BIOLOGY
MEDICINE
&
VETINARY
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Institute
of Biological Engineering
www.ibeweb.org |
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| This
is an interesting website dedicated to the relatively new discipline of
Biological Engineering which brings together a variety of subjects such
as biological sciences, engineering sciences, mathematics and computational
sciences. The IBE is an organisation set up to encourage and promote research
in Biological Engineering through its publications, meetings and distribution
of information and services. The website provides a forum which provides
important links and encourages interdisciplinary research. |
Institute
of Biology
www.iob.org |
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| The
Institute of Biology is the professional body for UK biologists and is
frequently consulted on biological issues by the government. It also publishes
various journals, books and information sheets, organising meetings and
symposia and has over 70 affiliated societies. The 'Biologist' is the flagship
journal of the IOB and here on the website you can find details of its
most recent articles as well as announcements of forthcoming conferences
and information on recent advances in the field. |
BBC
Health
www.bbc.co.uk/health |
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| This
is the official BBC Health site - the site which addresses topical health
issues in relationship to its T.V. programs. Find out for example from
EastEnders' Dr Fonseca whether Mark Fowler was doing the right thing in
not taking his anti-HIV medication. Look up the BBC's health guide to a
whole host of subjects such as allergies, parenting, epilepsy, and back
pain. You can also address your own questions to the resident BBC doctor
Trisha MacNair. |
Eutopia
eutopia.unn.ac.uk:8080 |
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| Eutopia
is a major Web server offering access to information in several different
areas including Health. The Health News section supplies daily updated
news feeds from the BBC on such subjects as decoding DNA, the spread of
AIDS in Africa and the effect of the Millennium dome on our mental health.
There are also links to new health websites such as NHS Direct and research
information from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. |
Medical
Research Council
www.mrc.ac.uk/who.html |
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| The
MRC
is an organisation devoted to promoting research into all areas of medical
and related science through its research establishments, and grants. Here
on the website are the details of research units and establishments which
the MRC has set up to boost research in specific subject areas. Many of
these research units are home to some of the UK's best biomedical scientists
and here on the website, a forum has been created to encourage interdisciplinary
projects. |
NetVet
netvet.wustl.edu |
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| This
website is dedicated to all things veterinary and includes a whole host
of resources, most significantly a huge virtual library of veterinary medicine.
Here you can find detailed up to date links to veterinary publications,
organisations and colleges as well as biological and physical information
on pets of all kinds. You can also chat directly about your pet problems
on the newsgroups and Q & A services listed here. |
The
Graduate School of Life Sciences Home Page
www.gradbiol.ed.ac.uk |
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| This
is Edinburgh University's website for information on postgraduate studies
in the faculties of Biological Sciences, Science and Engineering, Medicine
and Veterinary Medicine. Edinburgh University is a leading postgraduate
teaching and research centre particularly renowned for its teaching in
the life sciences. Here you will find the details of a huge number of research
specialities and PhD programs available as well as a whole network of links
to other Life Science departments in Universities all over Europe. |
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DISCOVERY
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Discovery
Channel Online
www.discovery.com |
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| The
Discovery Channel Online is the ultimate Web guide to all things science,
nature, technology, history, adventure and exploration. Here you will find
up-to-the-minute science news, real-time international expeditions and
original in-depth feature editorials as well as the ability to search a
massive archive of information on every subject from archaeology to space
travel. You can also view a whole selection of live images form around
the world such as Washington monument, Times Square and Big Ben. |
ArchNet
archnet.uconn.edu/ |
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| Archnet
is a catalogued archive of archeological resources available on the internet.
References have been divided up by geographic region and by subject area.
