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| | | National Science Foundation (NSF)
National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense". This is the funding source for approximately 20% of all federally supported basic research conducted by America's colleges and universities. |
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| Science Magazine
Scientific research, news and career information. International science journal, published weekly by the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences. |
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| The National Academies: Advisers to the Nation on Science, Engineering, and Medicine
The National Academies bring together committees of experts in all areas of scientific and technological endeavor. These experts serve pro-bono to address critical national issues and give advice to the federal government and the public. Four organizations comprise the Academies: the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council. |
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| National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is an honorific society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to furthering science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Academy membership is composed of approximately 2,100 members and 380 foreign associates, of whom nearly 200 have won Nobel Prizes. Members and foreign associates of the Academy are elected in recognition of distinguished and continuing achievements in original research; election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors accorded a scientist or engineer. |
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| Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education (DBASSE)
A National Academies’ Division advancing the frontiers of the behavioral and social sciences and their applications to public policy. The Division’s work is organized around four broad areas: behavioral sciences; social sciences; education; and national statistics. |
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| ScienceDaily
Offers breaking science news, articles and videos on global warming, extrasolar planets, stem cells, bird flu, autism, nanotechnology, dinosaurs, and evolution. Reports on the latest discoveries in astronomy, anthropology, biology, chemistry, climate & environment, computers, engineering, health & medicine, math, physics, psychology, technology, and more from the world's leading universities and research organizations. |
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| History of Science Society
HSS promotes interest in science history. It offers resources for teaching and researching the history of science, technology, and medicine and their interactions with society in historical context. |
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| The Federation of American Scientists (FAS)
Endorsed by 68 Nobel Laureates in chemistry, economics, medicine and physics, FAS addresses a broad spectrum of issues in carrying out its mission to promote humanitarian uses of science and technology by insisting that rational, evidence-based arguments be heard. FAS has a 60-year record of achieving meaningful results in strategic security with research and education projects in nuclear arms control and global security; conventional arms transfers; proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; information technology for human health; and government information policy. |
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| Virtual Microscope
The Virtual Microscope simulates a Scanning Electron Microscope (Virtual SEM) and a Light Microscope (Virtual LM). The software supports the viewing of high-resolution, multi-dimensional image datasets. From NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Learning Technologies, and the National Science Foundation. |
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| Cryptozoology.com
Extensive resource for cryptozoology, cryptids, and other mysterious creatures. Includes image galleries, articles, news, a discussion forum and links to debates and blogs. |
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