The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History will be the site of the launch of the NSDL SMILE Pathway featuring resources from the nation’s leading science museums on Nov. 1, 2009 at a panel discussion to be presented during the Association for Science-Technology Centers Annual Meeting.

The lighthearted SMILE logo can be seen in action […]

Global Warming Kids draws millions of young people from across the U.S. and around the world who enjoy exploring this lively and engaging Web site. The project is part of Climate Change Education.Org (CCE) where volunteers from science museums as well as students, staff and scientists at the University of California, Berkeley provide the people […]

Looking for a particular STEM subject resource? NSDL.org features streamlined collection browsing to make it easier to find what you’re looking for. Browse collections alphabetically or through subject gateways that include: Biological and Health Sciences; Engineering, Computing, and Technology; General Science and STEM; Geosciences; Mathematics; Physical Sciences; and Social Sciences. Within each of these […]

National Science Foundation (NSF) Special Reports online feature topics that highlight scientific discoveries accomplished with NSF support. Topics include weather, evolution, mathematics, visualization, technology, polar, infectious disease, robotics, wild animals, earthquake engineering, cyberinfrastructure, tsunami, arctic and climate. Special reports are available as interactive resources or as text only versions. This collection has recently been added […]

Science360, published by the National Science Foundation (NSF), aims to deliver the full-spectrum of what’s new in global science to everyone who has ever wondered what’s going on in scientific research and discovery.  The news service gathers news from wherever science is happening–scientists, college and university press offices, popular and peer-reviewed journals, dozens of National […]

Ice and snow come to mind for most people when conjuring up mental pictures of the polar regions. The idea that plants grow in harsh arctic and antarctic environments seems unlikely, but Antarctica is home to two species of plants while at the opposite end of the earth, over a thousand plant species grow on […]