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“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”

Carl Sagan

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EurekAlert!

The premier online source for science news since 1996. A service of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Library Card Required Databases

Academic OneFile
An extensive resource for articles from leading journals and reference sources. Covers the physical sciences, technology, and medicine, as well as the social sciences, fine arts, theology, literature and other academic subjects.
Gale Discovering Collection
Thousands of overview essays, critical analyses, biographies, and primary sources related to science topics.
Gale Science in Context
Provides access to information related to biology, physics, astronomy, math and technology. Science in Context offers full text resources from scholarly journals, reference documents, newspapers and magazines.
GreenFILE

Popular Science Websites

Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Macaulay Library
The Macaulay Library is the world's largest and oldest scientific archive of biodiversity audio and video recordings.
Earth Exploration Toolbook
Designed for both teachers and students, learn techniques for accessing, interpreting, and analyzing Earth and environmental science datasets.
How Do Things Fly?
From the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, a fun interactive site that explains it all!
How Stuff Works
Based on the popular Discovery Channel series, explore the natural world, engineering, space, military technology, physics and even supernatural phenomena.
NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
From daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings and climate monitoring to fisheries management, coastal restoration and supporting marine commerce,NOAA's mission is to keep people informed of the changing environment around them.
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The home for of nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research.
Periodic Table of Videos
That's right, a funny, information video for each element on the periodic table, brought to you by the folks at the University of Nottingham.
PopSci
Popular Science Magazine reporting on what's new and what's next in technology, science, gadgets, space, green tech and more.
ScienceDaily
A go-to source for the up-to-the-minute information on research, discoveries, and breakthroughs in science.
Science Resources from the State Library
Web resources from the Connecticut State Digital Library.
Understanding Science
A fun, accessible, and free resource that accurately communicates what science is and how it really works.