Library: BIOL 171: General Biology: News, Books, Articles, etc.

Reference Sources

Science Reference Center
Full-text science encyclopedias, reference books, articles, and images.
Library Catalog
Find books, videos, and other physical and online resources from the WCC and other UH libraries.
Ebook Central
Over 225,000 complete books. Hint: create a free account to save books, including your highlighting and notes.
Britannica Academic
High quality encyclopedia articles, videos, audios, related Web links, magazines, newspapers, an atlas, statistics, & biographical information.

The National Academies Press
Scholarly electronic books, primarily in Health and Science subjects. Note: Books are free to download or read online.

Streaming Videos

Article Databases

Use these databases to find scholarly publications in the Natural Sciences:

AGRICOLA
For finding materials related to agriculture, forestry, and animal science. It has citations and some full-text journal articles, books, theses, patents, software, audiovisual materials, and technical reports.
Google Scholar
Search for articles, theses, books, abstracts, and court opinions from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities, and other websites. Note: Go to Settings / LibraryLinks to connect Google Scholar to the Library's databases.
If you can't find a free version of an article, ask a librarian to help you get it.
JSTOR
Articles, books, primary sources, images, and research reports in the arts & sciences, sustainability, security studies, life sciences, and literature.
MEDLINE
Authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and more.
Science Direct
Includes scholarly publications from a wide range of disciplines, including physical sciences, health sciences, life sciences, and social sciences.

Science.gov
Search U.S. federal government science information from 13 agencies, 60 databases, and 2,200+ websites.

Semantic Scholar
A free, A.I.-powered research tool for scientific literature. Filter by publication type, field of study, authors, and date range. Provides short summaries, identifies highly influential publications, and generates bibliographic citations.

Search New Scientist via MasterFILE Complete

Science News Sources

These are news sources relevant to the sciences and related disciplines. Media Bias Fact Check (MBFC) has rated most of these as having a high or very high quality of factual reporting and a high or very high level of credibility.