- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
http://www.amacad.org
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an honorary society that recognizes achievement in the natural sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities and conducts a varied program of projects and studies responsive to the needs and problems of society
- Physical Sciences of the Oceans (IAPSO)
http://www.olympus.net/IAPSO/
IAPSO has the prime goal of "promoting the study of scientific problems relating to the oceans and the interactions taking places at the sea floor, coastal, and atmospheric boundaries insofar as such research is conducted by the use of mathematics, physics, and chemistry."
- Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences
http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/home/home_eng.cfm
Advises the Netherland government on matters related to scientific research; judges the quality of this research; promotes the communication among scientists world-wide; and acts as an umbrella organization for institutes engaged in basic and strategic research, scientific information services and biological collection management.
- Social Science Research Council
http://www.ssrc.org/
An independent, not-for-profit international organization that seeks to advance social science throughout the world. Information on initiatives, publications and areas of study, fellowships, related institutions and associations, and upcoming events.
- The Explorers Club
http://www.explorers.org
Advancing field research and scientific exploration through expedition and student grants, public lectures, The Explorers Journal, research facilities and adventure travel programs.
- The Nobel Foundation
http://www.nobel.se/
Awards the annual prestigious Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, peace, medicine, economics, and literature. Site includes history, listing of laureates, and articles by invited authors.
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