Maintained by the CIA and compiled from various governmental agencies. Science Resources Reference Desk Contains links to glossaries or dictionaries from several scientific disciplines including chemistry, the biological sciences, environmental and earth sciences, etc. The sites are provided and maintained by various government, academic, research oriented, and professional organizations. Constants and Equations Page Contains lists of scientific constants and equations for astronomy, science, and mathematics. An electronic index of research advances in science, medicine, health and technology.
Some information is password protected, and some is available only for a fee, but most is free.
The Faces of Science Biographical information of African Americans in the sciences. Intended for an academic audience. An introduction to the solar system. Biology Virology on the Web Covers the field of virology. Intended for students needing definitions of terms in biology texts.