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Collection of 2000+ Free Science Images from the NIH

screenshot of the NIH scientific images site that shows thumbnails of the images in categories like viruses, anatomy, and proteins

From the NIH, a collection of 2,000+ public domain science and medical art visuals (molecules, plants, viruses, proteins, brushes for repeating items like DNA, fungi, equipment…). High-resolution, free to use — scientists on social media seem pretty pumped about this.

scientific image

scientific image

scientific image

See also PhyloPic, a collection of 10,000 “free silhouette images of animals, plants, and other life forms, available for reuse under Creative Commons licenses”. (via @waldo.net)