Skip to Main Content

Biology Research Resources

From flora to fauna to education and research resources

Biology Based Images

Mix of CC, Public Domain, and Copyrighted Images & Videos

Environmental topics in science, international studies, business, law, and politics. Abstracts and full-text. Sources include newspapers, magazines, refereed journals, videos, podcasts, images, case studies, and portals for 160+ nations with an interactive map.

Most are free to use, but check the credits. Some are copyright protected.

A wide-ranging collection of photographs, illustrations, charts and graphs at the federal government's main website. At the search box, top center, choose the images tab and enter search terms.

Illustrations from Gray's Anatomy on all parts and systems of the body. Caveat: ads are a slight annoyance.

Cellular-level slides showing a broad range of human anatomy: from skin and reproductive system to circulatory system and bones.

The PEIR Digital Library is a multidisciplinary public access image database for use in medical education.

Streaming Videos

Finding credible, quality videos can take a little work.

One way: Search for films in Kanopy, a streaming video service the Library subscribes to.

Another way: Type your topic in Google searchbox, limiting to reliable domain names.

For example: sustainability site:.gov or site:.edu.

Then choose Videos link below the Google search bar.

Acid Test: The global challenge of ocean acidification 2010. Play from website. See related videos (coral reefs, etc.) at website.

Acid Test: Science behind the movie provides journal citations and links to full text that support NRDC's Acid Test video.

At the Nature Publishing site, dozens of topics, from ocean biodiversity and hominid evolution to space-time and ancient tsunamis. 

OF THE LAND is a detailed exploration into our current food supply as well as a variety of organic options available to people who want to support sustainable farming methods.

In Make Me Live Forever, Michael Mosley goes on a journey to the logical conclusion of modern medicine: triumph over death. He visits Cambridge academic Aubrey de Grey who is offering prize money for the scientist who can most effectively rejuvenate ageing mice. But Michael wants more than longevity - he is seeking immortality. He witnesses the application of stem cell work; restoring vision, constructing new organs which offers the chance of replacing body parts.

Explore the history of genetic engineering, which has roots in the imaginary hybrid creatures of ancient myth. Learn how real hybrids can be made by splicing genes for desired traits into the genome of an organism. Then discover how this brave new technology is being used.

DVDs available at SCU Library