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About Science Reference Services
About Technical Reports and Standards
Abstracts & Indexes in Electronic Format, Science & Technology Related (also full text products, available only on Library of Congress premises)
Abstracts & Indexing Services in Print Format
Adventure/Ecological/Learning Vacations - Science Reference Guide
Adventure Vacations - Science Reference Guide
Aerodynamics (Mechanics of Flight) - Science Tracer Bullet
Aeronautics/Astronautics - Selected Internet Resources
Aeronautics, Astronautics - Science Reference Guide
African Americans in Science and Technology - Selected Internet Resources (Updated Feb. 2005)
African Americans in Science, Selected Exhibit Reading List: February 2005 - Science Reference Guide
African-American Science Books for Young Readers - Science Tracer Bullet
African American Women in the Sciences and Related Disciplines - Science Tracer Bullet
Aircraft - Science Tracer Bullet
Alzheimer's Disease - Science Tracer Bullet
The Annus Mirabilis of Albert Einstein - Science Reference Guide
How high can a nine-banded armadillo jump into the air? - Everyday Mysteries
Asbestos and Asbestosis - Science Tracer Bullet
Astronomy and Astrophysics - Science Tracer Bullet
Astronomy for Schools, Selected Teaching Aids - Science Reference Guide
Astronomy, Selected Internet Resources
Astronomy, Women in: A Comprehensive Bibliography - Bibliography
Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) - Science Tracer Bullet
Australia - Foreign Technical Reports Collection in TRS - Technical Reports and Standards Guide
Who invented the automobile? - Everyday Mysteries
Automotive Safety - Science Tracer Bullet
Autumn, The Nature & Science of: A Guide to Selected Resources - Science Reference Guide

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Balloons and Airships - Science Tracer Bullet
BBQ History: A Guide to Selected Resources - Science Referene Guide
Why do bats live in caves? - Everyday Mysteries
Which is the largest bear on Earth? - Everyday Mysteries
Beauty, The Science of - Science Reference Guide
Before You Visit

Bibliographies

Biodiversity - Science Tracer Bullet
Bioethics - Science Reference Guide
Biography - Selected Internet Resources
Biology, Science Projects in - Science Tracer Bullet
Blacks in the Sciences and Related Disciplines - Science Tracer Bullet
Botany - Selected Internet Resources
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) or Mad Cow Disease: Links to Information - Selected Internet Resources
The Brain - Science Tracer Bullet
The Brass Doors of the John Adams Building - East Side
The Brass Doors of the John Adams Building - West Side
Breast Cancer - Science Tracer Bullet
Butterfly - Migration of the Monarch Butterfly - Selected Internet Resources

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Calendar of Events
How much water does a camel's hump hold? - Everyday Mysteries
Can you tell the temperature by listening to the chirp of a cricket?- Everyday Mysteries
Can zebras be domesticated?- Everyday Mysteries
Career Opportunities in Science and Technology - Science Tracer Bullet
Chemistry - Selected Internet Resources
Chemical and Biological Warfare (CBW) - Selected Internet Resources
Chemical and Biological Warfare (CBW) - Science Tracer Bullet
Chemical Elements, Identifying, Overview Resources - Science Reference Guide
Chemical Exposure: Technology, Safety and Risk Assessment - Science Tracer Bullet
Chemical Industry Directories and Buyers' Guides - Science Reference Guide
Chemical and Physics Experiments and Demonstrations: Selected Resources For Students - Science Reference Guide
Chemical and Physics Experiments and Demonstrations: Selected Resources For Teachers - Science Reference Guide
Chemistry and Physics Experiments: Selected Resources for Science Teachers and Students - Science Reference Guide
The Chemical Rubber Project - Technical Reports and Standards
Cherry Blossoms - Selected Internet Resources (March 25, 2005)
Children's Gardens: A Guide to Selected Resources - Science Reference Guide
Cicadas, 17-Year Periodical, (2004) - Selected Internet Resources
Civic Engineering: Public Works / Infrastructure - Science Tracer Bullet
Climate and Weather - Selected Internet Resources
Cold Regions Bibliography- Bibliographies
Computers and Computing - Selected Internet Resources
Computer Crime and Security - Science Tracer Bullet
The Collections
Collections, Technical Reports
Container Gardening: A Short Guide to Selected Resources - Science Reference Guide
Correspondence Policy & Contact Information
Can you tell the temperature by listening to the chirp of a cricket? - Everyday Mysteries
The Crisis in Science Education - Science Tracer Bullet
Cryptology - Science Tracer Bullet
Current Journal List (Current Journals, print copies, available in the Science Reference area of the Science and Business Reading Room)

Cybercasts:

