Planetary & Earth Sciences

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Earth Science World - Earth science world is a gateway to the earth sciences produced by the American Geological Institute

GeoTimes - The American Geological Institute has crafted a news magazine for the earth sciences but the site is a lot more than that.

NASA Earth Observatory - NASA's mission with this site is to provide freely-accessible satellite imagery and scientific information about Erath, focussing on climate and environmental change.

CIESIN: Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN is the Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University, a non-profit, non-governmental organization which aims to provide information to help scientists, decision makers and the public understand the changing world.

For Kids Only - Earth Science Enterprise - At this NASA site, students will be exposed to information regarding land, water, air, and natural hazards.

EarthNet - An educational site packed with activities, teaching resources and earth info. Set up by Canadian geologists, EarthNet is pitched at earth science educators and school students.

Mindat.org - Whether you are a weekend rock hound, taking a university geology course, or a professional mineralogist, the Mindat.org website has something you need to know.

All About Glaciers - In an easy-to-access fashion, glacier information is organized by the National Snow and Ice Data Center of the University of Colorado.

Visible Earth - The Visible Earth project compiles these images from NASA and makes them available to the public domain for use by the media, scientists, researchers and anyone else interested in seeing the Earth from above.

Water on the Web - Water on the Web is meant for high school and college students to learn water fundamentals through hands-on science lessons.

SpaceWeather.com - A clean and uncluttered look enables easy access to news and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids.

National Archive of Geological Photographs - The British Geological Survey photographic unit is home to the National Archive of Geological Photographs ­ over 100,000 images, the earliest taken in 1891.

NASA Oceanography - In NASA's own words, its unique vantage-point in space enables the space agency to provide a unique contribution to global ocean science.

Oceanography (ONR Science & Technology Focus) - With over 70% of the planet underwater, this site has lots to draw on. Surf from tsunamis to breakers, coral reef to kelp forest.

Becoming Human - Becoming human is the prize winning website of the Institute of Human Origins, associated to the Arizona State University, USA.

Weather World - Weather World attempts to collect together a large amount of weather information and overall does a good job and is user-friendly.

Walking with Dinosaurs - Mega BBC site on all you can possibly digest on dinosaurs.

EPA Global Warming Site - The United States Environmental Protection Agency's site on global warming offers a good introduction to the problem of the earth's rising temperature.