There are links to academic institutions, journals, laboratories, societies,
and organisations throughout the world. Also, you'll find the resulting
data from specific excavations and downloadable analysis software of all
kinds from geographical mapping to statistical analysis. There's also an
archeological news service and another section devoted to Q & A. |
Centre
for Mars Exploration
cmex-www.arc.nasa.gov |
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| CMEX
is the part of NASA's website which is completely devoted to Mars. It is
packed full of information on the history of the planet, previous missions,
analysis tools and Mars news. There's a rotating Mars animation, a collection
of surface images, and an archive of maps. Another section provides educational
material for teachers including suggested projects for kids, and the chance
to chat with NASA experts as well as view videos live from Mars. |
Travelbag
Adventures
www.travelbag-adventures.co.uk |
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| This
is a holiday company specialising in small group adventure breaks to destinations
all over the world including Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and
South East Asia. The website is jam packed full of detailed trip dossiers
downloadable in Acrobat format, as well as some fantastic photographs of
holiday destinations. There's also a monthly newsletter documenting such
far-flung delights as the Sonepor elephant fair, Tibetan monasteries, and
the game reserves of Tanzania. |
Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory
www.llnl.gov |
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| This
is the website of one of the major US national laboratories set up under
the wing of the Department of Energy and operated by the University of
California. Its aim is to develop research and apply science and technology
with a focus on global security, global ecology and bioscience. Here you'll
find the details of scientific research in a huge number of areas such
as Engineering, Microtechnology, Materials Science, and Lasers and Optics. |
Ski
Web
www.skiclub.co.uk/cogs/Welcome |
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| Ski
Web is brought to you by the Ski Club of Great Britain and is a complete
information guide on skiing around the world giving details of everything
from holiday prices to weather reports to skiing fact sheets for beginners.
There's also a daily updated news service with details of bargain flights,
news of international skiing competitions and editorial features on such
subjects as learning to Telemark, and the Blind British Paralympian skier. |
Society
for Scientific Exploration
www.scientificexploration.org |
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| The
Society for Scientific Exploration promotes unconventional lines of scientific
enquiry, providing a forum for the 'presentation, scrutiny and criticism
of scientific research in subjects outside the established disciplines
of mainstream science.' Such research is available here for your perusal
including papers with such titles as The Nature of Time, The Strange Properties
of Psychokinesis and Phobias in Children who claim to Remember Past Lives.
Its very academic, its weird, and its well worth checking out. |
Yachting
World
www.yachting-world.com |
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| This
is the ultimate yachting website with daily news feeds from yachting races
around the world, as well as editorial features on boat building technology.
There's also a Yachting World picture library at your disposal thanks to
15 years of hard work from the magazine's photographer Malcolm White. Another
section on extreme sailing gives news of daredevil feats, tales of endurance
and high speed unhandicapped sailing while a more practical part of the
site gives you information on boats and equipment. |
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ENVIRON
-MENTAL
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Friends
of the Earth
www.foe.org |
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| Friends
of the Earth is a large international organisation well-known in the mainstream
press for its battles with governments and industry over environmental
issues. The website is represented separately in the UK under the URL www.foe.co.uk
and here you'll find information on the organisation's local and national
campaigns as well as a diverse list of available publications on all kinds
of environmental issues. The international site is vast, and brimming with
information on international campaigns, policy issues and community health
programmes. |
Envirolink
www.envirolink.org |
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| Envirolink
describes itself as an 'online environmental community'. It attempts to
unite hundreds of organisations and volunteers throughout the world and
provide them with information and services such as website hosting, automated
mailing lists, bulletin boards and chat rooms. As well as containing a
massive amount of practical information on how you can help the environment,
there is also a page devoted to the essays, poetry, interviews and portfolios
of environmentalist artists from around the world. |
European
Environmental Law
www.eel.nl |
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| The
European Environmental Law site is an essential source of information on
legal rulings concerning all environmental issues. Here you'll find the
definitive legislation and governmental dossiers on such issues as air
and water quality, plant protection, and nuclear safety as well as a huge
database available for downloading listing recent case law. Many of the
larger documents are available in pdf format and many are available in
other European languages. |
PlanetArk
www.planetark.org/index.cfm |
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| PlanetArk
is Reuter's news service dedicated to environmental issues. There are daily
environmental news feeds and pictures as well a searchable archive. This
site also hosts ABC's Newsradio world environment news which provides a
weekly review of major stories as well as regular interviews with some
of the world's leading environmentalists. There's another page full of
downloadable software for kids teaching them how they can reduce their
day to day impact on the environment. |
Greenpeace
www.greenpeace.org |
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| The
best aspect of the Greenpeace website is it the clearly written explanations
of a large number of environmental issues. If you're unsure about such
issues as how your fridge can harm the environment, how exactly the greenhouse
effect works or what on earth El Nino is, then look no further than this
site. ..And you get more than just explanations. There are the results
of long term scientific studies, databases of figures showing climate changes
and other scientific reports downloadable in pdf format. |
KIDS
F.A.C.E.
