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 […]

Portable media devices such as iPods are changing the way people learn. Educational podcasts allow educators an easy way to keep current on research and materials for teaching. NSDL on iTunesU has new podcasts on climate change and other episodes in the Beyond Penguins and Polar Podcasts. Also new on NSDL on […]

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 […]

The Engineering Pathway (EP) “In the Spotlight” feature highlights timely resources from their collections. The February focus on Engineers Week, noted the winners of the 2009 NAE Gordon Prize in Engineering Education, the Grand Challenges of Engineering, and the “Vision” campaign message that engineering requires creativity, imagination and vision.
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