Earth and Natural Sciences
Substantive information, with photographs, about rare, threatened and endangered mammals, including marine mammals, categorised by rarity, alphabetically, by species and by country.
The BBC’s comprehensive online coverage of local, UK and world weather.
Comprehensive site includes news of BGS activities, reports, reference and educational information, and provides access to full-text articles in the Earthnews newsletter.
Current and archival news, research and other information about earthquakes and man-made seismic events in the UK.
The US Geological Survey's EHP website provides news and information about current and historical earthquakes from around the world.
Website of the Environment Agency, the government agency responsible for the protection and improvement of the environment in England and Wales.
Website of the EEA, the European agency responsible for supporting sustainable development and helping achieve improvement in Europe's environment.
The University of Michigan’s School of Information IPL site, providing links to earth sciences related websites, reference works and other information.
The Meteorological Office’s site provides up-to-the-minute and detailed weather for the UK and the rest of the world, including forecasts, summaries, statistics, satellite images and news.
Very comprehensive and interactive site provides news, information, articles and features, links to guides titled Adventure and Exploration, Animals and Nature, History and Culture, Kids, Maps and Geography, Photography and Travel, and discusses environment and conservation issues.
The NHM’s site is interactive, educational, informative and entertaining.
Website of the Nature journal, providing access to a limited number of current and archival full-text articles.
Huge searchable database of rare and unusual plants, which are edible or have medicinal qualities.
Educational website of the Science Museum providing news and information about exhibitions, collections and research.
Very comprehensive website of America’s Museum of Natural History, including a search facility that enables access to web pages of specific content.
Comprehensive site from the University of North Dakota presents all the world’s volcanoes in photographic, diagrammatic and descriptive form.
The WWF’s website contains comprehensive news and information about its activities with and for endangered species, and links to all WWF sites worldwide. The WWF was formerly known as the World Wildlife Fund and the World Wide Fund for Nature.
