selected science resources

news & publications

Electronic Journal of Science Education
"is the first peer reviewed electronic journal of its kind devoted to the timely sharing of science education information via the World Wide Web."
http://unr.edu/homepage/jcannon/ejse/ejse.html
EurekAlert!
a comprehensive news server for up-to-date research in science, medicine, and engineering>
http://www.eurekalert.org/
HMS Beagle
"covers nearly every aspect of biology, and does so in an unusually intelligent way. Research news, scientific debates, opinion pieces and even biology-themed cartoons are all part of the mix. The format is quite clear and easy to navigate. Best of all, HMS Beagle communicates the freewheeling exchange of ideas that makes science so exciting, using language that non-experts can really understand." (from Scientific American Online, Current Pick of the Web)
http://news.bmn.com/hmsbeagle/
inScight
"is a joint project of AAAS' SCiENCE Magazine, the most important scientific weekly, and ACADEMIC PRESS, one of the world's foremost STM publishers. The SCiENCE newsroom will produce daily news stories from the world of scientific research that will be marked up and published by ACADEMIC PRESS on its APNet website."
http://www.apnet.com/inscight/
New Scientist
companion web site to the publication that claims it is the "The World's No.1 Science & Technology Website"
http://www.newscientist.com/
Science Books and Films Online (SB&F Online)
"Published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), SB&F is the only critical review journal devoted exclusively to print and nonprint materials in all of the sciences and for all age groups. Every year, SB&Fevaluates nearly 1,000 books, A/V materials, and software packages for general audiences, professionals, teachers, and students from kindergarten through college."
http://ehrweb.aaas.org/~sbf/
Science News Online
"is an award-winning weekly newsmagazine covering the most important research in all fields of science. Its 16 pages are packed with short, accurate articles that appeal to both general readers and scientists. Published since 1922, the magazine now reaches about 200,000 subscribers and 1.2 million readers."
http://www.sciencenews.org/
SCIENCE-WEEK
is an online weekly digest of science news.
http://scienceweek.com/
Scientific American
the online home of one of the leading publications that covers science, science news, and the impact on society of science.
http://www.sciam.com/
The Why Files
explores the "science behind the news."
http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/
UniSci Daily University Science News
"was the first science daily news site on the Web, and remains the only one that selects stories based on their scientific importance. As a result, UniSci counts many laboratory scientists among its readers."
http://unisci.com/

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