Seminar in Natural Science
Useful Web Links for Research
| Science News Sources | The New York Times
(check the science section) New Scientist (one of the very best of its kind) Science News (good for short news articles) Scientific American (a premier source of in-depth news and analysis for a general educated audience) Natural History magazine (biology, ecology, and evolution; accessible to a general audience) Science and Nature (the two most prestigious science journals in English; both publish news and original research) The Why Files (a fun site for the curious) Discover (similar to Scientific American)
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| Biology (General) | Actionbioscience.org
-- an excellent resource on several key topics, geared toward students
and educators BioAgMed INFOMINE (subject-specific search tool) Institute for Medicine in Contemporary Society Biology (Harvard University) Marine Biological Laboratory (Wood Hole, MA) Kimball's Biology Pages (Harvard Univ.)
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| Genetics | DNA
from the Beginning (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) -- an
exceptional primer on genetics National Human Genome Research Institute -- comprehensive information, including Educational Resources and the tutorial What's a Genome? HUGO: The Human Genome Organization The Genomic Revolution -- online exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History Virtual Library: Genetics
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| Ecology and Environmental Science | EnviroLink:
News and Resources Eco-Compass, the Internet Guide to Env. Educ. USFS (United States Forest Service) EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) Wetlands (on the EPA site) The Ecologist (professional journal)
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| Evolution |
Darwin and
Evolving
Planet: Online Exhibitions at the Field Museum of Natural
History Evolution Research News: The Evolution Research Center for Teachers and Students of Biology (a great jumping-off point for pursuing evolution topics) Darwin and Darwinism Treasures of Evolution Island -- natural selection in the Galapagos, courtesy of the Why Files How Do Species Develop? (Prof. John Kimball) The Talk.Origins Archive (a discussion site on the evolution/creationism debate) Creationism websites (compiled by the Darwin and Darwinism website authored by Robert Young) The Creation Research Society
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| Physical Sciences (physics, geology, chemistry, astronomy) | USGS (United State Geological Survey)
Plate Tectonics (USGS) Geological Time (USGS) -- how we can figure out the age of the Earth . . . and other things NASA Physics 2000 (Univ. of Colorado) Interactive Periodic Table
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| Scientific Organizations |
Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History Argonne National Laboratory (IL) Adler Planetarium (Chicago) Chicago Academy of Sciences National Science Foundation American Association for the Advancement of Science American Museum of Natural History (NY) National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian) National Academy of Sciences
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| Illinois Natural History / Ecology |
IL Dept of Natural Resources IL Environmental Protection Agency IL Natural History Survey IL Water Science Center -- USGS IL Native Plant Society Schaumburg, IL -- Biodiversity Plan The Tallgrass Prairie in IL Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie |
| Chicago Natural History / Ecology |
Chicago Wilderness organization Morton Arboretum Chicago Botanic Garden Field Museum of Natural History Calumet Environmental Resource Center Forest Preserve Districts of Cook, DuPage, Will, and Lake counties Chicago Audubon Society Openlands Project Edge of the Prairie
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| Text-Indexing Search Tools (WWW Search Engines) |
Google
(a popular favorite; clean, convenient interface) Alta Vista (powerful engine; versatile) Lycos WebCrawler
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| Subject-Directory Search Tools |
Roosevelt University
Library Home Page (key!) The Internet Public Library Library of Congress Home Page The WWW Virtual Library |
| Writer's Toolbox: Critical Reading and Documentation | MLA Format Guide
Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism (Ohio Univ.) Evaluating Web Sources (Ithaca College) The Nature of Science (from Science for All Americans) Introduction to Scientific Method (Prof. Frank Wolfs) |
Associate Professor
University College
Roosevelt University
mb's Courses
Page
(classes / office hours)
mb's Home Page
Lobby of Roosevelt's Alfred A. Robin Campus
(opened 1996)
Roosevelt's National Landmark, the
Auditorium Building, downtown Chicago
The Gage Building: Roosevelt's Center for
Professional Advancement (opened 2000) and another downtown landmark
If you have suggestions about links to add to this page, please email me.
Last updated
09/12/07