Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Science

WikiProject directory – science, technology, and engineering

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Science, technology, and engineering

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General science topics

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Project Active Assessment Peer review Collaboration Portal Notes
Science yes yes yes yes Science
Academic Journals yes yes yes Science
Cognitive science no
Color yes yes
Futures studies yes yes
History of Science (main listing here)
Measurement no
Pseudoscience (main listing here)
Systems no yes Systems science
Time (main listing here)
Women scientists (main listing here)


Biology

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Biology yes yes Biology
Ecology yes yes Ecology
Ecoregions yes
Evolutionary biology yes yes Biology
Extinction yes yes
Game theory (main listing here)
Horticulture and Gardening (main listing here)
Human Genetic History no
Neuroscience yes yes
NLP concepts and methods no Neuro-linguistic programming
Superfund no yes
Tree of Life (main listing here)
Zoo yes yes Animals


Molecular and cell biology

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Chemical and Bio Engineering (main listing here)
Microbiology yes yes Biology
Molecular Biology yes yes Biology
Computational Biology Biology Revived in June 2011, supported by the International Society for Computational Biology
Genetics
Molecular and Cell Biology Biology
Biophysics Biology
Metabolic Pathways
RNA


Sexology and sexuality

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Sexology and sexuality yes yes Human sexuality
Sex work task force Human sexuality
Gender studies yes yes yes yes
LGBT studies yes yes yes yes LGBTQ


Tree of Life

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Tree of Life yes yes
Algae yes yes
Animals (main listing here)
Australian biota yes yes Australia
Biota of Great Britain and Ireland no yes
Fungi yes yes yes Fungi 76 Featured Articles
Lichen task force
Marine life (main listing here)
Plants (main listing here)
Viruses yes yes Viruses Revived on 24/02/2011


Animals

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Animals yes yes yes yes Animals
Animal anatomy yes yes Animals
Animals in media (main listing here)
Amphibians and Reptiles yes yes Amphibians; Reptiles
Aquatic Invertebrates no Animals
Arthropods (main listing here)
Birds yes yes yes yes Birds 228 featured articles, four featured topics
Bivalves yes yes Animals Started in January 2012
Cryptozoology yes yes
Dinosaurs yes yes yes Dinosaurs 69 Featured Articles, most active 2006-08.
Fishes (main listing here)
Gastropods yes yes yes Gastropods All articles completely assessed, one featured article, most active 2009–2012
Mammals (main listing here)
Fossorials yes yes Started December 22, 2023


Arthropods
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Arthropods yes yes Arthropods
Insects yes yes Insects
Lepidoptera yes yes Insects
Mantodea no
Phasmatodea no yes Biology
Spiders yes yes Biology
Beekeeping (main listing here)
Beetles yes yes Insects


Fishes
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Fishes yes yes yes Fish
Aquarium Fishes yes yes Fish
Sharks yes yes yes Sharks


Mammals
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Mammals yes yes yes Mammals
Mustelids
Bats
Pocket pets
Cats yes yes yes yes Cats
Cetaceans no yes yes Cetaceans
Dogs yes yes yes Dogs
Dog breeds
Dog photos
Greyhound racing
Equine yes yes Horses
Horse breeds
Horse training
Monotremes and Marsupials no
Primates yes yes yes Primates
Rodents no yes


Marine life

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Marine life no yes yes Marine life
Bivalves yes yes
Cephalopods no
Cetaceans (main listing here)
Gastropods yes yes yes Gastropods


Plants

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Plants yes yes yes yes Plants
Banksia yes yes Plants
Cannabis yes yes yes Cannabis
Carnivorous plants yes yes Plants
Horticulture and Gardening yes yes yes Gardening
Hypericaceae yes yes Plants Created 22 September 2018


