Biology: Websites

General Websites 

• COBRA: A collection of biostatistics research archive.
• San Diego Zoo - Fact Sheets
• TED Talks - Biology

Government Agencies

• National Institutes of Health 
• NOAA Fisheries
• Protein Data Bank (PDB-101): An online portal for exploring the world of proteins and nucleic acids. 
• Science.gov: An official website of the U.S. government providing ready access to the massive stores of federally funded scientific research results, without needing to know which agency funded the research.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Protects human and environmental health by regulating the manufacturing, processing, distribution, and use of chemicals and other pollutants.
• U.S. Forest Service
• U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): Information about the natural hazards that threaten lives and livelihoods, the water, energy, minerals, and other natural resources we rely on, the health of our ecosystems and environment, and the impacts of climate and land-use change. 

Libraries

• National Agricultural Library
• National Library of Medicine

State of Oregon Resources

• Bureau of Land Management (US Department of the Interior)
• ODOT Environmental Protection
• Oregon Department of Forestry 
• Oregon Fish and Wildlife 

Common website domains

.edu = College/university websites 

.gov = Government websites - great for statistics, reports

.org = Nonprofit organizations, but can be used by any kind of organization

.com = Businesses/commercial sites

How to limit your search results to a specific domain:

Example: sea anemones site:.edu

Example: Oregon forests site:.gov