The Incorporated Institutions for Seismology website provides seismic information and research in earthquakes and plate tectonics. The "education" tab has fact sheets, videos, and other information highlighting geophysics. For more in-depth information, the "resources" tab has links to reports, newsletters, webinars, and more.
This link will direct you to the National Institute of Standards and Technology's weights and measures page. This page has charts of the different prefixes for SI units, and includes brief explanations.
Provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory from the California Institute of Technology, this website can generate images of our solar system from various dates and fields of view.
Provided by the National Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Provides extensive information about plants, including an image gallery of 50,000+ photographs of plants.
The National Geologic Map Database is provided by the US Geological Survey and Association of American State Geologists. Features include access to a catalog of over 99,000 publications, as well as various maps.
An open-access database presented at National Library of Medicine. Search tool for compounds and substances. Provides chemical information, including toxicity reports, diagrams, and other resources.
Weekly discussions on astronomy hosted by astronomy enthusiast Fraser Cain of Universe Today, an independent astronomy website. Also hosted by astronomer Dr. Pamela L. Gay, Senior Scientist at the Planetary Science Institute.
July 17, 2009 NPR broadcast featuring Andrew Chaikin, science journalist; Alan Bean, astronaut; Harrison "Jack" Schmitt, astronaut; and Ross Tierney, founder of The Direct Team.
Provided by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Scientific and Technical Information, this site provides free, searchable video content in a variety of disciplines.
The Sky Tour podcast is a monthly offering from the Sky and Telescope contributor J. Kelley Beatty. Each one is about 10 minutes long and features information about monthly celestial events.
This site is sponsored by the TIB- Leibniz University Library Information Center for Science and Technology. The videos and other information provided are openly shared. This site is also considered a part of the German National Library, and as such, it provides worldwide access to science and technology information.
