Science & Technology

Everything you could ever want to know about the world around us is at your fingertips. We've got thousands of titles to satisfy your curiosity about environmental science, astronomy, the universe, physics, discoveries, inventions, scientific milestones and firsts.

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Searchable Databases

Looking for information on a science- or technology-related topic?

• Science Reference Center
  Contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, & other sources.

• CPI.Q (Canadian Periodicals)
  Find scientific articles including those from Canadian publications like Canadian Research and Geoscience Canada.

• Consumer Reports

• General Reference Centre
  Includes articles from popular scientific journals and magazines like National Geographic and Popular Science. Mostly US-based.

Helpful Links

• General
  • The Why Files
  • HowStuffWorks
  • CORE (repository of science papers)
  • Science.ca
  • Student Science & Tech
  • Science (Government of Canada)
   
• Museums
  • Museum of Natural History (NS)
  • Canada Science & Technology Museum
  • Encyclopedia Smithsonia
   
• Magazines & Radio/TV Shows
  • Popular Science
  • BBC - Science & Nature
  • Canadian Geographic
  • CBC Radio - Quirks & Quarks
     
    
• Nature
  • Scitable
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • Birds of Nova Scotia (1986 ed.)
  • Reptiles & Amphibians Collection (NS Museum)