Biological Sciences

Charles Darwin
Celebrate the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth!
Agriculture
General resources for the Pennsylvania farmer.
Botany
Information on the flora of Pittsburgh and beyond.
Bugs and other Arthropods
Catch the reading bug at your library this summer!
Dinosaurs
Explore dinosaurs at the library.
Environment
Local and global resources in print and online format
Evolutionary Biology
Resources on the origin of life and man
Magazines
Come in and browse through our magazines on the biological sciences, nature and the environment.
Paleontology
Learn about fossils and past eras.

ScienceDaily: Plants & Animals News

Plants and animals. Read current science news in biology, botany and zoology. Find everything from research on genetics and stem cells to the most recent stories on animal care, with images.

RNA: From messenger to guardian of genome integrity

(Wednesday May 23, 2012)

Hacking code of leaf vein architecture solves mysteries, allows predictions of past climate

(Wednesday May 23, 2012)

Factors behind past lemur species extinctions put surviving species in 'ecological retreat'

(Wednesday May 23, 2012)

An introduced bird competitor tips the balance against Hawaiian species

(Wednesday May 23, 2012)

How immune cells change wiring of developing mouse brain

(Wednesday May 23, 2012)

A whale of a discovery: New sensory organ found in rorqual whales

(Wednesday May 23, 2012)