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Animals
Environment
Science and Technology
Animals
General
Birds
Conservation
Wildlife
General
RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)
Find here: information about the RSPCA's current campaigns, advice on animal care, rehoming schemes, local and international RSPCA group contacts, information about careers with the RSPCA and their publications.
http://www.rspca.org.uk
Sounds of the World's Animals
Animal sounds in other languages.
http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/ballc/animals/animals.html
Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
Edinburgh Zoo homepage as well as details of the work of the society.
http://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/
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Birds
British Trust for Ornithology
Information on research, ornithological links and surveys (including the Garden Birdwatch).
http://www.bto.org
RSPB Scotland (Royal Society for the protection of Birds)
As well as discovering more about RSPB campaigns, you can find local contacts, an illustrated A-Z of British birds, lists of RSPB nature reserves and information about looking after the birds in your garden.
http://www.rspb.org.uk/scotland/index.asp
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Conservation
Arkive
Well-presented and detailed information (text, images and links for each entry) about globally endangered and protected animals and plants. There is a separate British chapter.
http://www.arkive.org
IUCN (The World Conservation Union)
The Red List is an internationally recognised evaluation of the conservation status of plants and animals and provides data on whether or not a particular species is in danger of extinction. You can search the database by country or region.
http://www.redlist.org/
WWF
Search for information about endangered species, endangered spaces and environmental threats in the world and find out what the WWF is doing to combat these threats.
http://www.wwf.org.uk/core/wildlife/wildlife.asp
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Wildlife
Animal Diversity Web
University of Michigan web with thousands of articles about individual animal species written by students. Some photographs included.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html
BBC Nature Wildfacts
Search for hundreds of animals by their common or scientific name - photographs and facts.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/
BBC Autumnwatch
Help build a complete picture of the season as it unfolds across Britain so that scientists can monitor how the seasons are changing and how we can help wildlife best cope with these changes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/wildbritain/autumnwatch/
BBC Springwatch
Help build a complete picture of the season as it unfolds across Britain so that scientists can monitor how the seasons are changing and how we can help wildlife best cope with these changes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/wildbritain/springwatch/
The Mammal Society
Includes: a list of mammals to be found in the British isles, interactive distribution maps, fact sheets on specific animals, surveys and training courses.
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mammal/
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Environment
General
Campaign Groups and Charities
Government
Global Issues
Gardening
Recycling
Trees and Plants
General
BBC Breathing Places
BBC three year campaign to enable people to do something practical to help nature where they live. Information about events, projects and organisations that can help.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces/
Earth Trends
Articles, statistics, country profiles and environmental data provided by the World Resources Institute.
http://earthtrends.wri.org/
GEsource
Links to resources in geography and the environment through five subject gateways: environment, general geography, physical geography, human geography, and techniques and approaches.
http://www.gesource.ac.uk/
The Ecologist Archive
Access to Ecologist issues dating back to November 2002 is free if you register.
http://www.theecologist.org/home.asp
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Campaign Groups and Charities
Friends of the Earth
Access to links on environmental subjects as diverse as climate, energy, sustainable development, industry, pollution and transport.
http://www.foe.co.uk/
World Wide Fund for Nature
The WWF site provides information on conservation, climate, endangered species, forests and news.
http://www.panda.org/
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Government
Scottish Executive
Collection of pages on the Scottish Executive website dedicated to environmental issues and policies.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Environment
Scottish Natural Heritage
Task is to secure the conservation and enhancement of Scotland's unique and precious natural heritage - the wildlife, the habitats and the landscapes which have evolved in Scotland through the long partnership between people and nature.
http://www.snh.org.uk/
European Environment Agency
This site contains information on services and standards, full text European Environment Agency publications and reports, news and guidance notes.
http://www.eea.eu.int/
Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution
Site contains information about the RCEP, details of reports (some full text) and news releases.
http://www.rcep.org.uk
United Nations Environment Programme
The main global environment agency.
http://www.unep.org
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Global Issues
eldis
Gateway to development information covering subjects such as agriculture, debt relief, globalisation, trade policy, HIV/AIDS, biodiversity and corporate and social responsibility.
http://www.eldis.org
New Internationalist
Access full text articles on global matters such as poverty, health, environment, endangered animals, war, world debt, education, drugs, food, genetics, human rights, nuclear issues and much more.
http://www.newint.org
Oneworld
Gateway site linking to over 350 leading organisations concerned with global justice, such as Oxfam, Tourism Concern, Statewatch, Friends of the Earth. Useful links to subjects such as environment, climate change, biodiversity, human rights, civil rights, refugees, poverty, animal rights, genetics and the arms trade among many others.
http://www.oneworld.net
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Gardening
BBC Gardening
Learn how to be a gardener, as well as find plants information and information about forthcoming shows.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/how_to_be_a_gardener/
Garden Organic
The website of HDRA, the national charity for organic growing. Find information about organic gardening for beginners, control of pests, how to make compost and much more.
http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/
Wild About Gardens
Wild About Gardens is a joint project between The Wildlife Trusts and the Royal Horticultural Society, bringing together the worlds of gardening and nature conservation for the benefit of people and wildlife.
http://www.wildaboutgardens.co.uk/
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Recycling
Recycle Now
The aim of this web site is to encourage you to recycle more. It has lots of useful information as well as ideas for buying recycled products.
http://www.recyclenow.com/index.html
UK Recycled Products Guide
A comprehensive database of products available in the UK containing recycled materials.
