You probably can’t attend the American Meteorological Society’s AMS Environmental Science Seminar Series in person. This is a shame, because the seminars are so good. Last month’s talk by Dr. Naomi Oreskes was particularly fine. But you can get descriptions of these talks, along with slides and background material, from the AMS web […]

The PBS “NewsHour With Jim Lehrer” is known for high quality broadcast journalism, and the program’s website has created a series of science-related “In-Depth” reports that reflect those high standards. Most of these packages include news reports, slide shows, interactive features, and often, lesson plans.
Several of the in-depth packages will be updated once […]

The site of the Memphis Astronomical Society is mostly for amateur enthusiasts in that metropolitan area, but it also has a free resource of interest to anyone who wants to get into stargazing. “Getting Started With Your New Telescope,” by longtime member Bill Busler, explains how telescopes work, defines basic terms such as magnitude and […]

Classic Chemistry is a simple, well-executed site that explores the history of chemistry and chemists. If you were a regular visitor to their “today in chemistry” section, you might know that on May 29, 1970, the General Electric Corporation announced that its researchers had synthesized gem-grade diamonds for the first time.
The site’s “classic calculations” section […]

Conservation Central is a habitat education program hosted by the Smithsonian National Zoological Park and intended for middle school students. Presented by a corporate sponsor (Fujifilm), the site explores the Asian temperate forest, home of the giant panda and black bear, through a variety of online activities. Visitors can design a panda habitat, conduct […]

The Pacific Biodiversity Information Forum is a young organization with an ambitious goal. It hopes to develop a complete, scientifically sound, and electronically accessible biological knowledge base on the countries in and around the Pacific Ocean, and to make this knowledge widely available for decision-making. The effort is still in its early stages, […]

Teachers, parents, and kids go to The Science House - Countertop Chemistry to find recipes for experiments they can do without fancy equipment. The site was designed by Science House, a 16-year-old learning outreach program of the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences at North Carolina State University. One of the most […]