10 Strange Species Discovered Last Year

Wired’s article on 10 Strange Species Discovered Last Year
This is a great article, with fantastic images, of 10 species discovered last year. It might be a nice article to point students in ecology or biodiversity classes to read.

Lifehacker

Lifehacker
While not strictly a science resource, Lifehacker is a great resource for tips, tricks and “life hacks” to make your life and work easier. If you haven’t checked it out, you don’t know what you are missing. It is a great resource and you can even RSS the posts.

Comparison of PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar

Comparison of PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar
An interesting paper looking at the strengths and weaknesses of these four journal article databases. This might be interesting for students to read, especially if they are prone to searching Google Scholar at the expense of these other subject specific databases.