Science and Technology

Biology, Natural History, Zoology

General

Biology Browser
A starting point for anyone seeking biology information on the Internet.
http://www.biologybrowser.com/

BIOME
Guide to quality internet resources in the health and life sciences. Covers agriculture, food and forestry; biological and biomedical sciences, including genetics, biotechnology, virology, biochemistry and molecular biology; natural history; health and medicine; animal health.
http://biome.ac.uk/

BUBL Link Catalogue of Internet Resources - Zoology
Links to, and detailed descriptions of, major zoology sites
http://bubl.ac.uk/ link/ z/ zoology.htm

Ecological Flora of the British Isles
A database of data "on over 2200 species of higher plants that occur in the British Isles, together with the bibliography of sources", including taxonomy, synonyms, vernacular name, ecological characteristics, distribution, phytophagous insects and fungal diseases. "The data are obtained from the literature and therefore coverage varies greatly between species. Some data sets are incomplete at this stage."
http://www.ecoflora.co.uk/

EUNIS Biodiversity Database
Find species, habitats and sites across Europe
http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/ index.jsp

GM (Genetic Modification)
DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) site. Includes news, research and details of the applications received by the Government to release genetically modified organisms to the environment as part of experimental trials.
http://www.defra.gov.uk/ environment/ gm/ index.htm

Intute - Health and Life Sciences
Search and browse "web resources for education and research, evaluated and selected by a network of subject specialists" covering medicine; nursing, midwifery and allied health; veterinary; bioresearch; natural history; agriculture, food and forestry; biomedical ethics; history of medicine resources; and public engagement with science and technology
http://www.intute.ac.uk/ healthandlifesciences/

Microbes.info
Microbiology information portal
http://www.microbes.info/

Natural History Museum - Nature Online
Articles, photos, videos on biodiversity, environmental change, British natural history, the science of natural history, including taxonomy, and much more
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/ nature-online/ index.html

New Scientist - The Living World
News, articles, photos, 'infrequently asked questions' and more
http://www.newscientist.com/ channel/ life

Open2.net - World Around Us
Readable articles on many science topice. See especially the menu sections 'Animal kingdom' and 'Plant life' and the link to natural world glossary
http://www.open2.net/ sciencetechnologynature/ worldaroundus/ index.html

Organic Research.com
Legislation, jobs, courses, organic farms in the UK and worldwide, and links to many related sites.
http://www.organic-research.com/

World Biodiversity Database
Factsheets, images, distribution atlases, glossaries and more. "A continuously growing taxonomic database and information system that aims to document all presently known species."
http://nlbif.eti.uva.nl/ bis/ index.php

Zoological Society of London (ZSL) - Library Collection
You can search online the ZSL's library collection of books, journals and archives
http://www.zsl.org/

Charles Darwin and Evolution

Darwin200
Celebrating anniversaries of Charles Darwin, his scientific ideas and their impact. It will be two hundred years since his birth on 12 February 2009; it is 150 years since Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace first jointly announced the theory of evolution by natural selection on 1 July 2008; and 150 years since 'On the origin of species' was published on 24 November 2009
http://www.darwin200.org/

Natural History Museum - Evolution
Clear explanations of the theory of evolution and its history. Includes videos
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/ nature-online/ evolution/ index.html

New Scientist - Evolution
Special report on evolution with articles, briefing notes, an interactive graphic and more
http://www.newscientist.com/ channel/ life/ evolution

Royal Forestry Society
See the 'Learning' section for information about trees, forests and woods
http://www.rfs.org.uk

Science and Plants for Schools (SAPS)
Many useful resources, including plant image database, plant identification including 'Key for identification of British trees and shrubs'
http://www-saps.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/

The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online
The largest collection of Darwin's writings ever assembled. Thousands of searchable text pages and images of publications and handwritten manuscripts, plus Darwin bibliography, manuscript catalogue and ancillary texts
http://darwin-online.org.uk/

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