General Science weblinks

BBC Science and Nature website

Discovery Channel
Delivers today's top science stories via RSS feeds with an option to watch videoclips and listen to podcasts.

Encyclopaedia of Life
A new online encyclopaedia that aims to give information on every species of organism on Earth.

Eureka Alert
An independent breaking news service with stories chosen to appeal to teen readers, e.g. how does the brain differ from an i-phone?

History of Medicine
Created by the Science Museum with funding from the Wellcome Trust. Intended to be useful to those with a general interest, and also school pupils with themes and topics to support GCSE History of Medicine.

New Scientist
This site is more user-friendly than it used to be, and now has a wide range of topic-related blogs.

Planet Science
A weekly science news update and more, this is a U.K. website run by the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts, aimed at young people and the "innovators of the future".

SciCentral
Aimed at A level students it includes daily science highlights, breaking research news and smartguides from sources such as New Scientist and the BBC. The service has received over 30 Web awards and enthusiastic reviews from leading science publishers. Over 700 other websites point to SciCentral as a trusted source of information.

Science News for Kids
Science News for Kids is a U.S. web site devoted to science news for children of ages 9 to 14.