[OPLINLIST] Fwd: Science Online Release from Facts On File

[Stephen Hedges]

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Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 12:05:04 PM 
Subject: Science Online Release from Facts On File 


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Science Online Database Release 



Science Online has been recently updated to include new content, photographs, and illustrations on biodiversity, plus newsreels covering space and military technology. Facts On File invites you to continue reading for more details and to forward this email to colleagues. 
	
New Content on Biodiversity 

Biodiversity is the variety of living things on Earth or in a specific area. A region that has a wide variety of species in robust populations is said to possess biodiversity. But not every place on Earth bursts with diverse life, as biodiversity concentrates in certain areas, while other parts of the globe possess a somewhat lesser variety and number of species. Students and researchers will appreciate the new entries in Science Online that highlight the important subject of biodiversity and its related topics. 
New entries include: 

    • Biodiversity and the greenhouse effect 
    • Biodiversity in the Carboniferous period 
    • Biodiversity of animals . 

	
New Photographs and Illustrations on Biodiversity 
The scientific concept of biodiversity and its related topics are vividly represented through more than 100 photographs and illustrations added to Science Online with this latest release. Having a biodiverse area depends on the cohabitation of a wide range of life forms within an ecosystem, and the existence of these diverse organisms maintains a crucial stability in the natural world. Visual representations can help students and researchers understand these important science concepts more fully. 
New entries include: 

    • Biogeochemical Cycles 
    • Joint Reproductive Structure 
    • Lamprey Mouth . 

	
New Videos on Space and Military Technology 

This release includes newly added newsreel videos that cover space and military technology. After the end of World War II, the cold war locked the United States against the USSR and its member states. Part of that conflict was the space race--to put a human in space successfully, and eventually, on the moon. These newsreels give viewers "you-are-there" looks at historic moments, such as John Glenn's flight that orbited the Earth, the USSR's contributions to the space race, and the discovery of penicillin's effectiveness in eradicating certain diseases. Visit Science Online to discover these and other fascinating videos and newsreels about a wide variety of science topics. 
Newly added videos include: 

    • John Glenn Flight Thrills the World 
    • Penicillin Drug Saves Allied Lives 
    • Russian Cosmonaut Orbits Globe 17 Times . 

	


		

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