Research Resources

General Science

Science Buddies
a site devoted specifically to science fair projects

Mad Sci Network
general science education site with science news, science fair project ideas, and a place for posting science questions

The Naked Scientists
weekly podcast of science news discussed in simple terms as well as "do-it-at-home" projects

PBS
science-related programs and clips

Science.gov: FirstGov for Science
links to science information from various US Government agencies

Scientific American
popular monthly science magazine; web page includes science news, previews of articles, and a weekly podcast

Talk of the Nation, Science Friday weekly radio program discusses newsworthy issues in science

Behavioral/Social/Life/Chemical

Social and Behavioral Sciences

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American Psychological Association
current topics in psychology and links to psychology journals

Social Science Research Network
topics in social science and a literature search tool

Biology/Medicine

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ActionBioscience.org
provided by the American Institute of Biological Sciences with an extensive collection of articles sorted by field

National Institutes of Health
health information, medical research, fact sheets, bibliographies, et c

PubMed
free biomedical literature search provided by the National Library of Medicine with many abstracts and a few articles available free (medical journal articles can be very difficult to read)

Chemistry

American Chemical Society
wide variety of resources for professional chemists, educators, and students; ACS Publications includes links to journals and articles (most have abstracts available online, some have full-text articles free online)