Science News

Science News is the magazine of the American Society for Science and the Public. Articles are written with a general focus. Features include SN Bookshelf offering reviews of current scientific resources and the SN Multimedia section, offering videos and slide shows to explain scientific research.

http://www.sciencenews.org/

Nature Communications

Nature Communications is a new online-only, multidisciplinary journal from the Nature publishing group dedicated to publishing high-quality research in all areas of the biological, physical and chemical sciences.

http://www.nature.com/ncomms/index.html

Copyright 2010 Nature Publishing Group

100 best reference sites for science students

These 100 science reference sites from the US based Online Universities cover everything from the basics of the periodic table to the intricacies of human DNA.

http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2010/01/100-best-reference-sites-for-science-students/

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Fossils in Antarctica : British Antarctic Survey

This collection of photographs is made available by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). It contains descriptions and colour images of fossils that are displayed in a 'Type and Figured Fossil Collection'. The collection comprises: annelida; arthropoda; brachiopoda; cnidaria; echinodermata; ichnotaxa; mollusca; plantae; protista; and vertebrata. The BAS fossil collection was started in the 1940s and now contains around 40,000 fossil specimens. There are also links that point to a section on the various fossil locations in Antarctica and a fossils picture gallery.

http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/geography/rock/fossils.php

Copyright 2006-2010

State of the world's forests

This biennial publication from FAO reports on the status of forests, recent major policy and institutional developments and key issues concerning the forest sector. Each of the publications summarizes the outlook for forests and forestry in each region, based on FAO's sectoral studies, and includes statistical data and analysis on climatic change, demographic issues, international demand for timber and non-timber forest products, conservation of biodiversity, illegal forestry practices, international initiatives, and regional issues. All reports from No.1 (1995) onward are available at this site.

http://www.fao.org/forestry/49666/en/

Copyright 2006-2010

Leonardo Journal of Sciences

The Leonardo Journal of Sciences is an open access journal published by AcademicDirect Publishing House twice yearly covering all areas of science with an emphasis on algorithms and computer applications in the sciences. The journal's website provides access to full text papers, available as PDF files

http://ljs.academicdirect.org/

Copyright 2006-2010

Bridge Components

This tutorial site includes illustrations as well as text describing different components of bridges and also describes how to design bridges. There are design calculations and spreadsheets.

http://www.childs-ceng.demon.co.uk/parts/brdgbit.html

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