Research Guides: Biological and Life Sciences: Websites

General Science and Biology

EOL: Encyclopedia of Life
The encyclopedia of life pulls together information from multiple sources onto a single page for each species. "Trusted" sources are marked with a green icon.
Science.gov
Portal to government web pages.
UNEP World Conseration Monitoring Centre
World's biodiversity and assessment centre of United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)

Agricultural Research Service
Small collection of high resolution images (300 dpi) from the Agricultural Research Service unit of the USDA.
Insect Images
A joint project of the USDA Forest Service and the BugWood Network.
Iowa State University Entomology Image Gallery
MCZBase: The Database of Zoological Collections
A large database (more than 28,000 species) of insect primary type records

Agricultural Research Service
Small collection of high resolution images (300 dpi) from the Agricultural Research Service unit of the USDA.
Green Chemistry Expert System
Environmental Protection Agency
Insect Images
A joint project of the USDA Forest Service and the BugWood Network.
Iowa State University Entomology Image Gallery
MCZBase: The Database of Zoological Collections
A large database (more than 28,000 species) of insect primary type records
Science.gov
Portal to government science information, research results, databases, and websites.