www.kidsface.org |
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| KIDS
F.A.C.E. stands for Kids For a Clean Environment, an organisation set up
by a 9 year old girl Melissa Poe in Nashville Tenessee as a club to help
children learn about the environment and find out about nature-friendly
community projects they can set up themselves. The club is now a huge youth
organisation sponsored by Wall-Mart with a membership of 300,000. It promotes
environmentally sound projects like recyclying and planting trees. |
National
Geographic
www.nationalgeographic.com |
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| This
has to be one of the most comprehensive environmental websites. Instead
of concentrating only on obvious 'green' issues such as global warming
and toxic waste here you'll find research on subjects as diverse as population
movements, sea exploration, genetic mutations, and underground railways.
There is of course an excellent library of photographs, not to mention
a fantastic interactive map-making machine, and a superb kids section which
is both educational and to be quite honest very silly too. |
The
Environment News Service
ens.lycos.com |
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| The
Lycos environmental news service is one of the most established information
services on the net, supplying daily environmental news feeds on a diverse
range of subjects. As well as the international news headlines relating
to environmental issues, there is also an environment events calendar as
well as a page devoted to press releases and a section on Ecotravel. A
number of active message boards provide ongoing discussions of environmental
issues such as environmental activism, animal rights, the 'greenhouse'
effect, and mass extinctions. |
World
Wildlife Fund
wwf.org |
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| This
has to be one of the biggest and most comprehensive wildlife websites on
the internet. Here you can find the details of many of the WWF's projects
including efforts to save endangered species, to preserve wild places and
to address global threats. There's an excellent News Room section packed
full of articles on worldwide climate change, oceans and forests and advances
in environmental science. There's also a great multimedia archive complete
with Webcasts, video and photographs. |
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HERITAGE
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24-Hour
Museum
www.24hourmuseum.org.uk |
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| If you
want to know what's happening at museums, galleries and historic buildings
around the UK then the 24-hour Museum is the best starting point. The Magazines
section of the site brings you all the news on upcoming events and exhibitions;
alternatively you can use the Museum Finder service to search for detailed
information on events in your local area. The Trails area of the site is
a great source of inspiration if you're planning a day out in the UK. |
The
Millennium Experience
www.dome2000.co.uk |
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| Millennium
eve might be long past but the Dome remains and it's here for at least
a year. The Millennium Experience site attempts to entice you in with an
online preview of the kind of attractions you'll see in this bizarre structure.
All the major zones are covered including the Body Zone. If you're tempted
by the photos and the online virtual tour then you can then go ahead and
order Dome tickets direct from the site. Even if you decide not to visit
the Dome you can still buy millennium-themed goodies from the online store. |
Art
Guide
www.artguide.org |
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| Opening
with the Picasso quote, "The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily
life off our souls," this outstanding database gives you as many opportunities
as possible to do a bit of soul-scrubbing. Organising its listings by gallery
(650 in all), by where individual artists are exhibited (1,900 of 'em)
and by specific exhibitions, even the most insignificant event will be
hard pushed to slip through the net. More unusual categories like Top 10,
Fun For Kids and Glorious Eccentrics are also thrown into the mix. |
Museums
and Galleries Month
www.may2000.org.uk |
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| The
1st May to 4th June 2000 is Museum and Galleries month - a celebration
of what's best in museums and galleries around the UK. There are plenty
of special events planned for this month and you'll find details of them
all on this website, just visit the Events Diary to get the latest information.
