Environment Yale

The Journal of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies has a new website. The journal is published twice per year, and
exists in both print and online formats. Past issues go back to 2002. It covers research in forestry and environmental studies and research
is not just restricted to Yale.

http://environment.yale.edu/magazine/

International Year of Biodiversity

The United Nations has declared the year 2010 as the year of biodiversity. It is a celebration of life on earth and of the value of biodiversity for our lives. Links include resources, a calender of celebrations and a detailed endangered species list.

http://www.cbd.int/2010/welcome/

Copyright 2010

The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD)

The Universities Space Research Association displays the Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD). The daily photo highlights the diverse processes and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD collects and archives photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory captions and links exemplifying features within the Earth system. The community is invited to contribute digital imagery, short captions and relevant links.

http://epod.usra.edu/blog/

Copyright 2010

Communicating Science - Tools for Scientists and Engineers

Scientists and engineers who foster information-sharing and respect between science and the public are essential for the public communication of and engagement with science. Funding agencies are increasingly encouraging researchers to extend beyond peer-reviewed publishing and communicate their results directly to the greater public. In response to this need in science communications, the AAS Centre for Engagement with Science has partnered with the National Science Foundation to provide resources for scientists and engineers, both online and through in-person workshops to help researchers communicate more broadly with the public. This site contains online resources include webinars, how-to tips for media interviews, strategies for identifying public communication and more.

http://communicatingscience.aaas.org/Pages/newmain.aspx

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American Mathematical Society Books Online

The American Mathematical Society (AMS) was founded in 1888 in order to further mathematical research and scholarship. Since that time, they have embarked on a number of outreach programs designed to educate the public about the importance of various mathematical endeavors. In the past several years, they have been developing the AMS Books Online website, and it's quite a resource. The works were all originally published by the AMS, and they can be browsed by author or subject. The subject headings include analysis, general interest, logic and foundations, and number theory. Users can download individual chapters from each book, and there are currently over thirty books available on the site. Visitors should make sure and check back, as there are plans to add books to the site periodically.

http://www.ams.org/online_bks/onbk_list.html

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Astronomy Media Player

From the planets to various interstellar bodies, learning about astronomy can be fun and engaging. One way to learn about such matters is via podcasts, and this website is committed to finding the best astronomy podcasts from various places around the world. Users can get started by looking at one the following sections: "General", "Observing", "Courses", "Your Questions", "Observations", and "Top Ten". Each section contains a host of current (and former) podcasts. Persons looking to find answers to specific astronomy queries will want to look over podcasts like "Ask an Astronomer" and "Brain Bites" in the "Your Questions" area. The "Observatories" area is equally delightful, and it contains links to podcasts such as "Gemini Observatory" and "W.M. Keck Observatory". Of
course, the social media options on the site are quite good, and it's easy to reference such treasures on Facebook, Digg, and so on

http://www.jodcast.net/amp/

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Wildlife Conservation Research Unit

Oxford University has a very important website dedicated to its Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), that hopes to solve the "conflict between peoples' futures and wildlife conservation."  There are several themes on the website, all of which can be found on the left hand menu. Visitors will find the following topics to explore: "Endangered Species", "Invasives", "Land Use & Biodiversity", "Fundamental Biology", "Wildlife Diseases", and "Wildlife as a Resource".  The "Publications" link at the top right side of the page contains "Books", "Papers", "Reports", and "Theses" available to read online or find in a physical library.  A multitude of animal issues are discussed in the documents here, including a paper called "The World Can't Have Wild Tigers and Eat Them, Too" and "State of Britain's Mammals 2008".  The "Research" link near the top of the page, includes the dozens of research projects WildCRU is involved in, such as "Badger Genetic Research", "Transfrontier Conservation of Andean Cats" and "Towards Reducing the Total Environmental Impacts of Agriculture."

http://www.wildcru.org/

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Earth Explorer

The EarthExplorer service from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) provides a search interface to a collection of datasets and images including aerial photography, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) images, IKONOS-2 images, digital elevations, digital line graphs, Earth Observing 1 (EO-1) images, forest carbon sites, Global Land Surveys (GLS), Landsat images and Spaceborne Imaging Radar C-band images. Results from some datasets can be downloaded free; some commercial satellite scenes of US sites are licensed solely for US users.
http://edcsns17.cr.usgs.gov/EarthExplorer/

Copyright 2006-2010