general images
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NOAA Photo CollectionImages related to oceanography, marine life, and marine commerce.National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), US Department of Commerce
NOAA Ocean Explorer: GalleryImages from NOAA's Ocean Explorer expeditions. Includes videos, slideshows, and audio in these categories: Maps, Living Ocean, Sounds in the Sea, Cultural Heritage, History, Technology, and Explorers.National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), US Department of Commerce
Earth Science World: Image BankThis site is "designed to provide quality geoscience images to the public, educators, and the geoscience community."American Geological Institute (AGI)
CalPhotosImages of California water resources, habitats, plants, and animalsDigital Library Project, University of California, Berkeley
Photo Library"Our Photo Gallery contains a variety of digitized images representative of the diversity found among the 520,000 negatives in the Photo Collection of the Geological Survey of Canada. Numbers associated with the images are those assigned to the original negatives. The selection has been made from both historic and modern photographs relating to surveys and studies carried out by Survey scientists during the course of its 150 year history. The digitization of selected photographs is an ongoing project. "Natural Resources Canada
NASA Earth ObservatoryFreely-accessible publication on the Internet where the public can obtain new satellite imagery and scientific information about our home planet. The focus is on Earth's climate and environmental change. In particular, we hope our site is useful to public media and educators. Any and all materials published on the Earth Observatory are freely available for re-publication or re-use, except where copyright is indicated.NASA
NASA Earth Observatory
NASA Earth Observatory
Prints and Photographs Online Catalog"Unique in their scope and richness, the Prints and Photographs collections today number over 13.6 million images. These include photographs, fine and popular prints and drawings, posters, and architectural and engineering drawings. While international in scope, the collections are particularly rich in materials produced in, or documenting the history of, the United States and the lives, interests and achievements of the American people. ... Online access to about 50% of P&P holdings"Library of Congress
National Image LibraryFish and Wildlife images onlyFish and Wildlife images only. "... U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's online collection of public domain still photographs."U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
NYPL Digital Gallery"NYPL Digital Gallery provides access to over 376,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more."New York Public Library
Picture Collection Online"The Picture Collection Online is an image resource site for those who seek knowledge and inspiration from visual materials. It is a collection of 30,000 digitized images from books, magazines and newspapers as well as original photographs, prints and postcards, mostly created before 1923."Mid-Manhattan Library, New York Public Library
living things
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Animal Diversity WebAn online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology at the University of Michigan.University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
Tree of Life Web ProjectA collaborative Internet project containing information about phylogeny and biodiversityDavid R. Maddison
David R. Maddison, et al.
David R. Maddison, et al.
BIODIDACA bank of digital resources for teaching biology, including images related to organisms, humans and histology. Emphasis on diagrams and tissues.Affiliated with the University of Ottawa
University of California Museum of Paleontology(UCMP) "The mission of the University of California Museum of Paleontology is to investigate and promote the understanding of the history of life and the diversity of the Earth's biota through research and education."Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley
San Diego Natural History Museum - Field GuideIllustrated resources and guiddes to living things around the San Diego region.San Diego Natural History Museum
Invertebrate Photos by PhylumOrganisms that live in the eastern Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska, and marine waters off California, Oregon, or Washington.Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA
archaea
arthropods
Iowa State Entomology Index of Internet Resources Links to many great websites that contain photos of insects from around the world.Department of Entomology, Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Iowa State Entomology Index: ImagesDepartment of Entomology, Iowa State University of Science and Technology
A Guide to the Orders of TrilobitesDr. Sam Gon III
bacteria
ProcholorococcusRecently found to be the "most abundant photosynthetic cell in the oceans."Earthguide
Cyanobacteria Image GalleryCyanosite
bioluminescence
Photos of Luminous Organisms - The Bioluminescence Web PageS. H. D. Haddock, C. M. McDougall, and J.F. Case, Case Laboratory at UC Santa Barbara
Luxgene.comThis is an educational website, created to provide information, experimental data, images and animations of bioluminescent organisms in action.Luxgene
birds
Audubon's Birds of America"... online version of John James Audubon's Birds of America. ... It is from an 1840 "First Octavo Edition" of Audubon's complete seven volume text, and presents Audubon's images and original text descriptions."Audobon
WDFW Image Gallery - Birds"Images supplied on these pages, unless otherwise indicated, are owned by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife or have been made available to the Department for public use. They may be used for non-profit or educational purposes provided that the Department or copyright holder is properly credited."Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
North American Birds Photo GalleryPeter LaTourrette
CBRC Rare Bird PhotosCalifornia Bird Records Committee - A Committee of Western Field Ornithologists (WFO)
cnidarians
By-the-wind-sailor, Vellela vellelaEarthguide
echinoderms
Ochre Sea StarNice photos of the shells of dead sea urchin specimens.The Natural History Museum, London
fish
Regulatory Fish EncyclopediaStill photos of once-living fish and lots of other information.Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FishBaseLink to photo and informational database from FishBase, a "global information system on fishes."FishBase
California Marine Sportfish IdentificationSample illustrations and basic information on fish caught for sport in California.California Department of Fish and Game
Fish Images LinksUnderwater photos and videos of trout and salmon.Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Tsukiji: The Great Tokyo Fish MarketViews of the world's largest fish market.National Geographic.com
marine mammals
The ASM Mammal Image LibraryThe American Society of Mammologists
