Databases by Subject: Sciences & Technology
A list of journals available in electronic form, or databases, on the subject of Sciences and Technology.
Martindale’s Virtual Ref Desk
Great links to health, nursing, chemistry, astronomy, bioscience/biotech, engineering, geology, physics, math, and many other topics.
New York Times (Tuesday) Science Times
Search all science topics, dating back to 1851 - use the abstract to find the whole article on BMCC’s NY Times database.
Protocol Online
Collects and organizes many of the publicly available protocols used in scientific techniques.
General Resources: Biology
All the Virology on the WWW collection of online virology resources.
The Antibody Resource Page
Extensive compilation of antibody information and advice for locating specific antibodies.
The Biology Project
Award-winning online resource including problem sets, tutorials, and activities in English and Spanish.
Cell & Molecular Biology - Useful Tables
Includes the genetic code, periodic table, DNA codons, and amino acid information.
ExPASy Molecular Biology Server
Expert Protein Analysis System from the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics provides access to SWISS-PROT, protein and DNA sequence analysis resources, and other tools.
Laboratory Survival Manual
A surprisingly fun resource for information on lab safety and hazardous materials.
Visible Human Project
3-D images of the human body, including complete representations of normal male and female bodies and cross-sections from the National Library of Medicine.
General Resources: Chemistry
Berkeley Laboratory Isotopes Project's
Choose an element to learn more about its isotopes; site also includes a glossary of nuclear science terms.
Chemistry Listservs List
List of chemical LISTSERVs with instructions for joining e-mail discussion lists.
Chemfinder
Provides physical property data, 2D chemical structures, basic chemical data and structures with links to information found in supplier catalogs, MSDS and regulatory databases.
ChemWeb
Virtual community for chemists with links to journals, databases, conference updates, and research, from 1980 to the present.
General Chemistry Online!
Resources for intro students and faculty, lecture notes, slide shows, calculators, glossaries, online practice exams, and tutorials.
National Biological Information Infrastructure
Biological data produced by federal and state agencies, universities, natural history museums, and the private sector.
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
Extensive online resources of scientific articles and genetic databanks for researchers, including PubMed, GenBank, BLAST, Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) and the Entrez resources.
Making Matter
3D structures of inorganic materials with terrific images and descriptions.
Nobel Prizes in Chemistry
Learn who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry from 1901 to the present.
Periodic Table of the Elements from Los Alamos
Searchable resource includes an alphabetical list, and a quiz to test your knowledge.
RasMol Home Page
Download RasMol and Chime, molecular visualization freeware and find instruction on their use.
Stain Removal Guide
Practical chemistry brought to you by a retired New Zealand chemist who adheres to the "Chemistry Really is Radical" principle.
WebElements Interactive periodic table with detailed information.
General Resources: Physics, Astronomy, and Geology
ABCs of Nuclear Science
Brief introduction to Nuclear Science, examining antimatter, beta rays, cosmic connection and much more.
Earth Science World
Source images, maps, games, links to government public policies, and information on all aspects of geology.
EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal
Free access to global or country-specific environmental data, arranged into 10 major subject areas with searchable databases, data tables, country profiles, and maps.
Frank Potter's Science Gems
More than 14,000 science resources for students, parents, teachers, scientists, engineers, and mathematicians sorted by category, subcategory, and grade level.
Understanding Our Planet through Chemistry
Shows how chemists and geologists use analytical chemistry to determine the age of the Earth, predict volcanic eruptions, observe atmospheric change over millions of years, and document damage by acid rain and pollution of the Earth's surface.
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Visual Collections: Biology
Botanical Society of America Image Collection
Collection of approximately 800 images available for instructional use.
Catalog of Botanical Illustrations
Database of the more than 3000 botanical illustrations created by the Department of Botany of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History.
Dennis Kunkel's Microscopy
Wide range of images produced by micro-photographer Dennis Kunkel featuring insects, cells, and biological molecules—in high magnification.
Graphics Gallery diagrams representing important processes of biotechnology.
Through the Microscope Internet gallery of images of viruses, bacteria, fungi, and protozoa.
Worldwide Museum of Natural History
Online museum featuring photo galleries for natural history and the earth sciences - including dinosaurs, ammonites, crinoids, mammals, butterflies and moths, wildflowers, and insects.
Visual Collections: Chemistry
NANOWORLD Image Gallery
Images for use in biology, physiology, and chemistry at atomic, molecular, cellular, and macromolecular scales.
Visual Collections: Physics, Astronomy and Geology
Astro Images
Bert Katzung's excellent site of astrophotography includes our solar system, comets, and other astronomical bodies.
Astronomical Image Galleries
University of Alabama’s site of galaxy, deep space, and other related astronomical images.
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Multimedia
Hubble Space Telescope and International Space Station images, as well as their planetary photo journal.
National Geophysical Data Center & National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NGDC & NOAA)
These agencies provide scientific management and services for geophysical data from the Sun to the Earth and Earth's sea floor and solid earth environment, including Earth observations from space.
National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) Image Gallery
Includes pictures taken with the facilities of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory, and pictures of their telescopes, instruments, and history.
