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Science and Technology Links

BirdIQ - Information and educational material about birds from a conservation partnership between ConocoPhillips and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

Discovery Channel Online - In-depth science and technology information; unique tidbits on history, nature and people.

eNature - Field guides to amphibians, birds, butterflies, fishes, insects, mammals, reptiles, trees, wildflowers; search by zip to find out what's in any locality; gardening and birding information, more.

EPA: Window to my Environment - Provides a wide range of federal, state and local information about environmental conditions and features.

Exploratorium - San Francisco's hands-on science museum online; science experiments.

HubbleSite - Gallery of images and videos taken by the Hubble Telescope; interactive features and podcasts; FAQs,; instructions to kids for building a scale model.

International Space Station : An Interactive Reference Guide - From NASA, dramatic visual and audio introduction to the world of the International Space Station.

Mars Pathfinder - View pictures sent from Pathfinder on Mars to NASA. More pictures can be found at each of the mirror sites listed.

NASA - Information on space and aeronautics; pictures taken from space (pictures can take a long time to download).

National Geographic Environment - Environmental News on energy, freshwater, global warming, habitats, natural disasters, the ocean, and a Green Guide of tips for greener living.

PC Lube & Tune - Tutorials on computers such as introduction to PC hardware; distributed applications on the Web, learning JAVA, Das Boot, storm before the COM, more.

Science Online - Science Magazine's online version. Search for past articles, authors and information.

Visible Earth - Catalog of NASA images and animations of Planet Earth.

WeatherNet - North American weather links.

Yahoo! Computers & Internet List - Extensive list of links relating to computers and the Internet.

Yahoo! Science List - Extensive list of science sites.