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Amazing Planet Facts, Earth Stories

http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/
OurAmazingPlanet explores the wonder and beauty of Earth through news, features and images.

Cnet

http://www.cnet.com/
Product reviews, technology news, and shopping.

Franklin Institute, The

http://www2.fi.edu/
Founded in 1824, the heart of the Franklin Institute’s mission remains public science and technology education - through interactive exhibits, theater-based programming, educational programs and outreach. This site contains information about the Institute's exhibits and programs.

Google Scholar

http://scholar.google.com/
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations.

Highwire@Stanford

http://highwire.stanford.edu/lists/largest.dtl
Billing itself as "Earth's Largest Free Full-Text Science Archives", it is especially strong in the Life Sciences. Full text is only available after the article is at least six months old.

Missouri Botanical Garden

http://www.mbgnet.net/
Detailed information about the various ecosystems of the world, with a focus on plant life. Includes many illustrated examples.

NASA Home Page

http://www.nasa.gov/
National Aeronautics and Space Administration's home page.

Sea World/Busch Gardens Animal Resources

http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/index.htm
Educate yourself about the marine life at Sea World, or the African safari and incredible thrill rides at the Busch Gardens theme parks.

Tides.info: Tide Predictions from Around the Globe

http://www.tides.info/
Information on tides, including locations, frequency, etc.

Web Developer's Virtual Library

http://wdvl.internet.com/
WDVL contains an excellent collection of web site development resources. It covers authoring, design, Web Programming and scripting, etc.