Sciencebase FAQ

What is Sciencebase.com?

Sciencebase.com is the place to be for reactive science communication on the web, and it's free. The name comes from the generic term for the underlying scientific infrastructure, the researchers, laboratories and equipment, research results, and the scientific literature - the science base, in other words.

How long has Sciencebase.com been online?

The site evolved from the Elemental Discoveries webzine which has been in existence since 1996. Personally, David Bradley has had a net presence for fifteen years (as of January 23, 1989).

Who owns Sciencebase.com?

David Bradley Science Writer.

Do you have a newsletter?

Yes, click here to subscribe to our email newsletter.

Do you have an RSS newsfeed?

Certainly, click here to add it to your newsreader.

Where can I find the privacy policy?

Here is the Sciencebase privacy policy.

What are Sciencebase 1.0 and 2.0?

It's a little joke alluding to the advent of Web 2.0 (two-point-zero). sciencebase 1.0 is the original manually managed site, while sciencebase 2.0 is the all-new CMS-based site with added interactivity.

Who is Sciencebase.com for?

The site is aimed at everyone who has an interest in chemistry, physics, biomedical research and other natural and physical sciences. It also acts as an online resume for David Bradley's writing and photography.

Is the Sciencebase.com domain for sale?

Possibly, make me an offer!

What is the Sciencebase RSS news feed channel?

Here, you can find out about the sciencebase RSS newsfeed. You can see a preview of the science newsfeed here. Sciencebase 2.0 has several categorised feeds generated automatically and based on tags and categories to find out more about getting just news in your favourite area, please check out this page - science newsfeeds. Categories include astronomy, chemistry, geek, health, sex, and more.

What is the RSS medical news channel?

Our medical rss newsfeed comes courtesy of, and in partnership with, Medical-News.net. Preview medical headlines here.

What is the rational drug design RSS channel?

This page was formerly produced in conjunction with SimBioSys but is no longer, instead we hope to subsume the rational drug design software feed into the sciencebase 2.0 system soon.

What is sciencebase.tradepub.com?

Sciencebase works in partnership with TradePub.com to bring you a wide selection of science and technology magazines in the bio, biotech, chem, pharma, and spec arenas. Free Science Magazines are also available for virtually every trade and craft, so check out our new sub-site, find one to fit your skills and interests and sign up.

What is the Sciencebase coupons channel?

Sciencebase has partnered up with an online coupons company to bring you the best in internet shopping vouchers, such as Dell Coupons, discounts and savings while shopping online, the presence of Google AdSense on those pages will (hopefully) provide a small revenue stream to help pay sciencebase maintenance costs, so please do use the Google Ads.

What is the RSS Daily Science News channel?

This science news headlines feed comes courtesy of ScienceDaily.com.

What is the Molecule of the Month channel?

This channel does what it says on the tin, offering you a new molecule of the month, on a monthly basis, month by month, in association with Paul May of Bristol University.

Has Sciencebase.com won any awards?

You betcha! Sciencebase.com and its associated sites have won several awards and commendations from the likes of Encyclodedia Britannica, BioMednet, The Guardian, New Scientist, The Scout Report.

What is Elemental Discoveries?

Elemental Discoveries is the free www.sciencebase.com webzine

What is Reactive Reports?

Reactive Reports is a free, sibling publication to Elemental Discoveries, created by David Bradley

and software company ACD/Labs and covering chemical news and reviewing chemical websites.

What is SciScoop?

SciScoop is another Sciencebase partner site run by David Bradley

Science Writer and the site's strong membership. It is effectively a science writing community, or a science news forum, some have even called it a science news blog.

What is ChemSpy? Chemspy is another sibling site in the sciencebase stable offering chemical database searching including pubchem, msds, chemrefer, chemindustry and a whole lot more. You can download a tiny javascript applet to add chemical searching to your site.

How do I become a Science Writer?

So you want to be a science writer...? There are many routes into the profession and some expert advice can be found at the ABSW, CASW, and NASW websites in their respective SYWTBASW documents.

Will you do my homework for me?

Of course, cash up front! Seriously, we don't "do" homework. If you have specific questions pertaining to articles on sciencebase.com, then we might be able to answer them. Usually, however, you will get excellent results by simply entering keywords and the researcher's name in a search engine. Try PSIGate. Please browse the sciencebase site for homework inspiration. If you're looking for ideas for your science fair projects, we have a special page just for you as well as an assignment help page.

Do you have a press release archive?

Not as such, but try our press announcements and what's new page for the latest sciencebase updates and news.

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