Sources for scientific/technical writing - supporting the idea that reading more scientific writing leads to better original technical writing.

Multidisciplinary resources

Scientific American Archive Online (works best in Internet Explorer) – Online archive of Scientific American articles (from 1993 to the present) that can be browsed or searched. Articles are in PDF format with full-color illustrations and graphs. Coverage includes special issues.

Biology and biopsychology

National Institute on Drug Abuse: The Science of Drug Abuse and Addiction - recommended by Dr. Compton, this site offers educational resources, data sets, statistics, fact sheets, research reports, a searchable archive (1995-current) of the NIDA Notes newsletter, and other articles.

Chemistry


Earth and environmental sciences


Health, medicine, and sports

National Institute on Drug Abuse: The Science of Drug Abuse and Addiction - recommended by Dr. Compton, this site offers educational resources, data sets, statistics, fact sheets, research reports, a searchable archive (1995-current) of the NIDA Notes newsletter, and other articles.

Physics and engineering