http://www.recycledproducts.org.uk/
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Trees & Plants
International Tree Foundation
Charitable organisation with the aim of encouraging tree planting. Responsible for the family tree scheme.
http://www.internationaltreefoundation.org/
Plantlife UK
Information about wildplants, nature reserves, species and habitats.
http://www.plantlife.org.uk/uk/index-uk.html
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Science and Technology
General
Astronomy
Biology/Life Sciences
Chemistry
Engineering
Geology
Physics
Standards
General
How Things Work
Simple explanations, with colour diagrams, of a great variety of equipment and technical issues.
http://www.howstuffworks.com
New Scientist
Links to many science and technology sites covering chemistry, earth sciences and geology, Internet, mathematics, physics, space sciences, computing, archaeology, anthropology, palaeontology, biology, botany, agriculture, medicine, environment, ecology and psychology. Also includes ‘Science For Kids’ site.
http://www.newscientist.com/weblinks
PSIgate(Physical Sciences Information Gateway)
Gateway to high quality Internet-based resources in the physical sciences: astronomy, chemistry, earth sciences, physics, science history and policy, and aspects of the material sciences.
http://www.psigate.com
ScienceNet
News, features and the opportunity to send your questions to scientists.
http://www.sciencenet.org.uk/
TechXtra
Searches engineering, mathematics and computing information. Finds articles, key websites, books, the latest industry news, job announcements, ejournals, eprints, technical reports, the latest research and more.
http://www.techxtra.ac.uk/
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Astronomy
BBC
Includes sky maps, guide to buying a telescope or binoculars, guide to the planets, directory of UK astronomy clubs, quizzes and more.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/
European Southern Observatory
The European Southern Observatory is an intergovernmental, European organisation for astronomical research. The site includes astronomical photos.
http://www.eso.org/
NASA
Great amount of information from the US space agency. Links to many NASA sites.
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html
National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC), NASA
See especially 'General Public Page' under 'Education and Public Outreach' for guidance to NASA/NSSDC data and services most likely to be of interest to non-specialists.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/
New Scientist Space.com
News and articles on astronomy, cosmology, space technology and human spaceflight.
http://www.newscientistspace.com/home.ns
Royal Astronomical Society
The UK's leading professional body for astronomy & astrophysics, geophysics, solar and solar-terrestrial physics, and planetary sciences. See 'Information, Education, Outreach' section for factsheets, articles, links to images and more.
http://www.ras.org.uk
Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
Including information on the visitor centre as well as links to research.
http://www.roe.ac.uk/
Royal Observatory, Greenwich
Factfiles, news, events and the 'Astronomy Information Service' enables you to send your questions to astronomers using an online enquiry form.
http://www.rog.nmm.ac.uk/
Society for Popular Astronomy
Information for beginners and for the more experienced.
http://www.popastro.com/
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Biology/LifeSciences
Biogate
Links to quality sites in zoology, microbiology, botany, biology, cell and molecular biology, conservation and biodiversity, ecology, evolution, genetics, parasitology and diseases.
http://biogate.lub.lu.se
Biology Browser
A starting point for anyone seeking biology information on the Internet.
http://www.biologybrowser.com/
BIOME
Guide to quality internet resources in the health and life sciences. Covers agriculture, food and forestry; biological and biomedical sciences, including genetics, biotechnology, virology, biochemistry and molecular biology; natural history; health and medicine; animal health.
http://biome.ac.uk/
Microbes.info
Microbiology information portal.
http://www.microbes.info/
Organic Research.com
Legislation, jobs, courses, organic farms in the UK and worldwide, and links to many related sites.
http://www.organic-research.com/
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Chemistry
Chemdex
An international directory of chemistry web sites.
http://www.chemdex.org
WebElements Periodic Table
The periodic table of the chemical elements, including each element's electronic, physical and nuclear properties, discoverer, name origin, uses, crystallography and compounds.
http://www.webelements.com/
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Engineering
Eevl (Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library)
Gateway site linking to many engineering web sites.
http://www.eevl.ac.uk
Emerald Engineering
Gateway to engineering resources for academic, researcher or industry practitioners. Includes current research, industry news, trends and debates.
http://engineering.emeraldinsight.com./
IEEE Digital Library
Non-subscribers can browse table of contents, search for, view abstracts of, articles in electrical and electronic engineering, including power, radar, telecommunications, circuits, computing, control and IT
http://www.ieedl.org/
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Geology
UK Fossils Network
UK fossils and fossil collecting with geological and fossil location guides.
http://www.ukfossils.co.uk/
West's Geology Directory
Directory of web links, geological field guides and bibliographies.
http://www.soton.ac.uk/~imw/
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Physics
Einstein Year
Einstein Year is the UK & Ireland's celebration of the 100th anniversary of the year when Einstein published three papers that changed the way we see the universe. Einstein Year is part of World Year of Physics. This site includes information and links to many physics sites suitable for physics beginners.
http://www.einsteinyear.org/
NIST Physics Laboratory
Physical reference data and other topics.
http://physics.nist.gov
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Standards
British Standards at UK Libraries
Details of public and university libraries that hold complete sets of British Standards.
http://www.bsieducation.org/Education/resources/libraries.shtml
British Standards Institution
Information about BSI's products and services including a searchable version of the BSI catalogue.
http://www.bsi-global.com
DStan
Ministry of Defence site including the full text of over 1700 Defence Standards.
http://www.dstan.mod.uk
World Standards Services Network
Links to sites of standards organisations throughout the world.
http://www.wssn.net/WSSN/
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