Related site and places in Second Life

- Time Zone
- SciLands blog/ SciLands Virtual Continent/ SL Educators (The SLED List)/ Scilands calender/ Members list

Marine Life in Second Life/ Undersea Garden and Aquarium shop
- Science-Related Places in Second Life/ group calender

Artificial Life Lab slurl
slurl Artificial Life experiments in SL. Look for the virtual triops underwater. Don't go too close to them! Ask for info from Van Takacs, artificial intelligence bot. The Artificial Life Lab

BIOME/ Biome II slurl
slurl “islands” devoted to the study of biodiversity, classification, bioenergetics, and ecology in the virtual world Second Life. Biome is also the site for graduate courses in science education. Owned by North Michigan University Biome: A Sim-Biotic Second Life World

Center for Water Studies slurl This Center is an educational and recreational build dedicated to increasing the appreciation and understanting of water habitats. (Warm Water Ocean with coral reefs, Mangrove Swamp,　Estuary, Pacific Northwest Rainforest, Cold Water Ocean with kelp forest, Pondlife, Waterfall with pool and stream, Wild Coast) bryandouglaswood.com

Conservation Island slurl World Wildlife Fund (WWF) project in SL (nature walk, animals, conservation) WWF for a living planet

David Rumsey Maps slurl The David Rumsey Map Collection, founded in 1983, is one of the largest private map collections in the United States. With over 150,000 historical maps, the Collection's primary focus is the cartography of the world of the 18th and 19th Centuries. The Collection also has many atlases, globes and maritime charts of Oceania, the America, Asia and Europe. Digitization of the map library began in 1997; currently there are over 17,000 high resolution images of the maps, availably for free at www.davidrumsey.com davidrumsey.com

Earth Model slurl A giant model of planet Earth made with sculpties and showing realtime cloud cover, created by Zora Spoonhammer and Zee Pixel. There is a same Earth in "Scond Earth 1". (weather, geography) nwn.blogs.com

Elucian Omega - Notes From The Voyage slurl Replica of Charles Darwin's Beagle (ship). There is a game / quest on the sim as well. Created by Nature Publishing Group. (Island, Galapagos, Evolution) elucian islandsm

FireSabre's Volcano slurl Come witness the destructive power of nature! Simply press a button and watch the volcano erupt, spewing hot lava down the mountainside and billowing plumes of ash into the sky.

History of Earth & Life on the Earth slurl Walking tour telling the story of Earth: formation, cooling, ocean formation, emergence of life and more. An U. of Arizona student project (geology, planetology, evolution,) sl.nmc.org

Kira Cafe slurl Kira Cafe is a casual, friendly place to meet, connect and talk in Second Life Located at the center of the Kira Campus, visitors come together to talk about science and other ways of knowing to promote an interdisciplinary understanding of human knowledge and experience. KIRA Institute/ KIRA Japan

Illinois State University Geography-Geology Department slurl
slurl SL home of the Illinois State University (ISU) Geography-Geology Department. Check out the cave under the main building! (GIS, Hydrogeology, Cave) cat.ilstu.edu

Institute of Geography, University of Duisburg-Essen slurl biogeo.uni-due.de

Linnaeus Room at the Swedish Institute slurl Built to celebrate 300th anniversary of the birth of the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus. Also teleport to the Linnaeus Garden (botany, biology, sweden, flowers, garden) ???

Museum of Natural History of Vienna slurl Inspired by the one in Vienna, Austria (natural history) The Natural History Museum Viennat

NASA eEducation Sim - Extreme Environments slurl SL entry point for NASA Education projects (spacecraft, exploration, technology) NASA Education

NEMO/ NEMO II slurl/ slurl-2 　　

NOAA's First Sim, Meteora slurl US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) island 1 (tsunami, melting glacier, hurricane, weather balloon, sea life, real-time weather map) NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory

NOAA's Second Sim, Okeanos slurl NOAA island 2 (algal bloom, oil spill, submarine tour, ferry tour, coastal survey, marine sanctuary) same as above