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Desalination - Science Tracer Bullet
Diabetes Mellitus - Science Tracer Bullet
Digital Photography - Science Tracer Bullet
Dinosaurs - Science Tracer Bullet
Disasters, Natural - Science Reference Guide
Division Overview
Dolphins - Science Tracer Bullet
Duke, James A.: LC Science Librarians' Favorites:A Potpourri of Books by James A. Duke - Science Reference Guide
Dyslexia - Science Tracer Bullet

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Earth Decade Reading List
Earthquake and Earthquake Engineering - Science Tracer Bullet
Edible Wild Plants - Science Tracer Bullet
Edible Wild Plants - Science Reference Guide
Electric Power - A Tracer Bit (Brief Tracer Bullet)
Electric Vehicles - Science Tracer Bullet
How does static electricity work? - Everyday Mysteries
Electronic Research Tools (abstract, index and full-text databases available only on Library of Congress premises)
Engineering - Selected Internet Resources
The Engineering Profession:
   What is Engineering?
   Engineering Education
   Engineering in history
   Engineering Libraries
   Engineering Practice, Ethics, and Licensing
   Engineering Societies & Organizations
   Identifying and Locating Materials Related to Engineering
   Selected Internet Resources in Engineering
Environment - Selected Internet Resources
Environmental Science Projects - Science Tracer Bullet
Ethnobotany of the Americas - Science Tracer Bullet
Events Calendar

Everyday Mysteries: Fun Science Facts from the Library of Congress

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Why do fingers and toes wrinkle in the bathtub? - Everyday Mysteries
The Flat Earth and its Advocates: A List of References - Science Reference Guide
Fragment Gardens - Science Reference Guide
How long is the life span of a flea? - Everyday Mysteries
What is the largest flower in the world? - Everyday Mysteries
Food History 04-1 - Science Tracer Bullet
Foreign Technical Reports Collection in TRS: Italy - Technical Reports and Standards Guide
Foreign Technical Reports Collection in TRS: Australia - Technical Reports and Standards Guide
What is freezer burn? - Everyday Mysteries
From the From the Manhattan Project to Chernobyl: A Guide to Exhibted Materials - Science Reference Guide (August 2005)

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Gardening - Selected Internet Resources
Gardening: Selected Exhibit Reading List - Science Reference Guide
Gardening - Science Tracer Bullet
Gardens, Children's: A Guide to Selected Resources - Science Reference Guide
Gardens, Fragment - Science Reference Guide
Gardening, Container: A Short Guide to Selected Resources - Science Reference Guide
Gardening, School: A Guide to Selected Resources - Science Reference Guide
Gardening, School Activities: A Guide to Selected Resources - Science Reference Guide
Why do geese fly in a "V"? - Everyday Mysteries
General Resources In Science & Technology - Selected Internet Resource
Genome Project, Human (historical) - Science Reference Guide
Geology - Selected Internet Resources
What is a GPS? How does it work? - Everyday Mysteries
How did the grapefruit get its name? It doesn’t look like a grape. - Everyday Mysteries
Green Roofs - Science Tracer Bullet

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Why does hair turn gray? - Everyday Mystery
Halocarbons and the Stratospheric Ozone Layer - Science Tracer Bullet
Health/Medical Information - Selected Internet Resources
Health and Medical Information, locating - Science Reference Guide
High Speed Rail Transportation - Science Tracer Bullet
Hispanic Americans in Science and Technology, National Hispanic Heritage Month 2005
History, BBQ: A Guide to Selected Resources - Science Referene Guide
The History of Technology - Science Tracer Bullet
HIV/AIDS - Science Tracer Bullet
Hog Heaven: 100 Years of the Harley-Davidson
Hollow-Earth Theories: A List of References - Science Reference Guide
Home Maintenance, Repair & Improvement - Science Tracer Bullet
Household Technology, History of - Science Tracer Bullet
Household Technology, The History of with Constance Carter, Head of the Science Reference Section at the Library of Congress - Journey & Crossings Webcast
How did the grapefruit get its name? It doesn’t look like a grape.-Everyday Mysteries
How does an hourglass measure time? - Everyday Mysteries
How does static electricity work? - Everyday Mysteries
How does sunscreen work? - Everyday Mysteries
How much water does a camel's hump hold? - Everyday Mysteries
How high can a nine-banded armadillo jump into the air? - Everyday Mysteries
How long is the life span of a flea? - Everyday Mysteries
Human Evolution - Science Tracer Bullet
Human Genome Project (historical) - Science Reference Guide
Hurricanes: Selected Resources in Science - Science Reference Guide
Hurricane Isabel
Why is it hot in the summer and cold in the winter? - Everyday Mysteries

