Darwin, a Naturalist’s Voyage around the World
This is a great website with photos, documents, and more about Darwin’s voyage on the Beagle. Great for students who are studying natural selection and need/want more historical background.

The Misuses of Darwin
This is a great, short article from The Guardian on how writers and the general population often misuse or misappropriate Darwin’s theories.

Should You Be Tweeting?
An interesting article in Cell about scientists’ perceptions of the usefulness of Twitter for research, news updates, and spreading information.

USGS mobilizes Web 2.0 to better understand natural disasters
An interesting use of crowdsourcing by USGS for retrieving information after a natural disaster strikes. You can download the mp3 or read the article on the site listed above.

Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics
An informative site on the work being done by the center and also good for anyone who wants to learn a bit more about current research (and programs) in the field of biomedical ethics.

Migratory Bird Center
It is fall migration time again. Check out some teaching resources or research on the migration. And don’t forget to break out the binoculars!

Announcement of Scientific Video Partnership

From the announcement: “The purpose of the partnership is to enhance scientific articles published in Science through video demonstrations of experimental techniques.”

Oral Histories at the Niels Bohr Library & Archives
Transcripts and voice clips are available online. Interesting for anyone studying the history of science and scientists.

Freshwater and Marine Image Bank, University of Washington Libraries
This is a database of images scanned from the library’s collection ranging in dates from 1735 to 1924. These are really wonderful images and a great source for looking at history of science through visual images.

National Wetlands Inventory
This is a great site by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service with information about wetlands (naturally) as well as some great maps.