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Chemistry & Environmental Dictionary
Chemistry, environmental and hazardous materials resources and periodic table; articles on chemistry, environmental and hazardous materials issues; a geologic timeline; and more.
Educypedia
Information resource about scientific and educational material: electronics, science, engineering, encyclopedia, and information technology.
Encyclopedia Smithsonian
Answers frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian with links to resources on subjects from Art to Zoology
How Many? A Dictionary of Units
Provides meanings, abbreviations, derivations, conversion factors, and definitions for hundreds of units of measure.
Lab Tests Online
Peer-reviewed, non-commercial, patient-centered public resource on clinical lab testing from the laboratory professionals who do the testing.
NIST Standard Reference Data
Measurements, standards, data, and models for properties of gases, liquids, and solids; the rates and mechanisms of chemical reactions in the gas and liquid phases in analytical chemistry, atomic & molecular physics, biometrics, biotechnology, chemical & crystal structure, fluids, fire, construction, among others.
Anatomy & Physiology
Many fabulous tutorials on histology, skeletal structure, muscular structure, articulations, central nervous system, & the senses.
Anatomy Tutorials & Quizzes
A compilation of gross anatomy pictorial tutorials and quizzes out of Boston University.
Ask the Nerd – Tutorials in Organic Chemistry reviews and “problem sets” to test your knowledge.
Biology Tutorials & Resources
Various biology disciplines covered in this icon driven tutorial website.
Calculator.com online, pocket pc, pda, wap & cellphone calculators.
Converters You name it; it converts it –from temperature to currency, from weights to velocity units.
General Chemistry Virtual Textbook well organized “textbook” with accompanying tutorials.
Heat & Thermodynamics Select from a “tree” of linked concepts in physics from the Georgetown University.
Introduction to Thermodynamics
Introduction to the basic concepts of Thermodynamics starting from the study of an ideal gas.
Math.com Online Calculators many types of calculators and other math resources.
Skull Anatomy Tutorial Various views of the human skull with a point & click to check names of the parts.
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The American Institute of Biological Sciences
National umbrella organization for the biological sciences, and part of the National Academy of Sciences.
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Professional association of more than 40,000 members that provides leadership in advancing the chemical engineering profession.
APSnet - The American Phytopathological Society
Headquarters and administrative offices of several scientific associations.
ChemCenter: The American Chemical Society Online
Self-governed individual membership organization with more than 158,000 members at all degree levels and in all fields of chemistry.
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
Advances biological science through collaborative advocacy for research policies that promote scientific progress and education and lead to improvements in human health.
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
Advances worldwide aspects of the chemical sciences and addresses many global issues involving the chemical sciences.
ISI Highly Cited
Most highly cited researchers of our time in 21 subject categories in the life sciences, medicine, physical sciences, engineering and social sciences.
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Part of a collaborative community dedicated to understanding the atmosphere—the air around us—and the interconnected processes that make up the Earth system.
National Institute of Standards and Technology, (US Gov)
Agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, founded in 1901 as the nation's first federal physical science research laboratory.
Scholarly Societies & Professional Associations
Provides information on scholarly societies across the world since 1994, sponsored by the Waterloo University (Canada) Library.
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Animal Diversity Web
Fun virtual textbook on animal diversity with images & sounds of many animals and their habitats.
Cells Alive! presents images of all different cell types and also has cool videos.
Centers for Disease Control
(CDC) Everything you wanted (or didn't want) to know about diseases, traveler's health and more!
Cyberbotanica: Plants and Cancer Treatments
Botanical compounds used in cancer treatment/research and the plants that produce them.
Emerging Infectious Diseases Resource Links sites with information on emerging infectious disease.
Epidemic and Pandemic Alert & Response
Tracks evolving infectious disease situations, from the United Nation’s World Health Organization (WHO). Information is offered in 6 major languages.
ESP - Electronic Scholarly Publishing
Full-text access to papers and books from the early days of classical genetics, along with a fun timeline, Genetics in Context, comparing genetic discoveries with historical events.
Evolutionary and Geological Timelines
Concise look at evolutionary development along with geological eras. Good selection of related links both in the browse & links buttons on the bottom of the page.
GeneCards
Database of over 6000 human genes describing gene function, gene products, and relevant biomedical applications. From the renowned Weizmann Institute of Israel.
Karolinska Institute Library
Enormous index of biomedical resources featuring information on diseases, bioethics, and the history of bioscience.
Mammal Species of the World
Database of mammalian taxonomy, organized in a hierarchy including Order, Family, Subfamily, Genus, and Species.
Museum of Paleontology
Sections on phylogeny, geological time, and a great section on the history of evolutionary thought.
OncoLink
Excellent cancer information resource with useful information for researchers, medical professionals, and patients.
Species 2000
Work in progress, covering nearly one-third of the world's species- about 1.75 million species of plants, animals, fungi and microorganisms.
The Tree of Life
Information on the evolutionary development of organisms’ relationships and their characteristics in a fun and easy-to-navigate format.
Weather Underground
Free, real-time, accurate online weather information for over 60,000 U.S. and international cities with information in many different languages.
Compiled by Dorothea Coiffe, Sciences Library Liaison (dcoiffe@bmcc.cuny.edu )
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