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Images - Government Resources for Science Images - Selected Internet Resoruces
Index to Scientist & Engineers Bibliographical File
Informed Consent - Selected Internet Resources
Informed Consent (Medical Law) - Selected Internet Resources
Intelligent Transportation Systems - Science Tracer Bullet

Internet Resources, Selected

Introductory Physics - Science Tracer Bullet
Invasive Species - Science Tracer Bullet
Inventions - Selected Internet Resources
Isabel, Hurricane
Italy - Foreign Technical Reports Collection in TRS - Technical Reports and Standards Guide

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James A. Duke: A Select List of Librarians' Favorite Reference Tools (plants) - Science Reference Guide
What causes a noise when you crack a joint? - Everyday Mysteries
Journal List, Current
(Current Journals, print copies, available in the Science Reference area of the Science and Business Reading Room)

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L'Aerophile Collection, Technical Reports and Standards
What is the largest flower in the world? - Everyday Mysteries
Lasers - Science Tracer Bullet
Lewis and Clark, The Natural History of, Selected Resources - Science Reference Guide
Why does ultraviolet light cause color pigments to fade? - Everyday Mysteries
Locating Techincal Reports and Standards

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Machu Picchu: A Brief Bibliography - Science Reference Guide
Mad Cow Disease, or Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) :Links to Information - Selected Internet Resources
Maple Sugaring: Selected Seasonal Resources - Science Reference Guide
From the Manhattan Project to Chernobyl: A Guide to Exhibted Materials - Science Reference Guide (August 2005)
Medical/Health - Selected Internet Resources

Medical Genetics: Selected Book Titles - Science Reference Guide
Medicine and Health Information, Locating - Science Reference Guide
Medicinal Plants - Science Tracer Bullet
Medicinal Plants - Selected Internet Resources
Medicine, Herbal - Selected Internet Resources
Meteor Shower, The Perseid 2004 - Selected Internet Resources
Migration of Monarch Butterfly - Selected Internet Resources
Mines, Mining, and Mineral Resources - Science Tracer Bullet
Molecular Biology and Bioniformatics - Selected Internet Resources

Mysteries, Everyday: Fun Science Facts from the Library of Congress

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Nanotechnology - Selected Internet Resources
Nanotechnology - Science Tracer Bullet
National Hispanic Heritage Month 2005: Hispanic Americans in Science and Technology - Science Reference Guide
Natural Disasters: A Guide to Selected Resources - Science Reference Guide
The Natural History of Lewis and Clark: Selected Resources - Science Reference Guide
The Nature & Science of Autumn: A Guide to Selected Resources - Science Reference Guide
Nature Study, Nature Writing: Past and Present - Science Reference Guide
Navigation - Science Tracer Bullet
Nobel Prize Winners in Science and Economics - 2003
Nobel Prize Winners in Science and Economics - 2004
Nobel Prize Winners in Science and Economics - 2005
What causes a noise when you crack a joint? - Everyday Mysteries

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Obtaining Technical Reports and Standards
Oceanography - Selected Internet Resources
Why is the ocean blue? - Everyday Mysteries
Why does chopping an onion make you cry? - Everyday Mysteries

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Spring Peepers - Selected Internet Resources
Why does pepper make you sneeze? - Everyday Mysteries
The Perseid Meteor Shower 2004 - Selected Internet Resources
Pesticides and Foods - Science Tracer Bullet
Photography, Digital - Science Tracer Bullet
Physics, Introductory - Science Tracer Bullet
Physics - Selected Internet Resources
Plants, Edible Wild - Science Tracer Bullet
Plants, Edible Wild - Science Reference Guide
Plants, Medicinal - Selected Internet Resources
Plastics -- Science Safari Adventures - Selected Internet Resources
Poisonous Plants - Science Tracer Bullet
Is a polar bear’s fur transparent?- Everyday Mystery
Projects, Science Fair: Selected Internet Resource

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Quick Guide to Document Delivery in Science & Technology
Quotations in the Sciences, Sources for - Science Reference Guide

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Is the old adage “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red sky in morning, sailor’s warning” true, or is it just an old wives’ tale? - Everyday Mysteries

Reference Guides, Science:

Remote Sensing - Science Tracer Bullet
Resources for Teachers - Selected Internet Resources
Ricin - Science Reference Guide
Roofs, Green - Science Tracer Bullets
Russian Language Abstract Journals in Science and Technology - Science Reference Guide

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Schools, Astronomy for, Selected Teaching Aids - Science Reference Guide
Science, African Americans in, Selected Exhibit Reading List: February 2005 - Science Reference Guide
Science and Ethics - Science Reference Guide
Science and Technology in the 18th Century - Science Tracer Bullet