Events, exhibitions, workshops, tours and talks are all being planned in
an attempt to encourage new visitors into museums. |
The
BBC Experience
www.bbc.co.uk/experience |
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| The
BBC Experience, an interactive exhibition devoted to the 75-year history
of the BBC, is one of the most popular tourist haunts in London. This site
gives you a real taste of what you can expect to see if you cough up for
a ticket. You're given a virtual tour of the various exhibits in the Experience
and they include the chance to take part in a radio play, the opportunity
to present the weather and you can even select your own personal Desert
Island Discs. The site is also home to audio clips from classic BBC comedies
and an online souvenir shop. |
English
Heritage
www.english-heritage.org.uk |
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| There's
always plenty going on at the numerous English Heritage properties scattered
around the UK and this site is the first with the latest news on what's
happening and where. It's great if you're looking for ideas on places to
visit for a day out - just check out the Events section of the site. You'll
also find background information on the properties and maps so you can
find them easily. |
National
Museums & Galleries of Merseyside
www.nmgm.org.uk |
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| Find
out about the latest exhibitions and events in Merseyside at this restrained
and stylish website. The site lets you know what's happening in eight major
museums and galleries in the area covering everything from an event celebrating
the art of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle through to an exhibition of Pre-Raphaelite
paintings. The venues covered include Liverpool art galleries and more
unusual museums such as the H&M Customs & Excise museum and the
Maritime Museum. With such a wide selection of museums covered you can
guarantee there's always something going on in the Merseyside area. |
Virgin
Net - Days Out
www.virgin.net/daysout/finder |
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| Restricted
to hip and happening events in this country, Richard Branson's entertainments
website contains a highly useful search engine for rooting out something
to do on an empty weekend. Specify whether you want to search by area,
the type of attraction or the name of an actual event and it's almost certain
to come up with something. The actual entries are clearly set out, summarising
what exactly is going on and supplying all-important links, if the venue
has a website. |
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PHYSICS
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CLRC
Engineering Department
www.eng.rl.ac.uk |
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| The
CLRC is one of Europe's largest multidisciplinary research organisations
supporting scientists and engineers worldwide. The Engineering department
based on several sites in the UK designs and builds the latest technology
hardware with its division of applied science specialising in six areas
including Advanced Engineering Analysis, Energy Research, Superconductivity
and Cryogenics. Here you can find the details of projects carried out in
each of these areas. |
National
Science Foundation
www.nsf.gov |
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| The
National Science Foundation is an independent US government agency responsible
for promoting science and engineering through large investment programs
in science and engineering. Information about NSF science programs is compiled
every year and placed on the website through the Online Document System.
The program research areas include subjects such as Computer and Information
Sciences, Engineering, Geosciences, Polar Research, and Maths and Physical
Sciences. Each of these is searchable on the site. |
Cranfield
University
www.cranfield.ac.uk |
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| Cranfield
is one of the UK's leading institutions for industrial research specialising
particularly in Aeronautics, BioScience, Mechanical Engineering, and Agriculture.
