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Science.com

November 6, 2004



WEBWATCH



By Shaneela Khan


Encounter with dolphins
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/dolphins/

PBS through this site allows you to explore the history and language of a highly intelligent human-like mammal known as dolphins who are known as natural entertainers. You will not only learn the reasons behind the dolphin's tendency to help people in trouble, but also discover the secrets of the dolphin squeak, a language that allows them to communicate and coordinate their movements deep in the ocean.

Science for inquisitive kids
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/

This site by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute invites curious kids to explore biology on screen, off screen, and in between. Like no other biology site on the web! It provides student activities centered around biology-inspired questions. It makes learning biology fun for kids. From plants, animals to environment, you will find all lessons based on interactive animations that explain the concepts better than any other site.

Explore the living universe
http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/index.cfm

Astrobiology is an indepth study of life in the universe. It is a great source for kids of all ages for understanding astrobiology. It provides a biological perspective to many areas of Nasa research, linking such endeavours as the search for habitable planets, exploration missions to Mars and Europa, efforts to understand the extraterrestrial life.


MIT's OpenCourseWare
http://ocw.mit.edu/index.html

Here is a great news for all the students and self-learners around the world. Now you can use academic material from Massachusetts Institute of Technology for free! Yes it is free for you, me and everyone. This site features lecture notes, reading lists, and problems sets for hundreds of courses in many academic disciplines at the MIT.



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