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Physical data, chemical properties, health and environmental effects.

Statistics and information on the worldwide supply, demand, and flow of the element (PDF format).

Image, general and physical information, source, uses, key isotopes, and ionisation energies.

Properties of the element, including its history, applications, and characteristics.

Information about various different topics regarding gold.

Full text of the monograph by J. F. Emery (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee). [PDF] (May, 1961)

An examination of the writing systems of Africa, including Amharic (Ethiopian).

Complete descriptions of the Sarati and Tengwar scripts created by J.R.R. Tolkien for his celebrated artificial languages. Also includes fonts and specialized writing programs.

Mesoamerican culture as expressed in Precolumbian writing systems, inscriptions and codices, with links to related sites.

Lawrence Lo describes the origins, types and families of writing systems. Sections on phonetics, historical linguistics. Bibliography and links.

Integrated Pictographic Language System for international communication, currently used by people with language-related disabilities.

An alternative writing system examplified through art works that are visually similar to Asian and Middle Eastern systems, but based on Western concepts of language as it relates to perception and the

The combination of the symbology of the English language with that of mathematics to create new meanings.

Describes the Eskaya people of Bohol, and their writing, numerical, and calendar system, as well as links to information about other Philippine scripts.

Site details the evolution of many of the world's major alphabets.

A paper which examines the development of scripts in India.

A comparison of written Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali and Gujarati by Eden Golshani.

Links to sites of interest in multilingual computing and other closely related areas of scripts and languages as well as a guide for finding language fonts on the Internet.

Commercial software for writing in Dongba, a pictographic writing system. Also includes some background information on Dongba.

Numbers 1-10, in syllabaries, consonantal scripts, and sign.

Post-structural analysis of the non-metrical image writing used by the Aboriginal Peoples of North America during pre-Columbian times, a system based upon material production within a visual context.

Samples of non-Latin writing systems, including Cyrillic, Aramaic, a syllabary, and a phonetic system.

A description of literacy and writing systems in Pre-Hispanic Philippines.

Contains a good discussion of the changes in the Norse Runic alphabet (the Futhark) over time.

Academic paper which examines Chinese orthography .

Encyclopedia of western signs and ideograms. More than 2,500 signs, from ideograms to graffiti, arranged into groups according to their graphic characteristics. Their histories, uses, and meanings.

Downloadable Truetype fonts of ancient alphabets.

Features linguistic basics of writing systems, attempts of spelling reforms, social and political aspects of many languages' orthographies.

Includes descriptions of the society's aims, online access to publications, administrative information, related news and information on conferences.

Site of vacuum technology and techniques for students and amateur scientists. Articles; links; experiments.

How to build your own Vacuum pump

For inquisitive people howstuffworks.com tells about how thermoses work. You can find there other vacuum-based devices as vacuum cleaner and television.

International meetings, conferences and workshops, educational opportunities, international awards and prizes.

Some basic principles for beginners. [PDF]

An excellent resource with enormous amount of information for advanced vacuum users about pumps and seals (troubleshooting, specifications etc.)

Oxford Vacuum Science Ltd promotes good vacuum practice and understanding through the provision of training, design and consultancy services, and supply of bench-top thin film deposition research equi

Education and information about vacuum coating. Technical conferences, educational programs, publications.

Manufacturers of UHV components. Reference data on vacuum components (pumps, gauges, valves, and flanges) including their principles of operation.

Describes what ultra high vacuum (UHV) is, why we need in it, how to get UHV.

Specialised in the implementation, construction, manufacturing of components and subsystems and the realisation of complex projects on a turnkey basis regarding vacuum technology and cryogenic applica

Discuss subjects about vacuum physics, vacuum and coating systems, evaporation coating and sputtering technology.

Links to buyers guides, organizations, research, eZines and journals world-wide.

Lessons and practical exercises on Vacuum Technology.

Nice web-site for beginners who want to know "what vacuum is"...

Lectures notes on Biogeography by David A. Fitch of New York University.

Formed to promote interaction among biogeographers, stimulate active research and teaching development in biogeography, and facilitate the exchange of ideas.

A bibliography of historical sources in biogeography and related fields, with links to biographical information and the full text of many of the sources.

Introduction to Biogeography with extensive links.

About the hierarchical organization of the world's environments.

A link between British Columbia and other grassland related programs in Canada, the United States, and the world.

Photo essay illustrates the evolution of Mojave and Colorado River native grasslands to desert due to grazing.

A database of insects species that visit prairie wildflowers in Illinois and the Midwest.