Okapi Island slurl Team OKAPI and Berkeley archaeologists mirror the prehistoric village, museum and archaeology in action at Catalhoyuk, Turkey. (archaeology research, education, public outreach)

OneClimate sims slurl Three connected sims with a focus on climate change and related topics (global warming, greenhouse gases) oneclimate.net

Photosynthesis module slurl Learn about photosynthesis (biology) Second Life Biology

Reef Ball Foundation slurl SL home of the Reef Ball Foundation, a nonprofit working to rehabilitate marine reefs using artificial reef modules (coral reefs) The Reef Ball Foundation-Designed Artificial Reefs

Sci-Fi and Fantasy Portal on Info Island slurl Science Fiction & Fantasy books, exhibits, web resources, Book of the Month discussion, Film discussions, Meet the Author events, ethnic authors displays, many other displays including Hugo and Nebula Award winners.

St. Michel - Jules Verne Museum slurl the first facility of its size in Second Life to honour the life and creative works of the 19th century French author Jules Gabriel Verne.(Shuttles, Undersea base, Holosimulation, Submarine, Floating skybase) voyager.blogs.com

The Living Cosmos - Book Exhibition slurl Exhibition about the book The Living Cosmos by Chris Impey. Videos, audio recordings, posters (astrobiology, astronomy) The Living Cosmos

The Raymaker Field Studies Centre at Praxis slurl Offers residents the opportunity to learn more about geography, geomorphology, and the earth sciences by exploring the island and interacting with its exhibits. Highlights include the ability to walk directly inside a volcano, an earthquake simulator, and a climate change/reef health simulation.
Examples are a Climate Change / Reef Health simulation, an earthquake simulation, a rapids-ride, and a mangrove ecosystem.

The Tech Virtual Museum Workshop slurl The Tech Virtual Museum Workshop

TRUTHS Satellite Exhibit v2.0 slurl Exhibit about a proposed satellite named TRUTHS (Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial- and Helio- Studies). Exhibit sponsored by NPL (climate change, measurement, spacecraft, space, light, radiometry) TRUTHS

