Science & Academia — Useful Sites

earth nullschool

2026-10-18T00:00:00Z

Visualisation of global wind, ocean-current and air-pollution forecasts on a live globe. Unlike weather apps, it shows surface and atmosphere layers at planetary scale rather than a local forecast.

https://earth.nullschool.net

OpenAlex

2026-10-18T00:00:00Z

An open catalogue of scholarly works, authors, institutions and journals; all the data is CC0 and queryable through a free API. Unlike Semantic Scholar the data can be reused without restriction; it was set up to replace the Microsoft Academic Graph when that shut down.

https://openalex.org/

TOP500

2026-10-18T00:00:00Z

The twice-yearly ranking of the 500 fastest supercomputers by LINPACK results, with all past lists. Unlike general hardware news it offers decades of comparable measurements.

https://www.top500.org/

Türkiye Bursları

2026-10-18T00:00:00Z

Turkey’s government scholarship programme for international students at bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral level; coverage, programmes and the application calendar live here. Unlike a single university’s scholarship it bundles tuition, a monthly stipend, accommodation and a year of Turkish language study in one application.

https://www.turkiyeburslari.gov.tr/

YÖK Atlas

2026-10-18T00:00:00Z

Placement data for Turkish undergraduate and associate programmes: base scores and ranks, quotas, which provinces and high schools students come from, the academic staff. Unlike prep-school ranking lists it is official, programme-level data built on ÖSYM placements.

https://yokatlas.yok.gov.tr/

YÖK Yükseköğretim İstatistikleri

2026-10-18T00:00:00Z

Statistics from the Council of Higher Education’s information system: student and academic-staff counts by university, faculty and programme. Unlike YÖK Atlas it is not admissions data but headcount tables across the whole system.

https://istatistik.yok.gov.tr/

Zotero

2026-10-18T00:00:00Z

An open-source reference manager: its browser connector saves the citation and PDF from an article page in one click, and the Word and LibreOffice plugins format citations and bibliographies in thousands of styles. Unlike publisher-owned managers such as Mendeley it is developed by a non-profit; only cloud storage beyond a small quota is paid.

https://www.zotero.org/

Awesome Agriculture

2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

A list of open-source technology and tools for farming and gardening. Unlike commercial agriculture software, it gathers only open-source options — sensors, irrigation, farm management, data.

https://github.com/brycejohnston/awesome-agriculture

Awesome Bioinformatics

2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

A list of tools and resources for analysing biological data (bioinformatics). Unlike general data-science lists, it focuses on biology-specific tools such as sequence alignment and variant calling.

https://github.com/danielecook/Awesome-Bioinformatics

Awesome Citizen Science

2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

A list for community-based, non-institutional science (citizen science). Unlike academic science resources, it gathers projects, tools and hardware open to people outside institutions.

https://github.com/dylanrees/citizen-science

Awesome Clean Tech

2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

A list of projects and resources fighting climate change with technology. Unlike general sustainability writing, it focuses on open-source projects and areas where developers can contribute.

https://github.com/nglgzz/awesome-clean-tech

Awesome Computational Biology

2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

A list of resources for computational approaches to biology problems. Unlike tool-heavy bioinformatics lists, it pairs courses, books and methods with the tools.

https://github.com/inoue0426/awesome-computational-biology

Awesome Healthcare

2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

A list of open-source healthcare software for facilities. Unlike commercial health software, it gathers open-source options — electronic health records, imaging, standards such as HL7/FHIR.

https://github.com/kakoni/awesome-healthcare

Awesome Information Retrieval

2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

A list of information-retrieval resources for learning to build your own search engine. Unlike the docs of ready engines such as Elasticsearch, it teaches the theory underneath — indexing, ranking, evaluation.

https://github.com/harpribot/awesome-information-retrieval

Awesome LaTeX

2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

A list of packages, templates and tools for LaTeX, the scientific typesetting language. Unlike Overleaf’s docs, it gathers editors, packages and templates without tying them to one service.

https://github.com/egeerardyn/awesome-LaTeX

Awesome Neuroimaging

2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

A list of imaging software for analysing brain data from living subjects. Unlike general image-processing lists, it focuses on software specific to brain data such as MRI and fMRI.

https://github.com/NPACore/awesome-neuroimaging

Awesome Neuroscience

2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

A list of computational resources for studying the nervous system and brain. Unlike the neuroimaging list, it focuses on computational modelling, data sources and courses rather than imaging.

https://github.com/analyticalmonk/awesome-neuroscience

Awesome Quarto

2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

A resource list for Quarto, the scientific and technical open-source publishing system. Unlike R Markdown it is language-agnostic: you write the same document with Python, R, Julia or Observable.

https://github.com/mcanouil/awesome-quarto

Awesome Scientific Computing

2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

A list of tools and libraries for solving complex scientific problems by computer. Unlike data-science lists, it focuses on numerical methods — finite elements, linear algebra, differential-equation solvers.

https://github.com/nschloe/awesome-scientific-computing

Awesome Theoretical CS

2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

A list for the interplay of computer science and pure mathematics (theoretical CS). Unlike practical programming lists, it covers theoretical fields such as complexity theory, algorithm analysis and logic.

