The San Diego Zoo website includes a number of animal cams, activities and a ton of info on the 'world-famous' animal park. Fun place for the budding vet in your house! My daughter likes everything that makes noise.

How Stuff Works is a site for any kid or adult wondering about how nearly anything works. From tires to hair loss, augmented reality to toilets, it's all covered here. One minor downside is the large number of ads, sometimes they take up more space than the articles. The site also includes plenty of info on current evolution theories--check out http://www.creationism.org/ for the other side.

What's materials science? You could call it the study of stuff! Just about everything you use every day - the shoes you wear, the dishes you eat from, the CDs you listen to, the bike or skateboard you ride - it's all made of different kinds of stuff.

Understanding how that stuff is put together, how it can be used, how it can be changed and made better to do more amazing things - even creating completely new kinds of stuff: that's what materials science is all about.

Explore materials with these fun activities!

Ever want to find out why you get those emails about refinancing your mortgage, the fake bank phishing scams, and the various 'enhancement' products?

The Center For Democracy & Technology did a study and shows the results, plus gives you good ideas for avoiding spam. Other pages on the site discuss the Child Online Protection Act, digital rights management, VOIP, spyware, and much more. A lot of worthwhile reading for anyone interested in more than just net basics.