The NBII Library of Images From the Environment was rated Best of the Web

The NBII Library of Images from the Environment, or NBII LIFE (http://life.nbii.gov), was listed as Best of the Web in the Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News opinion section by columnist Taralyn Tan, in the September 2010 issue.

The LIFE Web site was rated as 4 out of 4 stars, due in part to its navigation structure that organizes photos into categories such as animals, fungi and lichens, plants, environmental topics, interactions among species, landscapes, research, management and more.  Also receiving praise were the LIFE name itself and the NBII Kids page, which is accessed via LIFE.  In presenting photographs of the biological world, the NBII LIFE was considered "an excellent library" and "a wonderful window to the world around us, highlighting plants, animals, and well, LIFE in general." 

(Photos: Top image:The LIFE Homepage; Right image:  Red-eyed Treefrog (Agalychnis callidryas) Credit: John Mosesso/LIFE.nbii.gov)