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Science/Educational_ResourcesHow Stuff WorksURL: http://www.howstuffworks.com/ ODP description: Over 50 'How Stuff Works' articles. Page title: HowStuffWorks - Learn how Everything Works! ![]() |
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Science/Social_Sciences/Linguistics/Languages/Natural/Indo-European/Germanic/English /Slang Urban DictionaryURL: http://www.urbandictionary.com/ ODP description: The vocabulary of everyday life. Page title: Urban Dictionary: Define Your World ![]() |
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Science/Math/Education/Teaching_ResourcesFun BrainURL: http://www.funbrain.com/ ODP description: Flash-based games that improve math skills. Page title: FunBrain.com - The Internet's #1 Education Site for K-8 Kids and Teachers ![]() |
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Science/MathEric Weisstein's World of MathematicsURL: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/ ODP description: Glossary of terms. Material ranges from undergraduate to research level. Page title: MathWorld: The Web's Most Extensive Mathematics Resource ![]() |
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Science/Social_Sciences/Economics/PublicationsThe EconomistURL: http://www.economist.com/ ODP description: Authoritative weekly newspaper focusing on international politics and business news and opinion. Page title: Economist.com ![]() |
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Science/Social_Sciences/Geography/CartographyNationalGeographic.comURL: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ ODP description: Explore National Geographic Online. Page title: National Geographic - photos, videos, daily news stories, maps, world music, travel Page description: National Geographic provides free maps, photos, videos and daily news stories, as well as articles and features about animals, the environment, cultures, history, world music and travel. ![]() |
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Science/Social_Sciences/Area_StudiesCIA World Fact BookURL: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ ODP description: Lists population, government, military, and economic information for nations recognized by the United States. ![]() |
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Science/Social_Sciences/Geography/CartographyStrange MapsURL: http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/ ODP description: A weblog on unusual applications of cartography. ![]() |
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Science/Astronomy/Calendars_and_TimekeepingTime and DateURL: http://www.timeanddate.com/ ODP description: Information such as yearly and monthly calendars, counters, countdown, and the world clock which shows the current time in cities all over the world. Page title: timeanddate.com ![]() |
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Science/Biology/Flora_and_FaunaEncyclopedia of LifeURL: http://www.eol.org/ ODP description: A new project to create an online reference source and database for every one of the 1.8 million species that are named and known on this planet. Includes FAQ and press resources. ![]() |
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Science/Astronomy/Software/Desktop_Planetarium_and_ChartingStellariumURL: http://www.stellarium.org/ ODP description: Shows a realistic sky in 3D, as with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope, including fisheye projection for domes. [Free open source (GPL) - Windows, Mac, Linux] Page title: SourceForge.net: SF.net Project News: Stellarium (including full news text) Page description: Stellarium is planetarium software that shows exactly what you see when you look up at the stars. It's easy to use, and free. ![]() |
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Science/Reference/Units_of_MeasurementOnline ConversionURL: http://www.onlineconversion.com/ ODP description: Offers conversion tools for length, volume, temperature, astronomical, clothing sizes, computer bytes, cooking measurements, time zones, density, energy, finance, flow rates, force frequency, and some fun pages. Page title: Online Conversion - Convert just about anything to anything else Page description: Online Conversion is a resource for weights, measures, calculators, converters. ![]() |
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Science/Educational_ResourcesScience DailyURL: http://www.sciencedaily.com/ ODP description: Offers news releases submitted by leading universities and other research organizations around the world, organized by day and topic. Page title: Science Daily: News & Articles in Science, Health, Environment & Technology Page description: Breaking science news and articles on global warming, extrasolar planets, stem cells, bird flu, autism, nanotechnology, dinosaurs, evolution -- the latest discoveries in astronomy, anthropology, biology, chemistry, climate & environment, computers, engineering, health & medicine, math, physics, psychology, technology, and more -- from the world's leading universities and research organizations. ![]() |
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Science/Math/Publications/Search_EnginesDirectory of Open Access JournalsURL: http://www.doaj.org/ ODP description: Categorized, searchable links to free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. Page title: Directory of open access journals ![]() |
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Science/Technology/Publications/Journals_and_MagazinesTechnology ReviewURL: http://www.technologyreview.com/ ODP description: MIT's magazine about innovation, with online articles on specific technologies and a focus on the process by which new technology gets out of the lab and into the marketplace. Page title: Technology Review: The Authority on the Future of Technology Page description: From MIT. Information on Emerging Technologies & impact on business & society ![]() |
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Science/Math/Combinatorics/Software/Graph_DrawingGraphVizURL: http://www.graphviz.org/ ODP description: Open source graph (network) visualization project from AT&T Research. Has directed and undirected graph layout; many features for concrete diagrams, drivers for web and other graphics formats, and a plug-in architecture for GUIs and scripting languages. Page title: Graphviz ![]() |
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