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Environmental Science

A collection of resources for environmental science and information about environmental issues and concerns

Articles in Academic Journals

To find recent research reports and articles in academic journals, browse the list of Electronic Databases available through your library (see the link below). For environmental science, consider the following resources: 

  • Environment Complete contains full-text articles from agriculture, ecology, and other disciplines that study the environment.
  • GreenFILE focuses on research at the intersection of the environment and such fields as education, law, and technology.
  • Biological Science Databaseincludes resources from Biological Sciences, MEDLINE, and TOXLINE databases that provide access to cutting-edge research as well as full-text articles from trade and industry journals, technical reports, government publications.

Datasets & Collections

AirNow

Air quality information for locations in the U.S. Click on the map or enter your zip code to see the report. 

AmphibiaWeb

A searchable taxonomy, recent publications & other resources related to natural history.

Berkeley Earth

Database and monitoring reports on climate change.

The Borror Lab of Bioacoustics

A growing archive (40,000+) of animal sound recordings.

Earth Science World Image Bank

A searchable, quality geoscience image bank from the American Geosciences Institute.

EnviroFacts

Databases related to air, land, water, waste, toxins, radiation and other environmental conditions.

Fish base

A global biodiversity information system on fin-fish.

Freshwater and marine image bank

A digital collection of images adn sketches from publications in the early 18th - 20th centuries. 

Indian Claims Insight

Docket histories for U.S. Indian claims, including treaties, maps, and court documents related to a specific location, time, or a tribe. Log in via Haskell’s Electronic Databases portal

Mineralogy Database

A wealth of resources about minerals, their chemical composition, physical and optical properties.

National Centers for Environmental Information

An extensive archive of the climate, coastal, oceanographic, and geophysical data in a variety of formats.

Plant database

A plant database from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The Macaulay Library

The world’s largest archive (> 9 million) of natural history photos, audio and videos.

The plant list

A working list of the known plant species. Currently includes over one million names.

US Geological Survey

Real-time data on earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and other geological phenomena

Additional Resources

AP Environmental Science

A collection of 35 short videos addressing various environmental topics including atmosphere, enrage, soil, biodiversity, suitability and more.

Appropedia

A wiki dedicated to environmental topics including green living, solar energy, water, and more.

National Geographic: Environment

Online resources (videos and photo galleries) on the topics of climate change, food, cities, and related matters.

Project Gutenberg - Ecology Bookshelf

A list of free ecology books in the public domain.

Pulse of the Planet

Two-minute radio episodes presenting expert views on particular issues, notions, and concepts of the environmental studies.

The Global Development Research Center

A virtual library of resources from an independent think tank.