Biology: Websites

Use EBSCO - CINAHL to search for article citations for the print and electronic journals owned by MCC and then go to the individual title

The free version of Medline, good for researching basic medical information

Features a page for each species of organism on Earth

Non-profit organization of scientists committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature freely accessible

A nonprofit scientific association dedicated to advancing biological research and education

Free access to peer-reviewed STEM research articles

An online global science news service

The latest human biology news from Science Daily

Short youtube videos about biology.

Anatomy videos from Medline.

Short PBS videos about evolution.

The Visible Human Project has over 18000 digitized sections of the human body. This introduction and tour uses images and animals from the project to teach key concepts in human anatomy.

This website provides information on the function and structures of the human body using modules. It includes reviews and quizzes at the end of each module.

Includes detailed information, along with images that are organized and divided by sections.

It includes many anatomy images along with detailed descriptions of the human anatomy.

Includes anatomy related atlases, cases, courses, databases, lectures, videos by subject

Features 1,247 vibrant engravings, as well as a subject index with 13,000 entries ranging from the Antrum of Highmore to the Zonule of Zinn"

The Census of Marine Life was an international project spanning 10 years that recorded the diversity, distribution, and abundance of life in the ocean. More than 2,700 scientists from 80 nations contributed to the Census. The results of their research, which included 540 marine expeditions, were reported at The Royal Society, London, in October 2010.

The Environmental Defense Fund empowers fishing communities around the world to improve their own livelihoods while caring for the ocean. They also develop and seed innovative new technologies into the marketplace.

The MarineBio Conservation Society (MarineBio) is a nonprofit volunteer marine conservation and science education group working online to educate the world about ocean life, marine biology, and marine conservation.

NASA has been observing the oceans from space for more than 20 years. This page explains some of the research they have done.

NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries serves as the trustee for a network of underwater parks encompassing more than 600,000 square miles of marine and Great Lakes waters. The network includes a system of 15 national marine sanctuaries and marine national monuments.

The NOAA is a federal agency focused on the condition of the oceans and the atmosphere.

The New England Aquarium is a global leader in ocean exploration and marine conservation. With more than 1.3 million visitors a year, the Aquarium is one of the premier visitor attractions in Boston and a major public education resource for the region.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is an American scientific and regulatory agency within the United States Department of Commerce that forecasts weather, monitors oceanic and atmospheric conditions, charts the seas, conducts deep sea exploration, and manages fishing and protection of marine mammals and endangered species in the U.S. exclusive economic zone.

A department of UC San Diego, SIO is one of the oldest, largest, and most important centers for ocean, earth and atmospheric science research, education, and public service in the world.