Life Sciences

Animal Diversity Web

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html

Animal Diversity Web (ADW) is an online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology at the University of Michigan.

Biodiversity Heritage Library

http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ 

Access biodiversity literature of ten prestigious natural history museums, botanical libraries, and research institutions through this "global biodiversity commons." Search by title, author, subject, geography, or year.

Biology Reference

http://www.biologyreference.com

Explanations of numerous terms such as taxonomy, cytokinesis, nervous systems, and more.

Cells Alive!

http://www.cellsalive.com 

Photographs and animations illustrate allergy and mite interactions, antibody production, HIV infection, how lymphocytes destroy tumors, parasite activity, penicillin resistance, and more.

The Complete Works of Charles Darwin

http://darwin-online.org.uk 

Side-by-side access to the text and images of all of Darwin’s publications and manuscripts. Audio Darwin provides downloadable audio MP3 files of many of the works, including On the Origin of Species. 

eFloras.org

http://efloras.org/index.aspx 

Browse or search this virtual library of flora from around the world by plant family and genera. Includes the entire text of Flora of China and Flora of North America. 

Encyclopedia of Life

http://www.eol.org/

"An online reference source and database for every one of the 1.8 million species that are named and known on this planet."

Kimball's Biology Pages

https://www.biology-pages.info/

A regularly updated online biology textbook. Students can search by keyword or browse the table of contents.

Learn Genetics

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/ 

Interactive labs and lessons on issues such as cloning, stem cells, and gene therapy explain the connection between genetics and everyday life and society. Appropriate for high school and college students.

Plants Database

http://plants.usda.gov

From the US Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Services, this database lets you search under the common or scientific name of a plant, by characteristics, by region, etc.

Species Directory (Endangered Species from the World Wildlife Foundation)

https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/directory?direction=desc&sort=extinction_status

Information on endangered and extinct species around the world including photos, status, threats, and more.

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