The Open Laboratory: The Best Writing on Science Blogs 2006 (http://www.lulu.com/content/631016) just came out, and the story behind it is here. I have a post in it, and I've read many of the other 49 submissions. They cover a wide range of topics and there's some great stuff in there! I think these types of projects are a great idea, and even more targeted/topical science blog anthologies seem to have good potential to spark public interest in science, if done correctly.
I don't think the scientific method is introduced early enough. If kids (and adults!) understood logic, hypothesis testing, and cause and effect, science would have a much more "Wow" power, I think.
Hugg, sponsored or run by the popular site Treehugger, is the reader-generated news site for all things enviro, and it works just like Digg. It seemed to get off to a slow start but looks like it's picking up speed. I find much more targeted news there than in the science section of Digg.
NASA has an amazing website called NASA Earth Observatory which is full of information based on NASA research and technology (satellite imagery, etc.), categorized into Atmosphere, Oceans, Land, Life on Earth, Heat and Energy, and Remote Sensing. Features explain research in plainly understood language. There is a lot there, have a look!
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