Scientific American

01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Scientific American

Scientific American scientificamerican.com

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

Wikidata: American popular science magazine

Company

No imprint we could read

Online since

Not in the Internet Archive

Audience

Top 10K In English

02 · Privacy

What Scientific American tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

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   Science News sciencenews.org English 3 trackers

   Science News | The latest news from all areas of science

   Science News features news articles, videos and more about the latest scientific advances. Independent, accurate nonprofit news since 1921.

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   Popular Science popsci.com Top 10K English 7 trackers

   Popular Science | Science and Technology Stories Since 1872

   Awe-inspiring science reporting, technology news, and DIY projects. Skunks to space robots, primates to climates. That's Popular Science, for over 150 years strong.

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   Popular Mechanics popularmechanics.com Top 10K English No trackers

   Popular Mechanics - Product Reviews, How-To, Space, Military, Math, Science, and New Technology

   Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world, whether it's practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science.

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   Live Science livescience.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

   Live Science | Latest science news and articles for those with curious minds

   Daily discoveries, groundbreaking research and fascinating science breakthroughs that impact you and the wider world, reported by our expert journalists.

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   ScienceAlert sciencealert.com Top 10K English 7 trackers

   ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroughs

   The latest science news. Publishing independent, fact-checked reporting on health, space, nature, technology, and the environment.

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   ScienceDaily sciencedaily.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

   ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest research news

   Breaking science news and articles on global warming, extrasolar planets, stem cells, bird flu, autism, nanotechnology, dinosaurs, evolution -- the latest discoveries in astronomy, anthropology, biology, chemistry, climate & environment, computers, engineering, health & medicine, math, physics, psychology, technology, and more -- from the world's leading universities and research organizations.

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   National Geographic nationalgeographic.com Top 10K English No trackers

   National Geographic

   Explore National Geographic. A world leader in geography, cartography and exploration.

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   Phys.org phys.org Top 10K English 3 trackers

   Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and Technology

   Daily science news on research developments, technological breakthroughs and the latest scientific innovations

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   Smithsonian Magazine smithsonianmag.com Top 10K English

   American magazine

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    New Atlas newatlas.com English 4 trackers

    New Atlas: Technology-Innovation-Outdoor News

    Extraordinary ideas and innovations moving the world forward.

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    TIME time.com Top 1K English 1 tracker

    TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates

    Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news.

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    space.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

    Space.com: NASA, Space Exploration and Astronomy News

    Get the latest space exploration, innovation and astronomy news. Space.com celebrates humanity's ongoing expansion across the final frontier.

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    MIT Technology Review technologyreview.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    MIT Technology Review

    Emerging technology news & insights | AI, Climate Change, BioTech, and more

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    EurekAlert! eurekalert.org Top 10K English 3 trackers

    EurekAlert! Science News Releases

    EurekAlert! is an online science news service featuring health, medicine, science and technology news from leading research institutions and universities. Sponsored by AAAS, the science society.

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    Nature nature.com Top 1K English 1 tracker

    Nature

    First published in 1869, Nature is the world’s leading multidisciplinary science journal. Nature publishes the finest peer-reviewed research that drives ground-breaking discovery, and is read by thought-leaders and decision-makers around the world.

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    Astronomy astronomy.com English 4 trackers

    Astronomy Magazine: Space News, Observing, Planets, Galaxies

    Astronomy.com is for anyone who wants to learn more about astronomy and space, including planets, galaxies, asteroids, and NASA.

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    Mental Floss mentalfloss.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Mental Floss - History, Trivia, Interesting Facts, and More

    Learn weird, interesting facts about history, entertainment, language, geography, and more topics. Test your knowledge with our quizzes and other trivia.

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    Slate slate.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

    Slate Magazine - Politics, Business, Technology, and the Arts

    Online magazine of news, politics, technology, and culture. Combines humor and insight in thoughtful analyses of current events and political news.

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    Newsweek newsweek.com Top 10K English 6 trackers

    Newsweek - Latest Breaking News, US, World, Politics, Business, Tech and Videos.

    Newsweek provides in-depth analysis on news, world events, politics, business, tech, entertainment, healthcare, & trending videos. Subscribe for breaking news alerts!

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    News Medical news-medical.net Top 10K English 2 trackers

    Medical News | Medical Articles

    Medical News and articles you can trust from around the world. All content is written and reviewed by qualified health, medical and scientific experts.

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04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Scientific American adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

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