Chemistry

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Project Active Assessment Peer review Collaboration Portal Notes
Chemistry yes yes yes yes Chemistry
Structure drawing
Gold Book
Chemical and Bio Engineering no Biology; Chemistry
Chemicals yes yes Chemistry
Elements yes yes Chemistry
Isotopes
Explosives no yes
Formation Evaluation (main listing here)
Mass spectrometry no yes yes yes Physics
Physical Chemistry yes Chemistry
Polymers no Chemistry
Spectroscopy no Physics
Water no yes Water


Economics

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Environment

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Climate change yes yes Climate change
Africa
Justice
Environment yes yes Environment
Environmental Record task force
Green vehicle task force
Sustainability task force
Forestry no yes
Pollution no
Severe weather yes yes Weather
Tropical cyclones yes yes yes yes Tropical cyclones
Atlantic hurricane task force
East Pacific hurricane task force
Meteorology articles task force Collaboration with WikiProject Meteorology
Season articles task force
Storm articles task force
Weather yes yes Weather
Climate
General meteorology Weather
Non-tropical storms Weather


Geosciences

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Archaeology yes yes
Geology yes yes yes Earth sciences
Cambrian explosion Earth sciences
Periods Earth sciences
Gemology and Jewelry yes yes
Earthquakes yes yes Geology
Mining yes yes Geology
Palaeontology yes yes yes yes Paleontology
Pterosaurs
Rocks and minerals yes yes Earth sciences
Seamounts no yes
Soil yes yes Earth sciences Portal:Science; Portal:Agropedia; Portal:Geography
Volcanoes yes yes Volcanoes


History of science

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History of Science yes yes yes History of science Portal:Science; Portal:History; Portal:Technology
Wikipedia:WikiProject Bibliographies/Science task force (main listing here)
Years in science no History of science


Medicine

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Medicine yes yes yes yes Medicine
Cardiology task force
Dermatology task force
Emergency medicine and EMS task force
Gastroenterology task force
Hematology-oncology task force
Medical genetics task force
Nephrology task force
Neurology task force
Ophthalmology task force
Pathology task force
Psychiatry task force
Pulmonology task force
Radiology task force
Reproductive medicine task force
Society and medicine task force
Toxicology task force
Translation task force
Alternative medicine no yes Medicine
Anatomy yes yes Medicine
Chiropractic yes yes Medicine
Dentistry yes yes yes Medicine
Dyslexia no yes
Epilepsy yes yes yes yes Medicine This is basically a part of WP:Med and is currently being overseen by Wikipedia:ILAE Wikipedia Project
First aid no yes Medicine
Homeopathy no
Hospitals (main listing here)
National Institutes of Health yes
Nursing yes yes yes Nursing
Pharmacology (main listing here)
Psychology yes yes Psychology
Physiology yes yes
Sanitation yes yes
Veterinary medicine yes yes Medicine


Health and fitness

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Health and fitness yes yes Medicine
Abortion no yes Medicine
AIDS yes yes Medicine Looking for more members
Hospitals yes yes Medicine
Medicine (main listing here)
Mind-Body (main listing here)
National Health Service no yes
Sports (main listing here)
Water (main listing here)


Pharmacology

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Pharmacology yes yes yes Medicine


Information science

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Libraries yes yes
Computer science (main listing here)
Cryptography (main listing here)
Databases (main listing here)
Method engineering no


Mathematics

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Mathematics yes yes yes Mathematics A-class review, more portals
Mathematical graphics
PlanetMath Exchange no Mathematics


Cryptography yes yes Mathematics
Game theory (main listing here)
Golden ratio no Mathematics
Mathematics Competitions no yes Mathematics
Numbers yes Mathematics
Polyhedra no Mathematics
Probability no Mathematics
Statistics yes yes Mathematics
Uniform Polytopes no Mathematics


Physics

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Physics yes yes Physics
Acoustics task force
BPH task force
Fluid dynamics task force
Glass task force
Relativity task force
Biophysics (main listing here)
Optics no Physics
Spectroscopy (main listing here)


