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A science and technology database containing the full text of the landmark McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. The database also contains the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, late-breaking news articles from Science News, research updates, scientific biographies, and annotated Web resources.

Grzimek’s Animal Life

Animals: from aardvark to zorilla! This online resource, based on the acclaimed encyclopedia, covers more than 4,000 species, and includes information on evolution, habitat and behavior and includes thousands of photos, maps, videos and audio tracks. Also included is information on endangered species, biomes and prehistoric animals.

Health & Wellness Resource Center

This database provides a fully integrated, ever-growing electronic resource center for all levels of consumer health research with access to carefully compiled medical reference and periodical materials.

New Book of Popular Science Online

An online science encyclopedia for grade school and up. New Book of Popular Science includes science challenge games, science in the news, and much more.

Science In Context

Researching science topics has never been easier — with Gale Science Resource Center, thousands of topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations are just a few clicks away and the latest scientific developments are covered in articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals and links to quality web sites. The database covers curriculum-related science topics and offers teachers an easy-to-use tool to identify content directly correlated to state and national standards.

Science Reference Center

Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. This database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.

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BioLinks

Links and lots of information about biology, bio-diversity, plant biology, evolution, microbiology, and much more.

Consumer Reports: Best Buy Drugs

The goals of this website are: to provide consumers with objective information on the effectiveness of prescription drugs, to help consumers with communicating with their doctors about drug costs, and to help consumers to better afford their prescription medications.

E-Nature.Com

A premier source for wildlife information, this organization is now partnered with the National Wildlife Federation. The site offers field guides, local wildlife guides, parks and nature refuge information, and more.

How Stuff Works

“Originally founded as a Web site for curious people, the award-winning company now offers clear and fascinating content.” Categories include computers, science, money, people, and lots more. This site is good for browsing but also has a strong index.

MEDLINEplus

A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institute of Health, this comprehensive health site includes general health topics, drug information, medical encyclopedias & dictionaries, and much more.