Research conducted by the Air Pollution / Climate Research Group on the effects of ozone (air pollutant) on the biodiversity of grassland

A 90-acre portion of the great prairies which covered one third of Minnesota before 1850. Juniper and oak forest the river side of the prairie, which lies on the bluffs of the Minnesota River Valley

The Konza Prairie Research Natural Area (KPRNA) is representative of native tallgrass prairie in the Flint Hills of eastern Kansas.

Describes the largest prairie east of the Mississippi River, including natural history, visitor information, field notes, gallery of photos, a downloadable restoration plan and quarterly publication a

Plants and animals of the U.S. northern Great Plains. Species identification, population declines, searchable by type, taxon, or geography.

Land trust specializing in prairie and wetland protection and restoration in Nebraska, USA.

Descriptions and photographs of Prairie Wildflowers in Illinois. Also includes cultivation requirements, range maps, floral-fauna associations, and other information.

Introduction to different kinds of tallgrass prairies in Illinois, describing their history, animals and plants. Includes many photos of prairie plants.

This action oriented network of organizations and individuals seeks to identify, conserve, manage and restore tallgrass prairie, savanna and related ecological communities in Ontario, Canada.

Images and information about dinosaur genera as well as some non-dinosaur vertebrate taxa.

Exhibit from the Australian Museum covering Australia's fossil history from 110 million years ago.

Learn about prehistoric, recently extinct, and endangered species of vertebrates.

The study of brain casts of extinct vertebrates.

Commercial e-zine, this site includes breaking news and interviews with paleontologists.

Advice on how to become a paleontologist and which colleges offer programs in vertebrate paleontology.

Information, interactive games, and movie clips on the crocodile Sarchosuchus imperator.

A large, but by no means complete, list of transitional fossils that are known.

Research and collections information from the VP lab of the Texas Memorial Museum (UT, Austin).

An introduction to animal reproduction, maternal strategies, living in groups, dominance and male behavior. The rest of the site deals with human gender roles, variance and identity.

Mark A McPeek outlines his research on how damselflies evade their predators, in particular the trade off they make between foraging rate and predation risk.

Researcher whose publications include coping strategies in mice, chemical communication in mammals and cognitive ethology.

Describes the wolf-pack social order as it occurs in nature, discusses the alpha concept and social dominance and submission, and presents data on the precise relationships among members in free-livin

A free online textbook from Wikibooks.

Lecture on sociobiological behavior based on experimental animal observation from McMaster University, Canada.

Dr George Uetz at the University of Illinois is leading research into colonial web-building spiders, communication in wolf spiders and other aspects of arachnid behavior.

Overview of current research at Macquarie University, Australia, with detailed material on each project.

Article from Wikibooks explaining that, by learning how the senses gather information, a better understanding of behavior is gained.

Daniel Mills and Gill Sheppard describe an evolutionary approach to the analysis, assessment and treatment of behavior problems.

Birmingham University’s introduction to animal behavior for biology students. Covers a wide range of topics with references for further study and a quiz to test understanding.

The University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada examines how an understanding of the behavior of domesticated animals and poultry can contribute to their welfare.

Established in Mikumi National Park, Tanzania, ABRU undertakes long term research into yellow baboons and now also studies the African Elephant.

Researchers at Edinburgh University are using both evolutionary and behavioral approaches to try to understand the factors that shape animal cognitive abilities.

Provides links to current scientific literature in the field of animal cognition. Includes journal articles, reviews, books and relevant websites.

Provides an e-mail animal forum and disseminates news on animal navigation, orientation and migration through its newsletter and conferences.

Notes, with photographs, on the four cryptic strategies employed by animals to blend in with their background and avoid detection.

Archives of an inactive internet discussion group on animal behavior that span an eight year period.

By studying bees as individuals and as a colony, Stephen Taber researches how their behavior may be changed to our benefit. The site also provides a sourcebook for beekeeping.

Article by Rhett Butler on camouflage as used by animals and the three forms of mimicry utilized by both predator and prey.

This multimedia cyberbook provides a comprehensive survey of this area of comparative research with chapters by top international scientists.

Discusses how baboons and impala interact. Offers scientific observations and images.

Article by Lynne L Rogers who has studied black bear behavior and ecology in northeastern Minnesota since 1969.

A project studying the behavior of bees as individuals and as a colony, including a live feed from a hive.

Research on the evolution of social systems and social learning at the University of Queensland, Australia.

Article from the BBC Science and Nature series on why mammals have developed such complex social strategies.

Penguins can demonstrate complex behavioral patterns including general, aggressive and sexual behaviors.

Article discussing how helping another member of the same species may have benefits for the donor.

Article discussing the reasons behind actions such as a female molerat working to help raise her mother's children.

Jackson, Clark and Harland researched the factors influencing the predatory habits of the jumping spider, Portia fimbriata, which eats other spiders. [PDF]

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