https://github.com/mostafatouny/awesome-theoretical-computer-science

Begin LaTeX in Minutes

2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

A brief intro to LaTeX for beginners, in minutes. Unlike Overleaf’s long guides it is a one-page quick start: document structure, maths, tables and bibliography basics. The repository is archived (last update November 2020); LaTeX basics have not changed, so it still reads fine.

https://github.com/LewisVo/Begin-Latex-in-minutes

DBLP

2026-08-21T20:53:20Z

The open bibliography database of computer science publications, with tidy author pages and conference volumes. Against Google Scholar it is clean and hand-maintained — author ambiguity and phantom records are rare.

https://dblp.org/

Computer History Museum

2026-08-17T20:53:20Z

Oral history interviews with the pioneers of computing, plus a lecture archive. Unlike technical channels it records the circumstances a decision was made in — the context no document holds.

https://www.youtube.com/user/ComputerHistory/videos

Nature

2026-08-17T20:53:20Z

One of science’s most prestigious peer-reviewed journals, carrying news and research together. Unlike preprint archives its strict peer review gives published findings their weight.

https://www.nature.com/

OpenStax

2026-08-17T20:53:20Z

A Rice University project offering university textbooks free and openly licensed. Unlike commercial texts it gives full, peer-reviewed volumes that are free and regularly updated.

https://openstax.org/

PhET Simulations

2026-08-17T20:53:20Z

The University of Colorado’s interactive simulations for physics, chemistry and maths. Unlike a lecture it lets you experience a concept by tweaking its parameters by hand.

https://phet.colorado.edu/

Semantic Scholar

2026-07-28T11:43:55Z

An AI-powered academic search engine. Unlike Google Scholar it summarises a paper, distinguishes influential citations and extracts links semantically.

https://www.semanticscholar.org/

Connected Papers

2026-07-28T11:43:49Z

A tool that starts from one paper and builds a visual graph of related work. Unlike a citation list it draws a “map” of a field and shows neighbouring work.

https://www.connectedpapers.com/

SKYbrary

2026-07-28T08:37:19Z

An EUROCONTROL-backed aviation safety knowledge base of accident analyses, human factors and safety management systems. Unlike general aviation sites it focuses on safety — a usable archive for anyone thinking about high-reliability system design.

https://skybrary.aero/

İÜ Gazete Arşivi

2026-07-28T07:37:46Z

Istanbul University’s scanned historical newspaper collection. Unlike secondary literature it is a primary source, where the details that literature skips turn up.

https://nek.istanbul.edu.tr/ekos/GAZETE/

Nişanyan Yeradları

2026-07-28T07:32:48Z

A historical inventory of settlement names in and around Turkey. Unlike official place-name lists, it documents former names and every change with date and source — nothing else compiles this systematically.

https://www.nisanyanyeradlari.com/

David Rumsey Harita Koleksiyonu

2026-07-28T07:32:41Z

A high-resolution historical map archive. Unlike plain scanned collections, it lets you georeference maps onto modern geography — a strong tool for tracking place-name and border change.

https://www.davidrumsey.com/

Transkribus · Osmanlıca

2026-05-28T18:17:04Z

A text-recognition model trained on printed Ottoman Turkish. Unlike general OCR tools it can read Arabic-script Turkish — a gap that is critical in archive research.

https://www.transkribus.org/models/ottoman-turkish-print#tryit

ABD Antarktika Programı

2026-05-06T11:27:13Z

The official portal of the US Antarctic research programme, with material on field logistics and station operations. Unlike general science news, it details how systems are operated in extreme conditions.

https://www.usap.gov/

SKRS (Sağlık Kodlama Referans Sunucusu)

2026-04-20T19:23:28Z

Official reference server by the Turkish Ministry of Health publishing standardized ICD-10 diagnosis, drug, and clinical codes; provides the canonical terminology tables required for healthcare software interoperability in Turkey.

https://skrs.saglik.gov.tr/

TRAKEL

2026-04-17T18:56:52Z

Biodiversity archive indexing butterfly species of Turkey with field photography, flight periods, and province-level observation maps; serves as the lepidoptera counterpart to TRAKUS.

https://www.trakel.org/kelebekler/

BizimBitkiler

2026-04-17T18:56:46Z

National botanical database listing the scientific taxonomy, endemism status, and distribution maps of vascular plants in the Flora of Turkey; grounded in peer-reviewed botany rather than gardening guides.

https://bizimbitkiler.org.tr/list.html

TRAKUS

2026-04-17T18:56:42Z

Turkish ornithology and citizen-science archive documenting bird species across Turkey with field photos, audio calls, and distribution records; offers localized Turkish species guides unlike global-only databases.

https://www.trakus.org/tr

Devlet Arşivleri

2025-11-09T12:53:01Z

Turkey’s official archive institution and the gateway to catalogues and digital copies of Ottoman and Republican-era documents. Unlike secondary sources, it takes you to the original document.

https://www.devletarsivleri.gov.tr/

Aperta

2025-10-25T20:40:47Z

TÜBİTAK’s open archive, hosting research data alongside publications. Data sharing is not yet common in Turkey, which makes it notable.

https://aperta.ulakbim.gov.tr/