Research Tools by Subject: Science

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Encompassing tsunamis, elephant conservation, ocean pollution, mining regulation, and permafrost melt, the 300 authoritative articles in this unique and wide-ranging encyclopedia investigate all types of phenomena that change life on Earth.

Tags: Animal Conservation, Ecosystems, Climate Change, Global Warming, Food Supply, Water Supply, Population Control, Anthropology

A comprehensive guide to the essentials of evolutionary biology, these entries by leading experts survey essential concepts and theories, present methods, models and findings, and discuss both the history of the field and current controversies.

Tags: Darwinism, Charles Darwin, Natural Selection, Jane Goodall, Cultural Evolution, Creationism, Galapagos

APS publishes journals that embody the society’s mission to advance the knowledge of physics. Reviews of Modern Physics – in-depth articles, all topics in physics.

Tags: Physics, Nuclear Physics, Atomic Physics, AP Physics, College Physics,

APS publishes journals that embody the society’s mission to advance the knowledge of physics. The Physical Review Online Archive of APS journals back to 1893.

Tags: Physics, Newtonian Physics, Albert Einstein, Historical Journals

APS publishes journals that embody the society’s mission to advance the knowledge of physics. This APS database is an educational/informational site about physics, for students and the public.

Tags: Physics, Thermodynamics, Cosmology, General Relativity, Astrophysics

APS publishes journals that embody the society’s mission to advance the knowledge of physics. This APS database highlights significant papers from APS journals.

Tags: Physics, Quantum Physics, Thermodynamics, Astrophysics, Cosmology, Plasma, Nuclear Physics