Natural Sciences

Sections (5)

• Physics

  8 topics

  • Classical Physics
  • Quantum Physics
  • Condensed Matter
  • High Energy Physics
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Optics
  • Plasma Physics
  • Fluid Dynamics

• Astronomy and Astrophysics

  4 topics

  • Cosmology
  • Planetary Science
  • Stellar Astrophysics
  • High Energy Astrophysics

• Chemistry

  Article, resources, wiki and discussion.

• Biology

  4 topics

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genomics
  • Neuroscience
  • Ecology and Evolution

• Earth Sciences

  3 topics

  • Geography
  • Geophysics
  • Atmospheric Science

Curated Resources (25)

Tools (4)

• PhET Interactive Simulations phet.colorado.edufree

  Interactive research-based simulations for science and math education created by Nobel laureate Carl Wieman at the University of Colorado Boulder.

• SciPy scipy.orgfree

  Fundamental Python library providing algorithms for scientific computing, optimization, integration, linear algebra, and signal processing.

• NCBI Web Tools ncbi.nlm.nih.govfree

  Biomedical suite offering computational analysis tools such as BLAST for sequence similarity searching and gene mapping.

• RCSB Protein Data Bank 3D Viewer rcsb.orgfree

  Interactive structure exploration and molecular modeling tools for 3D macromolecular structures of proteins and nucleic acids.

Databases (5)

• arXiv arxiv.orgfree

  Curated open-access research repository containing millions of preprints in physics, astronomy, chemistry, and quantitative biology.

• NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) ui.adsabs.harvard.edufree

  Digital library portal for researchers in astronomy and physics operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory under a NASA grant.

• RCSB Protein Data Bank rcsb.orgfree

  Global repository of experimentally determined 3D structures of biological macromolecules including proteins and nucleic acids.

• PubChem pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.govfree

  Open chemical database containing information on chemical structures, identifiers, properties, and biological activities.

• bioRxiv biorxiv.orgfree

  Free online archive and distribution service for unpublished preprints in the life sciences hosted by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

Learn (4)

• The Feynman Lectures on Physics feynmanlectures.caltech.edufree

  Free online edition of the classic three-volume physics lectures delivered by Richard Feynman at the California Institute of Technology.

• MIT OpenCourseWare: Physics and Chemistry ocw.mit.edufree

  Comprehensive university course materials featuring lecture videos, problem sets, and exams in classical mechanics, quantum physics, and chemistry.

• OpenStax Science Textbooks openstax.orgfree

  Peer-reviewed, openly licensed introductory college textbooks in physics, chemistry, biology, and astronomy.

• Khan Academy: Science khanacademy.orgfree

  Structured foundational tutorials and practice modules covering high school and introductory college physics, chemistry, and biology.

Publications (4)

• Nature nature.comfreemium

  Leading weekly international journal publishing peer-reviewed research across all branches of natural science and technology.

• Science science.orgfreemium

  Peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science covering global scientific breakthroughs.

• Physical Review Letters journals.aps.orgfreemium

  Flagship physics journal publishing brief, important letters on fundamental research across pure and applied physics.

• PLOS ONE journals.plos.orgfree

  Peer-reviewed open-access multidisciplinary journal publishing sound scientific research across the natural and life sciences.

Blogs and sites (5)

• Quanta Magazine quantamagazine.orgfree

  Independent, editorially independent online publication covering fundamental research in physics, mathematics, and biological sciences.

• Phys.org phys.orgfree

  Extensive scientific web news service providing daily coverage of research breakthroughs in physics, space, earth science, and chemistry.

• ScienceDaily sciencedaily.comfree

  Web portal providing aggregated news releases and research summaries from leading universities and research organizations.

• CERN Public Portal home.cernfree

  Official public science portal of CERN detailing particle physics research, the Large Hadron Collider, and open scientific initiatives.

• NASA Science nasa.govfree

  Official website covering NASA research missions, planetary science, astrophysics, Earth science observations, and heliophysics.

Events and conferences (3)

• AAAS Annual Meeting meetings.aaas.orgfree

  One of the world's most recognized interdisciplinary scientific conferences hosted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

• APS Meetings aps.orgfree

  Premier physics conferences organized by the American Physical Society, including the annual Global Physics Summit.

• ACS Meetings & Expositions acs.orgfree

  Semiannual national gatherings organized by the American Chemical Society presenting scientific breakthroughs in chemistry.

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