Outer space

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Astronomy

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Astronomy yes yes Astronomy Portal:Outer space
Constellations task force
Cosmology task force
Astronomical objects yes yes yes Astronomy Portal:Stars
Eclipses yes yes
Mars no yes Solar System
Moon no yes
Solar System yes yes Solar System
Jupiter task force


Spaceflight

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Spaceflight yes yes Spaceflight
Aerospace biography task force
Adopt an astronaut working group
ESA task force
Mir, ISS and Gateway task force
SpaceX
Timeline of spaceflight working group


Technology

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Technology yes yes yes Technology
Automobile construction (main listing here)
Blades no
Blu-ray no
Electronics yes yes Electronics
Engineering (main listing here)
Energy yes yes Energy Portal:Renewable energy
Energy - Oil Megaprojects task force
Firearms (main listing here)
Metalworking no yes
Military technology and engineering (main listing here)
Weaponry (main listing here)
Polymers (main listing here)
Robotics yes yes yes yes
Sanitation (main listing here)
Telecommunications (main listing here)
Transportation (main listing here)
Woodworking no
Rocketry yes yes Rocketry


Aviation

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Aviation yes yes yes yes Aviation
Aerospace biography task force
Air sports task force
Aviation accident task force Aviation
Aircraft yes Aviation
Engines task force
Rotorcraft task force
Airlines yes Aviation
Defunct airlines task force
Airports yes yes Aviation
Gliding yes yes
Military aviation (main listing here)

Computing

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Computing yes yes yes
Computer hardware task force
Computer and Information Security task force Superseded by WikiProject Computer Security
Computer networking task force
Early computers task force
Software task force Free and open-source software This group operates as both a task force and a separate WikiProject group
Websites task force This group operates as both a task force and a separate WikiProject group
Apple Inc. no yes yes Companies
Amiga no yes Amiga
Artificial Intelligence yes yes
Blogging no yes
C/C++ no yes
Computational Biology (main listing here)
Computer graphics no yes
Computer music (main listing here)
Computer science yes yes
Computer Security yes yes
Cryptography (main listing here)
Databases no
Game theory (main listing here)
Google no yes Companies
Alphabet
Internet no yes Internet
Internet culture (main listing here)
IRC no yes
Java no yes yes
Linux yes yes yes Linux
Malware no Superseded by WikiProject Computer Security
Method engineering (main listing here)
Microsoft no yes
Microsoft Windows no yes
.NET no yes
Parallel & Distributed Computing no yes Academic Project at Autonomous University of Barcelona to create/improve content of this subject
Perl no interested in developing Perl-related articles and Perl scripts
Plan 9 no
RISC OS no
Software yes yes Software Also a task force of Computing
Free and open-source software task force Free and open-source software
Websites no yes Also a task force of Computing
Early web history
Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikipedia spoken by AI voice yes


Engineering

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Engineering yes yes yes Engineering
Chemical and Bio Engineering (main listing here)
Civil engineering no yes Engineering
Dams yes yes Engineering
Electrical engineering yes yes Engineering Portal:Electronics; Portal:Physics
Materials yes yes
Method engineering (main listing here)
Military science, technology, and theory (main listing here)
Signal Processing yes
Systems Engineering Initiative no


Firearms

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Firearms yes yes yes
Airsoft no
Military history - Weaponry task force (main listing here)


Rail transport

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Trains (main listing here)
Trains in Japan (main listing here)
London Transport (main listing here)

Telecommunications

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Telecommunications yes yes Telecommunication
Bell System
Cellular devices task force
Audiovisual telecommunications no Telecommunication
Radio Stations (main listing here)
Television (main listing here)


Time

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Time yes yes
Calendars no
Current Local City Time yes
Days of the Year yes
Holidays (main listing here)
Leaders by year (main listing here)
Watches no yes
Years yes yes
Years in Science (main listing here)