Archaeopteryx is considered by many to be the first bird, being about 150 million years of age. It is actually intermediate between the birds that we see flying around in our backyards and the predatory dinosaurs like...

This site offers a description, history and theorectical examples of Archimedes Principle (buoyancy). The site is a simply text based, but contains solid information suitable for a classroom setting.

Part of MIT's innovative OpenCourseWare Project, that provides materials from MIT classes to the public on the web, this site provides models for a design studio for housing, with a significant topic being compensating...

Known as one of the most important centers for oceanographic research in the world, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography was founded in 1903 as the Marine Biological Association of San Diego. The Institution became...

In 1996, US entrepreneur and explorer Gary Comer took his small boat through the Northwest Passage in 19 days, a route that had once been ice, but was now easily navigated open water. This radio broadcast weighs up the...