MegaConverter.com

MegaConverter is an educational website that helps you convert quantities used in different systems. Whether you have angles, chemistry measurements, area, metric measurements or even kitchen measures, this site can help convert it into the unit most useful to you.

http://www.megaconverter.com/

SciCentral.com

SciCentral provides access to worldwide scientific research and a variety of resources. The site has news on discoveries and other scientific advances in bioscience, health sciences, physics, chemistry, engineering and more. The site also has listings of science jobs.

http://www.scicentral.com/

Science.gov

This is the United States government's science portal. It has an extensive directory of science related websites, such as astronomy and space, math, physics and chemistry, science education, energy and energy conservation and more.

http://www.science.gov/

TropHort

TropHort provides historic and current articles in biology and in the applied life sciences agriculture and horticulture. The site focusses on the horticulture of vegetables and fruits and contains information on tropical horticulture and bamboo agronomy.

http://eurekamag.com/

The Museum of Unnatural Mystery

Dedicated to providing information about weird facts and phenomena. The site has weird facts from the fields of geology and archeology. This website is a good place to find out about the fringe areas of science and how science actually works on a day-to-day basis.

http://unmuseum.org/

Natural Science

Encompasses everything you ever wanted to know in the field of natural science, providing extensive links to up to the minute technological news, cutting edge research, journals, newsletters and archives. From biochemistry and physics, to global ecology and weather, you can find it here.

http://naturalscience.com/

Smithsonian's National Zoo

Represents a large, complex and diverse organization teaching conservation and educating people about the marvels of nature. Provides resources and programs designed to protect and appreciate wildlife and their habitats through education and exploration.

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/

African Wildlife Foundation (AWF)

AWF is dedicated to preserving the wildlife and wild lands of Africa for future generations. The Foundation works with Africans to empower and conserve their natural world and provides great information on their projects. Those interested can donate to the Foundation directly or choose to adopt an animal via the Foundation's representatives.

http://www.awf.org/

Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL)

The Climate Analysis Branch, part of ESRL at the U.S. Department of Commerce, conducts research into climate concerns to help policy makers. There is detailed weather data here, as well as data plots and materials of interest to academic researchers.

http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/

National Science Foundation (NSF)

The NSF funds research in many areas of science and engineering, and also explores potential projects with scientists, engineers and educators. The website provides news, free publications, articles pertaining to new discoveries, statistical information, videos and podcasts.

http://www.nsf.gov/

Online Conversion

Online conversion tools. Find conversions for length, temperature, speed, weight, currency, frequency, clothing and more. The site offers a message forum, articles and FAQs about the metric and imperial systems.

http://www.onlineconversion.com/

Mutual UFO Network

MUFON is an organization that is dedicated to the scientific study of unidentified flying objects. The site has information on UFO case files, an events calendar and a discussion board. The site also has information on local chapters of the MUFON organization.

http://www.mufon.com/

Sigma Xi

A scientific organization that honors excellence in scientific research. The organization has chapters all over the United States and you can find contact information for those chapters here. You can also find information on becoming a member of Sigma Xi.

http://www.sigmaxi.org/

Santa Fe Institute

A scientific research organization, based in California, that encourages multi-disciplinary efforts to understand the world. The Institute also offers educational programs on topics such as physics, evolutionary systems, computation and human behavior. You can read about the latest SFI events.

http://www.santafe.edu/

D.G. Leahy

The New Universal Consciousness is a philosophy website created by D.G. Leahy. Articles on mathematics, physics, philosophy, and other subjects serve as the core of this website devoted to exploring the intellectual side of life. There are also short audio clips by Leahy that summarize the main ideas explored here.

http://dgleahy.com/

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

NIST educates the public on their mandate to support and improve the standards and technology in today's society. Products and services include outreach centers, reference databases, software, publications and national accreditation programs. Industry sectors include aerospace, automotive, computers, construction, energy, healthcare and more.

http://www.nist.gov/

Agricultural Research Service (ARS)

The ARS of the United States Department of Agriculture is a leading scientific research organization in agriculture. The service has more than two thousand scientists and it makes available their considerable research on the website as well as other information on the current state of US farming.

http://www.ars.usda.gov/

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

The ORNL conducts research in the areas of neutron science, nature, energy, supercomputing, systems biology and national security. Learn about the history of ORNL and view video and photos of the laboratory. Resources include laboratory news, educational programs and how to plan a visit to Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

http://www.ornl.gov/

United States Geological Survey (USGS)

The official website of the USGS, a scientific organization run by the US government. The USGS researches biology, geography, water, geology and geospatial subjects. Those interested in working for the USGS can find job listings on this website.

http://www.usgs.gov/

FootRule

You can find information on the measurement systems used in the United States and United Kingdom, and convert between metric and imperial systems. FootRule offers science data including the periodic table and fundamental physical constants. The site is also available in German.

http://www.footrule.com/

Live Science

A science news website. Live Science provides coverage of animal science, the environment, history, technology and space. You can also find video and image galleries that illustrate interesting scientific events. The site's content can also be accessed by RSS feed.

http://www.livescience.com/

Circlemakers

A website dedicated to crop circles, those strange effects that some have attributed to extraterrestrials. The site has information on those who actually created the circles and the methods they used. You can also find out where the phenomenon of crop circles all began.

http://www.circlemakers.org/

SciTech Daily

A daily news website that is dedicated to covering important developments in science and technology. The site provides a central clearing house for the Web's best articles on these subjects.

http://scitechdaily.com/

Agriculture and Agri-food Canada

Agriculture and Agri-food Canada is the federal agency that regulates agriculture in Canada. You can find out about Canadian agriculture, science and land management on this site. You can also find out how the Canadian government promotes agriculture.

http://www.agr.gc.ca/

Science Daily

Science Daily is a news website dedicated to science. You can find news articles on health, medicine, the brain, earth and the climate as well as plants and animals. The site is updated several times a day. You can also purchase science books from this site.

http://www.sciencedaily.com

MatWeb

MatWeb is a scientific reference website that provides data sheets on various materials such as steel, nickel, copper, cobalt and other engineering materials. You can search for technical data ina variety of ways including material type, metal UNS number, and alloy composition.

http://www.matweb.com