Cools science links

Hi all,

I'm going to start posting links to cool science stuff as frequently as possible. Soooo, here are a few to start with. Take a look at them and please let me know of any other good ones I should add.

Thanks, happy browsing!

Laura.

• Check out the Scishow channel on youtube (it's also on facebook and twitter)

A quirky chap called Hank tells you all sorts of interesting (and often disgusting) science stuff! The films are usually under 5 minutes in length. This week I have particularly enjoyed watching one about weed and another about mind-controlling parasites!

• If you have an iPhone or other swanky android-type gadget, I thoroughly recommend the free Flipboard  app.

This is a news portal that brings together stories from a vast range of sources. You can customise it to show categories that interest you and if you include "Science" in your preferences it will update regularly with science news stories.

• Take a look at EarthSky for a mixture of multi-disciplinary science news.

Some of the articles deal with some pretty high-level stuff, so it's worth checking it regularly if you're studying a science subject.  

• Those of you who know me probably already know how much I love BBC Focus magazine. If you can, get a subscription (birthday/Christmas present..?). The website has archived material, so take a look.

• Here are a couple of good revision sites for A level Biology (may be useful for BTEC too) biologyguide.net    spolem.co.uk