Lipscomb Library: Biology: Biology

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ScienceDirect Health & Life Sciences College Edition This link opens in a new window
Covers scientific and medical research
Environment Complete This link opens in a new window
Research in agriculture, ecology, marine and freshwater life, and more
Nature This link opens in a new window
Nature is one of the leading scientific journals in the world. Browse news and articles related to biology.
Science This link opens in a new window
News and current research across science disciplines. Browse by topic or see the latest news.

PubMed
Thousands of citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.

bioRxiv
Pronounced "bio-archive", this is a free online archive and distribution service for unpublished preprints in the life sciences.
medRxiv
Pronounced "med-archive", this is a free online archive and distribution server for complete but unpublished manuscripts (preprints) in the medical, clinical, and related health sciences.
OpenAlex
OpenAlex is a bibliographic catalog of scientific papers, authors, and institutions accessible in open-access mode. Indexing over 250M scholarly works from 250k sources, with extra coverage of humanities, non-English languages, and the Global South. Links to 90M disambiguated authors and 100k institutions are included, and they are enriched with topic information, SDGs, citation counts, and more.

Warning: Because OpenAlex uses artificial intelligence and automatic algorithms to index articles, it contains many superfluous or false entries, often resulting in catalog entries that do not reflect scientific community standards for publication.
PLOS
PLOS publishes a suite of influential Open Access journals across all areas of science and medicine. Rigorously reported, peer-reviewed, and immediately available without restrictions, promoting the widest readership and impact possible.

Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive database that covers research across all academic fields

Google Scholar
A freely accessible web search engine that indexes scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines

Khan Academy: Biology
Online video lessons to clarify advanced concepts in biology and related topics
ScienceNews
Scientific news and blog posts. Includes "ScienceNews for Students," a news section geared toward student scientists.

Citation Help Guide - Information, tips, and examples of different citations styles

Zotero - A free citation-management tool that keeps sources organized and generates in-text citations and bibliographies