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Open source and science take many of the same approaches to investigation and discovery, making them natural allies. Learn more about the intersection of open source and science in these articles.

Identify flowers and trees with open source

PlantNet combines open source technology with crowdsourced knowledge to help you become an amateur botanist.

Don Watkins (Correspondent) 03 Jul 2021 58 votes 2 comments

5 open source alternatives to MATLAB

If you're looking for scientific computing software, but can't afford the leading proprietary solution, check out these open source options.

Jason Baker (Red Hat) Seth Kenlon (Red Hat) 01 May 2021 4640 votes 44 comments

Empty plastic water bottle on sand pollution trash

How open source is helping solve the plastic pollution problem

OpenLitterMap empowers people to map and share data on litter problems in their communities.

Chris Hermansen (Correspondent) Seán Lynch 24 Jan 2021 93 votes 2 comments

Explore the night sky with this open source astronomy app

Stargaze from your Linux desktop or Android device with KStars.

Don Watkins (Correspondent) 02 Jan 2021 84 votes

A web-native approach to open source scientific publishing

The open access eLife journal introduces Executable Research Articles, enabling authors to publish more transparent, interactive, and reproducible research.

Nokome Bentley Giuliano Maciocci 06 Nov 2020 88 votes 1 comment