Science & Nature
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http://treasurecoastastronomy.org/
The Treasure Coast Astronomy Society (TCAS) maintains this site as a hub for amateur astronomers along Florida's Treasure Coast, covering topics like astrophotography, telescopes, and optical instruments. With keywords spanning apochromatic refractors, go-to mounts, and astronomy software, this is a classic old-web astronomy club presence for serious hobbyists and stargazers.
https://bogleech.com/
Bogleech is Jonathan Wojcik's long-running labor of love covering creature design reviews, bizarre biology, weird fiction, and year-round Halloween horror since 2001. Visitors will find deep-dive reviews of Pokemon and Digimon monsters, original tabletop RPG content including the Mortasheen bestiary, Halloween finds, and a sprawling archive of creature-focused writing spanning decades.
http://sten.astronomycafe.net/the-astronomy-cafe
NASA scientist-educator Sten Odenwald has maintained this astronomy education hub for over 20 years, filling it with popular essays on cosmology, black holes, space travel, and the weird corners of nature. Visitors will find Q&A resources, blog posts on recent space discoveries, and details on his published books including a photo-filled history of space exploration through 100 iconic objects.
https://westislandweather.com/
West Island Weather Station has been monitoring coastal conditions near the Cape Cod Canal in Buzzards Bay, Fairhaven, Massachusetts since 1992, offering live bay cams, tide information, and detailed monthly weather logs. The site also chronicles notable regional weather events including Hurricane Bob 1991, the Blizzard of '78, and the Buzzards Bay Oil Spill of 2003, alongside an archive of over 10,000 photos.
https://feis-crs.org/feis
The Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) is a U.S. Forest Service database providing detailed scientific syntheses on fire ecology, fire regimes, and the effects of fire on plant and animal species across the United States. Visitors can explore species profiles, vegetation crosswalks, tree distribution maps, and research publications covering ecosystems from ponderosa pine forests to Sonoran desert scrub communities.
http://www.seasky.org/
Sea and Sky is a dual-themed educational resource covering both ocean life and the universe, with sections on coral reef creatures, deep sea exploration, saltwater aquariums, constellations, and space exploration timelines. Visitors can browse image galleries, play free sea-themed games, read news headlines, and dive into hundreds of curated links covering marine biology and astronomy alike.
https://brandoweather.com/
Brandon Skalniak's labor-of-love severe weather reference site features a Radar Museum cataloging over 5,000 tornadoes, derechos, and tropical cyclones spanning from 1991 to the present. Visitors will find comprehensive tornado lists organized by intensity, mesocyclone couplet data, and a Hall of Fame for notable Mesoscale Convective Discussions dating back to 2003.
http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_1972_GoogleMapFull.html
Xavier Jubier's interactive Google Map documents the path of the July 10, 1972 total solar eclipse over Canada, offering precise geographic visualization of the totality corridor. Part of a larger solar eclipse resource site by Jubier, this page is a valuable reference for eclipse chasers and astronomy enthusiasts researching historical eclipse paths.
http://animalinfo.org/
Animal Info is a comprehensive reference site dedicated to rare, threatened, and endangered mammals around the world, offering detailed species profiles covering biology, ecology, habitat, and conservation status. Visitors can browse by species group, search an alphabetical index of common and scientific names, or explore by country to discover biodiversity and population data for hundreds of at-risk animals.
http://monitoringtimes.com/html/mttopHF.html
Monitoring Times presents a curated list of over 1000 active HF frequencies compiled by Larry Van Horn (N5FPW), covering military, marine, government, and civil air patrol communications worldwide. A valuable reference for shortwave listeners and scanner enthusiasts, the list spans frequencies from 2 MHz to nearly 30 MHz with detailed mode and geographic information.