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Science/Educational_ResourcesHow Stuff WorksURL: http://www.howstuffworks.com/ ODP description: Over 50 explanatory 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/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/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/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/Social_Sciences/Area_StudiesNationMaster.comURL: http://www.nationmaster.com/ ODP description: Provides country and regional graphs and descriptive statistics based on geography, military, economy, crime, education, and transportation. Page title: NationMaster - World Statistics, Country Comparisons Page description: Country comparisons using graphs, maps. Huge database of world statistics. Reference site contains country statistics, maps, flags, graphs and pie charts. ![]() |
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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/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/Reference/Units_of_Measurement/Online_ConversionOnline 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/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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