Research Links - Science

General Science Reference

Annenberg Science Video Series - Free Videos that cover Chemistry, Biology, The Brain, and more.

CERN, the World's Largest Particle Accelerator - features scientists and machines that explore the universe's tiniest particles. Follow a proton through the accelerator. Meet scientists at CERN. Hear why they search for the secrets of matter. Learn about the antimatter, the Big Bang, and other ‘big ideas’ behind experiments at CERN. (National Science Foundation)

CODATA - The mission of CODATA is to strengthen international science for the benefit of society by promoting improved scientific and technical data management and use.

Cosomology: The Study of the Universe - Part of NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe Web site - wealth of reliable, updated material

Discoveries - from the National Science Foundation.

Directory of open access journals  - Astronomy, Physics, and Science journals.

Einstein Archives Online (EAO) has more than 900 scientific documents and personal papers. The site houses a database of 40,000 documents, images and records on Albert Einstein's life and work.

Hubble, a View to the Edge of Space - looks at the people, tools, ideas, and places of the Hubble Space Telescope. See how scientists on earth talk to the telescope in space. Dissect Hubble's images and see what they tell us about the universe. Take a tour of Hubble, from the telescope to the control rooms. 

Hubble Site - Official website with news, pictures, and wallpapers.

Internet Public Library: Science & Technology - Categories of links to useful websites.

LabWrite for Students - A interactive laboratory report writing guide.

The Librarians' Index to the Internet - Searchable site of links cataloged and recommended by librarians.

The NASA Homepage - National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Recommended site for all ages 

The National Academies - Advisors to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - Helping to develop technology, measurements and standards.

National Science Digital Library - high quality aggregate of resources for science education in technology, engineering, science and mathematics.

National Science Foundation - Responsible for promoting the sciences and engineering.

Origins - lets us look over the shoulders of scientists and glimpse the often-unseen moments of investigation. Take ‘virtual field trips’ to eight observatories: Arecibo, where astrobiologists search for signs of life beyond the solar system; Las Cuevas, a research station in Central America's largest remaining rainforest; and others. See interviews, photos, and broadcasts that explore the origins of matter, the universe, and life itself. 

Physics and Astronomy Reference - A wealth of resources for students and educators.

Public Library of Science - PLoS is a nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource.

The Science Commons - Science Commons has three interlocking initiatives designed to accelerate the research cycle — the continuous production and reuse of knowledge that is at the heart of the scientific method: Making scientific research “re-useful”, Enabling “one-click” access to research materials, and Integrating fragmented information sources..

Science Interactive Tutorials, Movies, and Animations

Space.com - "Something amazing everyday".

Agriculture & Aquaculture

Agricultural Research Service

Animal Animations, Movies & Interactive Tutorial Links

Internet Public Library: Agriculture & Aquaculture Links, Magazines, and Associations.

NASS -National Agricultural Statistics Service - Statistics covering crops, livestock, costs and prices, demographics, and environmental aspects of agriculture.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - The official site for the NOAA.

Oceanography Hotlist - Includes list of oceanographic Web sites by geographic region.

Biology/ Life Sciences

All About Birds

ANU - Research School of Biology

Biological Links

Biology I Animations, Movies, and Interactive Tutorials

The Biology Project - An online interactive resource for learning biology.

Bird Behavior Sound & Video Archive at Cornell’s Lab of Ornithology.

Cell and Molecular Biology Online

Education Index: Biology Resources

Entomology Index of Internet Resources -- Web-based directory and search engine of insect-related resources.

Evolutionary Biology Resources

ExPASy Proteomics Server (molecular biology)

Genetics: The New Genetics- Free online book from National Institutes of Health. PDF format. Looks at how genes work, exceptions to Mendel's rules, how DNA gets replicated, genes and disease, current research and recent discoveries, and how applications of genetic research (biotechnology) are being used in agriculture, health, and medicine to change our world for the better.

Harvard University Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology - Links to information on biology.

Information Resources for Biology

Integrated Taxonomic Information System - Lists the biological names focusing on the biota of North America.

Internet Public Library: Life Sciences Links, Magazines, and Associations

Microbiology Animations, Movies & Interactive Tutorial Links

NCBI Taxonomy Browser - A taxonomy database maintained by NCBI/GenBank.

NIH Computational Molecular Biology: Databases

Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery - Designed to assist botanists, ecologists, and natural resource managers with the identification of plants.

Tree of Life Web Project  - The Tree of Life is a project containing information about the diversity of organisms on Earth, their history, and characteristics.

Chemistry

Basic Chemistry Animations, Movies & Interactive Tutorials

Biochemistry Animations, Movies & Interactive Tutorials

ChemIDplus Search - Dictionary of over 370,000 chemicals (names, synonyms, and structures). Includes links to NLM and other databases and resources.

Chemicool - A web periodic table.

CHEM 1201 Animation Links

Chemistry Experiment Simulations, Tutorials and Conceptual Computer Animations

Internet Public Library: Chemistry Links,  Magazines, and Associations.

Los Alamos National Laboratory's Chemical Division - Periodic Table - A web periodic table of the elements.

WebElements - The periodic table of elements.