Verne's Nautilus by Michael Crisafulli

Artificial Life Lab	slurl slurl	Artificial Life experiments in SL. Look for the virtual triops underwater. Don't go too close to them! Ask for info from Van Takacs, artificial intelligence bot.	The Artificial Life Lab
BIOME/ Biome II	slurl slurl	“islands” devoted to the study of biodiversity, classification, bioenergetics, and ecology in the virtual world Second Life. Biome is also the site for graduate courses in science education. Owned by North Michigan University	Biome: A Sim-Biotic Second Life World
Center for Water Studies	slurl	This Center is an educational and recreational build dedicated to increasing the appreciation and understanting of water habitats. (Warm Water Ocean with coral reefs, Mangrove Swamp,　Estuary, Pacific Northwest Rainforest, Cold Water Ocean with kelp forest, Pondlife, Waterfall with pool and stream, Wild Coast)	bryandouglaswood.com
Conservation Island	slurl	World Wildlife Fund (WWF) project in SL (nature walk, animals, conservation)	WWF for a living planet
David Rumsey Maps	slurl	The David Rumsey Map Collection, founded in 1983, is one of the largest private map collections in the United States. With over 150,000 historical maps, the Collection's primary focus is the cartography of the world of the 18th and 19th Centuries. The Collection also has many atlases, globes and maritime charts of Oceania, the America, Asia and Europe. Digitization of the map library began in 1997; currently there are over 17,000 high resolution images of the maps, availably for free at www.davidrumsey.com	davidrumsey.com
Earth Model	slurl	A giant model of planet Earth made with sculpties and showing realtime cloud cover, created by Zora Spoonhammer and Zee Pixel. There is a same Earth in "Scond Earth 1". (weather, geography)	nwn.blogs.com
Elucian Omega - Notes From The Voyage	slurl	Replica of Charles Darwin's Beagle (ship). There is a game / quest on the sim as well. Created by Nature Publishing Group. (Island, Galapagos, Evolution)	elucian islandsm
FireSabre's Volcano	slurl	Come witness the destructive power of nature! Simply press a button and watch the volcano erupt, spewing hot lava down the mountainside and billowing plumes of ash into the sky.
History of Earth & Life on the Earth	slurl	Walking tour telling the story of Earth: formation, cooling, ocean formation, emergence of life and more. An U. of Arizona student project (geology, planetology, evolution,)	sl.nmc.org
Kira Cafe	slurl	Kira Cafe is a casual, friendly place to meet, connect and talk in Second Life Located at the center of the Kira Campus, visitors come together to talk about science and other ways of knowing to promote an interdisciplinary understanding of human knowledge and experience.	KIRA Institute/ KIRA Japan
Illinois State University Geography-Geology Department	slurl slurl	SL home of the Illinois State University (ISU) Geography-Geology Department. Check out the cave under the main building! (GIS, Hydrogeology, Cave)	cat.ilstu.edu
Institute of Geography, University of Duisburg-Essen	slurl		biogeo.uni-due.de
Linnaeus Room at the Swedish Institute	slurl	Built to celebrate 300th anniversary of the birth of the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus. Also teleport to the Linnaeus Garden (botany, biology, sweden, flowers, garden)	???
Museum of Natural History of Vienna	slurl	Inspired by the one in Vienna, Austria (natural history)	The Natural History Museum Viennat
NASA eEducation Sim - Extreme Environments	slurl	SL entry point for NASA Education projects (spacecraft, exploration, technology)	NASA Education
NEMO/ NEMO II	slurl/ slurl-2
NOAA's First Sim, Meteora	slurl	US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) island 1 (tsunami, melting glacier, hurricane, weather balloon, sea life, real-time weather map)	NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
NOAA's Second Sim, Okeanos	slurl	NOAA island 2 (algal bloom, oil spill, submarine tour, ferry tour, coastal survey, marine sanctuary)	same as above
Okapi Island	slurl	Team OKAPI and Berkeley archaeologists mirror the prehistoric village, museum and archaeology in action at Catalhoyuk, Turkey. (archaeology research, education, public outreach)
OneClimate sims	slurl	Three connected sims with a focus on climate change and related topics (global warming, greenhouse gases)	oneclimate.net
Photosynthesis module	slurl	Learn about photosynthesis (biology)	Second Life Biology
Reef Ball Foundation	slurl	SL home of the Reef Ball Foundation, a nonprofit working to rehabilitate marine reefs using artificial reef modules (coral reefs)	The Reef Ball Foundation-Designed Artificial Reefs
Sci-Fi and Fantasy Portal on Info Island	slurl	Science Fiction & Fantasy books, exhibits, web resources, Book of the Month discussion, Film discussions, Meet the Author events, ethnic authors displays, many other displays including Hugo and Nebula Award winners.
St. Michel - Jules Verne Museum	slurl	the first facility of its size in Second Life to honour the life and creative works of the 19th century French author Jules Gabriel Verne.(Shuttles, Undersea base, Holosimulation, Submarine, Floating skybase)	voyager.blogs.com
The Living Cosmos - Book Exhibition	slurl	Exhibition about the book The Living Cosmos by Chris Impey. Videos, audio recordings, posters (astrobiology, astronomy)	The Living Cosmos
The Raymaker Field Studies Centre at Praxis	slurl	Offers residents the opportunity to learn more about geography, geomorphology, and the earth sciences by exploring the island and interacting with its exhibits. Highlights include the ability to walk directly inside a volcano, an earthquake simulator, and a climate change/reef health simulation. Examples are a Climate Change / Reef Health simulation, an earthquake simulation, a rapids-ride, and a mangrove ecosystem.
The Tech Virtual Museum Workshop	slurl		The Tech Virtual Museum Workshop
TRUTHS Satellite Exhibit v2.0	slurl	Exhibit about a proposed satellite named TRUTHS (Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial- and Helio- Studies). Exhibit sponsored by NPL (climate change, measurement, spacecraft, space, light, radiometry)	TRUTHS