Moon, the night side of the Earth, above any location on the planet specified by latitude, longitude and
altitude, from a satellite in Earth orbit, or above various cities around the globe.
Imagine the Universe!
Teen-level Astronomy information from High Energy Astrophysics Science at NASA. Want to learn about our universe? Enjoy your cosmic journey!
Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum
Meet the Milky Way Galaxy through an immersive, 3D computer-animated fly-through of the Milky Way Galaxy. Discover our dynamic, evolving galaxy filled with stars like the Sun and exotic objects such as supernovae, neutron stars and black holes. Learn how we and our Solar System fit into the Galaxy.
NASA Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Project
Seek the ultimate breakthroughs in space transportation: (1) propulsion that requires no propellant mass, (2) propulsion that attains the maximum transit speeds physically possible, and (3) breakthrough methods of energy production to power such devices.
Engineering and Consciousness
Scientific study of the interaction of human consciousness with sensitive physical devices, systems, and processes common to contemporary engineering practice.
Weather fascinates kids and parents alike. If you ever lived or visited New England, you may have heard the saying (sometimes attributed to Samuel Clements/Mark Twain), "If you don't like the weather, just wait a minute."
Kids, call your parents into the room and share the fun of exploring lighting, tornadoes, clouds and snow with them.
Annenberg/CPB Project-Weather
Weather forecasts may be more stable in other parts of the world, but the basic idea stands. Weather is dynamic, the product of interacting forces we are only beginning to understand.
Weather: the atmosphere for learning from the Weather Channel
Weather - Level 1 from the ALLSTAR Network
Weather Glossary with KCRG Weather from Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Whats the Weather? ~ from the Hands on Technology Program
NCDC: Get/View Online Climate Data
NCDC is the world's largest active archive of weather data.
Internet Weather Links
Online Sources of Weather Information, and Experiments.
United States National Weather Service
Active Warnings for Flash Floods, Floods, Non Precipitations, Winter Storms
Illinois Weather
Where does cold-air come from in the winter? What causes lake effect snow? How do storms make tornadoes? How can we improve forecasts of hurricane tracks and hurricane rainfall? Why are cyclones over the ocean different from those over land? Interested in studying weather? Want to help other scientists solve these questions some day? Check out the University Of Illinois, Department of Atmospheric Sciences.
Space Science and Engineering Center
The Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) is a global leader in the analysis and distribution of geostationary satellite data.
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