A vast amount of industry sponsorship is injected each year into each of
these departments and here on the website there is a huge amount of information
on the recent research carried out within each faculty. There are also
a huge number of links to college publications, associations and services. |
Nonlinear
Science Today
www.springer-ny.com/nst |
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| This
international scientific journal aims to bring together different areas
of science, mathematics and varied applied disciplines. The website provides
a focus for news and views resulting from recent research and an outlet
for discussion of more speculative ideas and opinions. The website not
only acts as a forum for scientific articles, but also a place for peer
review, feature articles and book reviews, making the subject matter more
accessible than many other sites. |
Elsevier
Science
www.elsevier.com |
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| Elsevier
Science is a publishing company specialising in scientific journals - in
fact it is responsible for the publication of almost 1,200 English-language
journals. Here on the website, researchers and readers are linked together
with the latest scientific research. There's a News section, and Table
of Contents listing for each of the Elsevier journals as well as a sophisticated
Search engine which allows accurate and fast retrieval of specific articles. |
Institute
of Physics
www.iop.org |
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| This
is the website of the Institute of Physics - a professional body which
promotes the advancement of both pure and applied physics. The IOP is also
a publisher of journals, books and magazines in physics and all 40 of its
journals are available here online. There are also a whole host of online
services including a Science for Business section, an online bookstore,
and a service called PhysicsWeb offering a global news and information
service. |
IUPAC
www.iupac.org |
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| This
is the website of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
a body which promotes the advancement of the chemical sciences through
its magazine Chemistry International. Here there are links to some of the
society's other publications such as the journal Pure and Applied Chemistry
which contains recommendations as well as lectures from symposia and the
Macromolecular Symposia which presents contributions in the field of macromolecular
chemistry and physics. |
Nuclear
Technology Publishing
www.ntp.org.uk/index.html |
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| This
website contains details of the journals published by NTP, all of which
are radiation protection orientated. Here there are such journals as the
International Journal of Radioactive Materials Transport and the Radiation
Protected Dosimetry which can be searched or browsed by their Abstracts
and Contents listings. The website includes details of all past publications
and future planned publications and covers journals, books, monographs
and conference proceedings. |
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NATURAL
HISTORY
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Carnegie
Museum of Natural History
Discovery
Room Online
www.clpgh.org/cmnh/discovery/index.html |
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| This
is such a fun site. There are not boring articles on what dinosaurs are,
instead all the information is contained within various quizzes. So you
have to sort the dinosaurs from the imposters, put the right head on the
dinosaur bones and unscramble the dinosaur bones to make up a complete
skeleton. Along the way you learn loads about the various dinosaurs, but
you will be so busy enjoying yourself that you do not notice the learning
bit. |
Dinorama
www.nationalgeographic.com/dinorama/frame.html |
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| Dinorama
is not a comprehensive guide to all things dinosaur related, but it does
have some fascinating and very odd facts. Like did you know that it is
very rare to find a dinosaur skull, because they wear down faster than
any other part of the skeleton. There are also a few very useful links
to other, more detailed articles, such as one on Sue, the largest and most
complete T-Rex ever found, who last walked the earth 67 million years ago. |
Natural
History Museum
www.nhm.ac.uk |
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| The
Natural History Museum is home to no end of dinosaur bones, and it has
some good information on that at its site. In the Dinosaur Data Files there
is a great run-down on all dinosaurs, how tall they were, when they lived,
what they ate and where they lived, although there are no colour pictures.
Elsewhere on the site there is more to look at. There is a section on recreating
dinosaurs, looking at whether it is possible to create a real live Jurassic
Park from dinosaur DNA. |
Walking
with Dinosaurs
www.bbc.co.uk/dinosaurs |
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| Just
like the TV programme, this site is packed with information. You can get
summaries of the six main programmes in the series, but you can also choose
to look at the dinosaurs themselves in more detail. All of the featured
dinosaurs have video clips that you can download to see how they moved,
and there is plenty of information available on each species. You can even
dig deeper with in-depth articles written by dino experts. And when you
have done all that you can go to the games section. |
Dinosaur
Eggs
www.nationalgeographic.com/features/96/dinoeggs/intro.html |
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| Dinosaur
eggs tell us a great deal about how dinosaurs lived, but few have revealed
as many secrets as an egg found in China which actually contained the bones
of a baby theropod. This site tells the story of that discovery and the
discovery of other dinosaur eggs and what they can tell us about the dinosaurs
that laid them. It also tells you how scientists tease the bones out of