Science and Technology, General Resources In - Selected Internet Resources
Science and Technology, National Hispanic Heritage Month 2005: Hispanic Americans in - Science Referene Guide
Science and Technology, Quick Guide to Document Delivery in
The Science of Beauty - Science Reference Guide
The Science of Smell - Science Reference Guide
Science Education, The Crisis in - Science Tracer Bullet
Science Fair Projects - Science Tracer Bullet
Science Fair Projects - Selected Internet Resources
Science Projects, Environmental - Science Tracer Bullet
Science Projects in Biology - Science Tracer Bullet

Science Reference Guides:

Science Tracer Bullets Online: Selected Internet Resources in Science and Technology

What are the seven seas? - Everyday Mysteries
17-Year Periodical Cicadas (2004) - Selected Internet Resources
Smell, The Science of - Selected Internet Resources
(Snow Crystals) Is it true that no two snow crystals are alike?- Everyday Mysteries
Snow: Flakes and Crystals - Science Reference Guide
Solar Energy - Science Tracer Bullet
Sources for Quotations in the Sciences - Science Reference Guide
Soviet Union and Eastern Europe: State of the Environment - Science Tracer Bullet
Space and Science Projects - Science Tracer Bullet
Speech Recognition and Processing - Science Tracer Bullet
Sports Medicine - Science Tracer Bullet
Spring Peepers - Selected Internet Resources
Standards Collections - Technical Reports and Standards
How does static electricity work? - Everyday Mysteries
Statistics: Sources in the Sciences - Science Reference Guide

Subject Guides in Science and Technology:

How does sunscreen work? - Everyday Mysteries
School Gardening: A Guide to Selected Resources
School Gardening Activities: A Guide to Selected Resources
Sustainable Agriculture - Science Tracer Bullet
Superconductivity - Science Tracer Bullet
Superstring Theory: A Brief Bibliography - Science Reference Guide

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Teachers, Resources for - Selected Internet Resources
Technical Reports Collections
Technical Reports and Standards
Technical Reports and Standards, About
Techincal Reports and Standards, Locating
Technical Reports and Standards, Obtaining
The Technical Translation Series - Technical Reports and Standards
Technology, The History of - Science Tracer Bullet
Household Technology, The History of with Constance Carter, Head of the Science Reference Section at the Library of Congress - Journey & Crossings Webcast
Technology Transfer: The Use of Government Laboratories and Federally Funded Research and Development
Who is credited with inventing the telephone? - Everyday Mysteries
Can you tell the temperature by listening to the chirp of a cricket? - Everyday Mysteries
How does an hourglass measure time? - Everyday Mysteries
Who invented the toothbrush and when was it invented? - Everyday Mysteries
Who invented the TV dinner? - Everday Mysteries

Tracer Bullets (Science Tracer Bullets Online -- Finding Aids):

Why do turkeys have dark and white meat? - Everyday Mysteries

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UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) - Science Tracer Bullet
Why does ultraviolet light cause color pigments to fade? - Everyday Mysteries
Underground Architecture - Science Tracer Bullet
Urban Transportation - Science Tracer Bullet

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Vitamins and Minerals - Science Tracer Bullet

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Does water go down the drain counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere? - Everyday Mysteries
How much water does a camel's hump hold? - Everyday Mysteries
Weather/Climate - Selected Internet Resources
Weather and Climate Data - Science Reference Guide
What are the seven seas? - Everyday Mysteries
What causes a noise when you crack a joint? - Everyday Mysteries
What is engineering? Science Reference Guide
What is a GPS? How does it work? - Everyday Mysteries
What is the largest flower in the world? - Everyday Mysteries
What's New on the Science Reference Services Web Site
Which is the largest bear on Earth? - Everyday Mysteries
Who invented the automobile? - Everyday Mysteries
Who invented the toothbrush and when was it invented? - Everyday Mysteries
Who is credited with inventing the telephone- Everyday Mysteries
Why is it hot in the summer and cold in the winter?- Everyday Mysteries
Why is the ocean blue? - Everyday Mysteries
Why do bats live in caves? - Everyday Mysteries
Why do cats purr? - Everyday Mysteries
Why do fingers and toes wrinkle in the bathtub?- Everyday Mysteries
Why do geese fly in a "V"? - Everyday Mysteries
Why do turkeys have dark and white meat - Everyday Mysteries
Why does chopping an onion make you cry? - Everyday Mysteries
Why does pepper make you sneeze? - Everyday Mysteries
Why does ultraviolet light cause color pigments to fade? - Everyday Mysteries
Winter Gardening: A Guide to Selected Resources - Science Reference Guide
Women in Astronomy: A Comprehensive Bibliography - Bibliographies
Women in Science, Technology & Medicine - Selected Internet Resources
Women in the Sciences - Science Tracer Bullet

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Can zebras be domesticated? - Everyday Mysteries
Zoology - Selected Internet Resources

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