What are RSS feeds?

Scienceinschool.org publishes a number of RSS feeds. There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but most people agree it means 'Really Simple Syndication' or 'Rich Site Summary'. RSS feeds allow you to see when websites have added new content. You can get the latest article headlines, links and descriptions in one place, as soon as they are published, without having to visit the websites you have taken the feed from. In essence, the feeds themselves are just web pages, designed to be read by computers rather than people.

Viewing and using RSS feeds

To use our RSS feeds, follow these three easy steps:

Step one

Download or sign up to a news reader service. This is a piece of software that checks the feeds and lets you read any new articles that have been added. There is a range of different news readers available and new versions are appearing all the time. Different news readers work on different operating systems, so you will need to choose one that will work with your computer.

Some readers are accessed using a browser, while others are downloadable applications. The Browser-based ones let you catch up with your RSS feed subscriptions from any computer, whereas downloadable applications let you store them on your main computer, in the same way that you can either download your e-mail usinga program such as Outlook, or keep it on a web-based service like Hotmail. You can find a list of RSS readers here.

Step two

Once you have chosen a news reader, all you have to do is to decide what content you want it to receive. Click on the Science in School RSS feed of your choice (see list below). Either click on the online feedreader service you have signed up to, or copy the feed address from the bottom of the box to paste into your chosen reader program.

Step three

Your RSS feed reader should now automatically update with your chosen Science in School feed.

Using Science in School RSS feeds on your site

If you run your own website, you can display the latest headlines from other websites on your own site using RSS.

We encourage the use of Science in School RSS feeds as part of a website, however, we do require that the proper format and attribution is used when Science in School content appears. The attribution text should read "Science in School" or "www.scienceinschool.org" as appropriate. You may not use any Science in School or EIROforum logo or other Science in School trademark.

We reserve the right to prevent the distribution of Science in School content and Science in School does not accept any liability for its feeds.

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