List of science magazines
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A science magazine is a periodical publication with news, opinions and reports about science
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Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
for a non-expert audience. A periodical publication for scientific experts, in contrast, is called a "scientific journal
Scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
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Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
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Scientist
A scientist in a broad sense is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense, a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method. The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science. This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word...
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Academic specialization
In academia, specialization may be a course of study or major at an academic institution or may refer to the field that a specialist practices in....
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Articles in science magazines are sometimes republished or summarized by the general press
News
News is the communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience.- Etymology :...
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Examples of general science magazines
- Australia
- Australasian ScienceAustralasian ScienceAustralasian Science is a monthly science magazine published in Australia. It contains a mixture of news items and feature articles.Australasian Science is Australia’s longest-running scientific publication...
- CosmosCosmos (magazine)Cosmos is an Australian popular science magazine that is published six times a year. It is subtitled "the science of everything" and is described as "a magazine of ideas, science, society and the future"....
- Australasian Science
- Denmark
- Aktuel NaturvidenskabAktuel NaturvidenskabAktuel Naturvidenskab is a Danish language popular science magazine. It is published by the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of Aarhus in cooperation with Danish universities and institutions....
- Aktuel Naturvidenskab
- Finland
- TiedeTiedeTiede is a Finnish science magazine, published since 1980. Until the year 2000 it was known as Tiede 2000. It is published by Sanoma Magazines....
- Tiede
- France
- La RechercheLa RechercheLa Recherche is a monthly French language popular science magazine covering recent scientific news. It is published by the Société d'éditions scientifiques , a subsidiary of Financière Tallandier....
- Science & VieScience & VieScience & Vie is a monthly science magazine issued in France since 1913 when its name was La Science et la Vie. In 1982, a spinoff computer magazine, Science & Vie Micro was launched. Another spinoff for teenagers, Science & Vie Junior was started in 1986...
- La Recherche
- India
- Current ScienceCurrent ScienceCurrent Science is a scientific journal established in 1932 and published by the Current Science Association along with the Indian Academy of Sciences. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal's 2009 impact factor of the journal is 0.782.. Professor Padmanabhan Balaram is the current...
- Current Science
- Italy
- AironeAironeAirone is an Italian science magazine devoted to science and technology issues. It is published in Milan, Italy, by the Italian publishing company Editoriale Giorgio Mondadori .-External links:*...
- Le ScienzeLe ScienzeLe Scienze is an Italian science magazine and is the Italian edition of Scientific American, published monthly since 1968. It was founded by industrial Alberto Mondadori and scientist Felice Ippolito....
- Airone
- Pakistan
- Global ScienceGlobal ScienceGlobal Science is a monthly popular science magazine published in Urdu in Karachi, Pakistan. The magazine has been in publication since january 1998. In the early years, the magazine gained popularity among the students especially by publishing IT-related articles in Urdu...
- Global Science
- Russia
- Nauka i ZhiznNauka i ZhiznNauka i Zhizn is a science magazine first issued during the years 1890-1900 in Imperial Russia, and then since 1934 in the Soviet Union ....
- Tehnika Molodezhi
- Nauka i Zhizn
- Serbia
- SciTechSciTechSciTech may refer to:* SciTech High, an alias for The Harrisburg University of Science and Technology High School* An abbreviation for the Science and Technology Facilities Council in the UK...
- PlanetaPlanetaPlaneta Corporación, S.R.L., doing business as Grupo Planeta, is a Spanish media group based in Barcelona. The company operates in Spain, Portugal, France and Latin America. Editorial Planeta, its flagship, was founded in 1949. Planeta owns over 70 publishing houses worldwide. It publishes the...
- SciTech
- Sweden
- Illustrerad VetenskapIllustrerad VetenskapScience Illustrated is a multilingual popular science magazine published by Bonnier Publications International A/S. It was launched in 1984 and is currently being published in Denmark , Iceland , Norway , Sweden , Finland , Germany Science Illustrated is a multilingual popular science magazine...
- Illustrerad Vetenskap
- Turkey
- Bilim ve TeknikBilim ve TeknikBilim ve Teknik is a Turkish popular science magazine, published by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey. The first issue was published in October 1967. There is a separate edition for younger readers, entitled Bilim Çocuk .-External links:...
- Bilim ve Teknik
- United Kingdom
- BBC FocusBBC FocusBBC Focus is a British monthly magazine about science and technology published in Bristol, UK by Bristol Magazines Ltd, a BBC Worldwide company. Edited by Jheni Osman, it covers all aspects of science and technology and is written for general readers as well as people with a knowledge of science...
- BBC KnowledgeBBC KnowledgeBBC Knowledge was an early BBC digital television channel, available by cable, satellite, or terrestrial digital broadcasting, providing a programme of documentary, cultural and educational television.-Launch:...
- Laboratory NewsLaboratory NewsLaboratory News is a monthly science magazine aimed at scientists and science professionals at all levels and from all fields. Founded in 1971, the magazine covers all aspects of scientific discovery and advances in the laboratory sector...
- New ScientistNew ScientistNew Scientist is a weekly non-peer-reviewed English-language international science magazine, which since 1996 has also run a website, covering recent developments in science and technology for a general audience. Founded in 1956, it is published by Reed Business Information Ltd, a subsidiary of...
- Physics WorldPhysics WorldPhysics World is the membership magazine of the Institute of Physics, one of the largest physical societies in the world. It is an international monthly magazine covering all areas of physics, both pure and applied, and is aimed at physicists in research, industry and education worldwide...
- BBC Focus
- United States
- American ScientistAmerican ScientistAmerican Scientist is the bimonthly science and technology magazine published since 1913 by Sigma Xi. Each issue includes four to five feature articles written by scientists and engineers. These authors review research in all fields of science...
- Discover Magazine
- MercuryMercury (magazine)Mercury is a science magazine that features articles and columns about astronomy for a general audience. It is the bi-monthly magazine of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific and was first published in 1972....
- Planetary ReportPlanetary ReportThe Planetary Report is the internationally recognized Planetary Society's magazine, featuring articles written by space experts and photos to provide coverage of solar system exploration and related subjects...
- Popular Science
- Science NewsScience NewsScience News is an American bi-weekly magazine devoted to short articles about new scientific and technical developments, typically gleaned from recent scientific and technical journals. Science News has been published since 1922 by Society for Science & the Public, a non-profit organization...
- Scientific AmericanScientific AmericanScientific American is a popular science magazine. It is notable for its long history of presenting science monthly to an educated but not necessarily scientific public, through its careful attention to the clarity of its text as well as the quality of its specially commissioned color graphics...
- SeedSeed (magazine)Seed is an online science magazine published by Seed Media Group. The magazine looks at big ideas in science, important issues at the intersection of science and society, and the people driving global science culture...
- SkepticSkeptic (U.S. magazine)Skeptic is a quarterly science education and science advocacy magazine published internationally by The Skeptics Society, a nonprofit organization devoted to promoting scientific skepticism and resisting the spread of pseudoscience, superstition, and irrational beliefs...
- Sky and Telescope
- Spinoff
- Technology ReviewTechnology ReviewTechnology Review is a magazine published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It was founded in 1899 as "The Technology Review", and was re-launched without the "The" in its name on April 23, 1998 under then publisher R. Bruce Journey...
- WeatherwiseWeatherwiseFor the energy services company WeatherWise, see Fixed billWeatherwise is a magazine founded by David M. Ludlum and was published by Heldref Publications but now is published by Taylor & Francis Group...
- American Scientist