National Marine Mammal Laboratory Image GalleryAlaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Mammal Laboratory, NOAA
marine plankton
Paulette's PlanktonCenter for Cell Dynamics, University of Washington
mollusks
Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine GastropodsCollection of shell photos compiled by an individual.Eddie Hardy
OpisthobranchsImages of wild and colorful sea slugs, including nudibranchs. Images of slugs from around the world.Mediterranean Slug Site
Market squid, Loligo opalescensEarthguide
plankton blooms
plants
Photo GalleryCalifornia Native Plant Society
porifera
Fossils / Algae and StromatoporoidsSchool of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton
protists
algae
Diatoms and Other Algae: The ANSP Algae Image Database"Contains light micrograph images of diatom taxa from rivers throughout the USA."The Academy of Natural Sciences
coccolithophorids
Emiliania huxleyiEarthguide
dinoflagellates
foraminifera
Orbulina universaEarthguide
radiolarians
seaweed
Seaweed SiteNational University of Ireland, Galway
reptiles
tidepool organisms
Tidepool ZonesDiagram showing where different organisms live in a southern California tidepool.Earthguide and SIO Explorations
worms
geology
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Earth Science World: Image BankThis site is "designed to provide quality geoscience images to the public, educators, and the geoscience community."American Geological Institute (AGI)
NGDC Geologic Hazards PhotosPhotos of earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, landslides, and other geologic hazards. Free photos online and slide sets for sale. NOAA National Data Centers, NGDC
Snow Crystals.com"all about snow crystals and snowflakes -- what they are, where they come from, and just how these remarkably complex and beautiful structures are created, quite literally, out of thin air."Kenneth G. Libbrecht, snowcrystals.com
earthquakes and engineering
The Earthquake Engineering Online ArchiveThe Earthquake Engineering Online Archive is a database of significant, publicly-funded research and development literature, photographs, data, and software in earthquake, structural, and geotechnical engineering. It includes full text for EERC, SEMM, and PEER reports published at UC Berkeley, the NISEE software library, and images from EQIIS, including the Steinbrugge, Godden, and Kozak collections.National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering (NISEE) at UC Berkeley
glaciation
Quaternary GIS LibraryThe Quaternary GIS Library "supports quantitative spatial analysis of glacier, climate, and other environmental relationships at high latitudes." Includes animations and maps related to glaciation, including an animation showing rising sealevel and inundation of the Bering Land Bridge over the last 21,000 years.INSTAAR, University of Colorado
Animation of Bering Land BridgeAnimation showing rising sealevel and inundation of the Bering Land Bridge over the last 21,000 years. 1.6 Mb .mov file.INSTAAR, University of Colorado
Snow Crystals.com"all about snow crystals and snowflakes -- what they are, where they come from, and just how these remarkably complex and beautiful structures are created, quite literally, out of thin air."Kenneth G. Libbrecht, snowcrystals.com
minerals
plate tectonics
Paleomap ProjectPlate tectonic and paleoclimate animations.Christopher R. Scotese
Paleomap Project, Christopher Scotese
Sea WIFS, NASA
Paleomap Project, Christopher Scotese
Sea WIFS, NASA
climate and weather
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Snow Crystals.com"all about snow crystals and snowflakes -- what they are, where they come from, and just how these remarkably complex and beautiful structures are created, quite literally, out of thin air."Kenneth G. Libbrecht, snowcrystals.com
people
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Clip Art LibrariesSearchable clip art related to topics such as household items, hazardous wastes, light bulb, and much more.Cooperative Environmental Assistance Bureau, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
oceans
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NOAA Photo CollectionImages related to oceanography, marine life, and marine commerce.National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), US Department of Commerce
NGDC Geologic Hazards PhotosPhotos of earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, landslides, and other geologic hazards. Free photos online and slide sets for sale. NOAA National Data Centers, NGDC
earth from space
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Visualization of Remote Sensing DataImages, movies, 3-D and virtual reality visualizations of Earth and hurricanes.Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
Scientific Visualization StudioMovies of the Earth based on satellite sources. See global patterns of clouds, rain, snow/ice, and more.NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Johnson Space Center Image CollectionCollection of Shuttle mission, Earth-looking imagery, and press release images from the manned space program, from Mercury to the STS-81 Shuttle mission.Johnson Space Center, NASA
Astronaut's View of the Home Planet: Earth from Space"A dataset of seleted astronaut acquired imagery of Earth."Johnson Space Center - NASA
Space ImagingA company that describes itself as "Transforming visual information into visible results, Space Imaging offers effective solutions and decision-support tools for a variety of business, economic, environmental and security challenges around the world. We bring actionable Earth imagery to life, revolutionizing the way we view, map, measure, monitor and manage the world in which we live." They sell images taken by their IKONOS satellite.Landsat-7, NASA and USGS
Space Imaging
Space Imaging
Weather Photography"This site contains photographs of many weather phenomena, and tips and techniques to photograph these. The photo collection is split up into five galleries: Atmospheric Optics, Lightning, Clouds, Astronomy, and Miscellaneous."Harald Edens,
space and planets
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Johnson Space Center Image CollectionCollection of Shuttle mission, Earth-looking imagery, and press release images from the manned space program, from Mercury to the STS-81 Shuttle mission.Johnson Space Center, NASA
places
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California Coastal Records ProjectDetailed aerial photographic survey of the California coastline. Easy-to-use and complete source of image data.Kenneth Adelman
Photography CollectionsCalifornia Historical Society
Grand Canyon PhotosNational Park Service
San Andreas FaultEarthguide
Aramco Servies Company - Public Affairs Digital Image Archive"... photographic archives specializing in images of the Middle East and the Islamic world."Aramco Services Company
events
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Kobe earthquake, 1995 - Toppled freewayEarthguide
Disaster unfolds slowly in the Gulf of MexicoPhotos from the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill of 2010boston.com - Boston Globe