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| EquationSheet_com Searchable directory, arranged by field, of equations, constants, symbols and SI units. Also features LaTEX utilities, software links. |
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| Career_Cornerstone a resource center for those pursuing careers in engineering, mathematics, information technology, and the physical sciences. |
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| Research_Experience_for_Undergraduate_(REU)_Program The National Science Foundation makes possible a number of opportunities for undergraduates to participate in research projects each summer. The exploration sites are established in various fields of |
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| Agriculture_21 Food and Agriculture Organization's agriculture website. Includes a news magazine plus guides and links to information on livestock, biotechnology, land/water development, crop production, plant prote |
| Agriculture_and_Agri-Food_Canada Provides information, research and technology, and policies and programs to achieve security of the food system, health of the environment and innovation for growth. |
| Board_on_Agriculture_and_Natural_Resources,_NAS/NRC Part of U.S. National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council. Topics on site include animal nutrition, pesticides, and federal funding of agricultural research. |
| CIAT__International_Center_for_Tropical_Agriculture Carries out research into agriculture and crops. Details of projects, regional activities, educational information, project databases. |
| EARD_InfoSys European Information System on Agricultural Research website. Links and information on research on crops, agricultural, and fisheries topics. |
| The_Earth\'s_Carrying_Capacity_-_Some_Literature_Reviews A review spread over hundreds of pages, of the global literature on degradation of soils, crop, grazing and forest lands, and fisheries. |
| GARDEN-InfoSys+ Maps the German landscape of agricultural research for development (ARD) and offers access to German web resources in ARD. |
| National_Institute_of_Agricultural_Botany Independent body specialising in agriculture, horticulture and food. It supplies a number of services including consultancy, training, and technical advice to governments, supra-governmental agencies, |
| Resource_Centre_on_Urban_Agriculture_and_Forestry Provides resources for the integration of agriculture into urban planning. Website holds a number of papers and links to related sites. |
| The_Small_Farm_Resource Aims to disseminate information of use to people with small farms or rural property. Topics include aquaculture, beekeeping, livestock, orchard and forage crops, and pests. |
| U_S__Department_of_Agriculture Enhancing the quality of life for the American people by supporting production of agriculture. |
| British_Council__Science These pages guide you into UK science, engineering and technology, and environment, and list services and information produced by the British Council. |
| Dr__Matrix\'_Web_World_of_Science Links to internet science resources. |
| EFG\'s_Color_Reference_Library Research resource aimed toward color reference, but includes links to science, technology, and educational resources. |
| Eric_Weisstein\'s_Treasure_Troves_of_Science Online encyclopedias of astronomy, math, physics, scientific biographies, and scientific books, with many equations and formulas. |
| Essential_Science_Indicators Summaries of new developments within areas of science of key papers, authors, institutions, nations and journals. Categorized by type of media. |
| European_Current_Research_Information_Systems Contains links to study projects in Europe, Japan and the United States. |
| First_Gov_for_Science Collection of information provided by U.S. government agencies, including research and development results. |
| First_Science Portal of news, articles, games and quizzes, vidcaps and webcams, humor and poems. |
| Get_Science Selection of pages about space, chemistry, biotechnology, sociology and general topics. |
| Honest_Intellectual_Inquiry_into_Science Includes categorized links to general science, anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, biology, genetics, evolution, chemistry, physics, climatology, computers, ecology, geology, mathematics, medicine, |
| Hypography_Sci-Tech A guide to science links and technology news on the internet. |
| Lab_Finder Searchable database for testing and calibration laboratory facilities by country and type of experiments. |
| Nearctica__The_Natural_History_of_North_America Comprehensive site including education, natural history, conservation, environment, ecology, evolution, geology, paleontology, and systematics. |
| NovaGate A gateway to selected resources in the fields of forestry, veterinary, agricultural, food and environmental sciences. Searchable and browsable annotated database by the libraries of the Nova Universi |
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