the egg and how the bones can be modelled to work out what kind of dinosaur
they would have become. |
Zoom
Dinosaurs
www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects
/dinosaurs/Dinotopics.html |
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| This
site has almost everything you could need to get started on learning about
dinosaurs. It starts with the basics - what is a dinosaur? - and goes on
to cover what kinds of dinosaurs there were, when they lived, how dinosaurs
are classified and just about everything else you would want to know. You
can even ask a question of an expert if your question is not answered anywhere
else on the site. |
Discovering
Dinosaurs
dinosaurs.eb.com/dinosaurs/index2.html |
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| Back
in the early 19th century the first dinosaur bones came to light. Scientists
then had very little evidence to work with to try to imagine the kind of
world these creatures came from. The Discovering Dinosaurs site from Encyclopedia
Britannica, looks at the changing ideas about dinosaurs, and where they
came from. It takes a look at four main areas of contention: environment,
anatomy, physiology and behaviour and covers all kinds of arguments, including
the most hotly debated of all: what killed the dinosaurs? |
Giganotosaurus.com
www.dinodon.com/gig_index.html |
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| This
site is based on the findings of a dig in Argentina, where a family of
three Giganotosaurus was found together. The largest of these enormous
mammals is a staggering 10 metres long. The sites shows how the dinosaur
was dug up, casts taken of all the bones and then remade and assembled
back in the US. You should also have a look at the sister site, www.dinodon.com,
which is full of loads more dinosaur facts and news on the latest digs. |
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WILD LIFE
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Shetland
Wildlife Tours
www.users.zetnet.co.uk/swt |
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| The
Shetland Islands are internationally renowned for their amazing wildlife,
and here on this website you are given a taste of just what each season
on Shetland has to offer. There are some great pictures of puffins, whales,
dolphins, and seals as well as descriptions of their habitat and advice
on when it is best to visit them. This site also offers you a tour of Shetland's
wildlife - an award-winning holiday service given by knowledgeable wildlife
enthusiasts. |
Rainforest
Australia
rainforest-australia.com |
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| At first,
this site looks like an advert for a hotel in Queensland, Australia with
a few wildlife pictures on the side, but in fact its the other way around.
This site is a massive archive containing 825 files, photos, and text on
the Australian Tropical Rainforest. It is jam packed full of excellent
photographs of plants, birds and animals along with explanations of their
habitat, history and development. Check out the Green Possums, LongNosed
Bandicots and the Red Legged Pademelons. |
Wildlife
Ecology Software Server
nhsbig.inhs.uiuc.edu |
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| This
site acts as a clearinghouse for ecology-related software. In other words
any software submitted for inclusion here is virus scanned, tested and
deemed suitable for inclusion. Most of the software available for downloading
is highly academic and chosen for its contribution to habitat analysis,
general population dynamics, survival, statistical analysis or simulation.
There are also links available to recent research in each of these fields
as well as other academic ecology software sites. |
Texas
Parks and Wildlife
www.tpwd.state.tx.us |
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| Its
wild! Its American! Its essential news about Texas Parks. Check out the
special snow goose season, cycling the Texas Alps and how the Warden Training
Academy has just graduated a new team of cadets. If you can't get out of
the house, live 'Webcasts' will keep you involved chatting with the park
rangers, and environmentalists or even taking you on a virtual roam with
Sherlock Bones finding out how dinosaurs once wandered around Texas. The
mind boggles... |
The
Natural History Museum
www.nhm.ac.uk |
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| Here's
a great website for learning about Wildlife in all shapes and sizes. At
the NHM there's a gallery devoted to practically everything imaginable
including insects, dinosaurs, mammals, primates, human biology, fish, amphibians,
reptiles, birds and plants. There are also more conceptual galleries focusing
on the theory of evolution, the development of the planet earth, and subjects
such as mineralogy, and palaeontology. There's also a wildlife garden complete
with bluebell woods, ox-eye daisies and cowslips. |
Wildlife
Conservation Society
www.wcs.org |
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| The
WCS was set up at New York City's Bronx zoo in 1895 and has since developed
into a multinational organisation promoting field conservation projects
in 52 countries throughout the world and supporting wildlife protection
programs in Africa, Asia, Latin America and North America. This tastefully
designed website contains the details of many of the society's projects
including sections on biological science, zoos and aquariums, news from
the wcs magazine and a great kids section. |
Yellowstone
Net
www.yellowstone.net |
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| This
is the Yellowstone national park website full of information, photographs
and videos of its wildlife. There's a Yellowstone Net Newspaper, updated
daily with such articles as 'Bighorn Sheep killed by lightning' and 'Bison
Update'. There's also a section of brilliant photographs of elks, grizzly
bears, moose and wolves as well as some good practical information like
maps of the various different areas of the park, weather forecasts, and
details of lodgings. |
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