A science magazine is a

periodical publication A periodical literature (also called a periodical publication or simply a periodical) is a published work that appears in a new edition on a regular schedule. The most familiar example is a newspaper, but a magazine or a journal are also examples ...

with news, opinions and reports about

science Science is a systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence for ...

, generally written for a non-

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audience. In contrast, a periodical publication, usually including primary research and/or reviews, that is written by scientific experts is called a "

scientific journal In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. Content Articles in scientific journals are mostly written by active scientists such as s ...

". Science

magazine A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combinatio ...

s are read by non-scientists and

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s who want accessible information on fields outside their

specialization Specialization or Specialized may refer to: Academia * Academic specialization, may be a course of study or major at an academic institution or may refer to the field in which a specialist practices * Specialty (medicine), a branch of medical ...

. Articles in science magazines are sometimes republished or summarized by the general press.

Examples of general science magazines

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Australasian Science ''Australasian Science'' was a bimonthly science magazine published in Australia and was the longest-running scientific publication in the country, from 1938 to 2019. It contained a mixture of news items, feature articles, and expert commentary. ...

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Australian Geographic Australian Geographic is a media business that produces the ''Australian Geographic'' magazine, ''DMag'' magazine, specialist book titles, travel guides, diaries and calendars and online media. It published editions of the Australian Encyclop ...

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Cosmos The cosmos (, ) is another name for the Universe. Using the word ''cosmos'' implies viewing the universe as a complex and orderly system or entity. The cosmos, and understandings of the reasons for its existence and significance, are studied in ...

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New Scientist ''New Scientist'' is a magazine covering all aspects of science and technology. Based in London, it publishes weekly English-language editions in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia. An editorially separate organisation publishe ...

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Universum Universum may refer to: * ''Universum'' (journal), an academic journal * ''Universum'' (magazine), an Austrian popular science magazine * Universum (building), on the campus of Umeå University, Sweden *Universum (band), an Australian melodic deat ...

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Galileu ''Galileu'' is a science magazine in Brazil, which was founded in 1991. The magazine is owned by Editora Globo. ''Galileu'' was first called "Globo Ciência" (in English "Globo Science"). The current magazine is named after Galileo Galilei, or '' ...

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Ciência Hoje ''Ciência Hoje'' (Portuguese:''Science today)'' is a Brazilian science magazine created in 1982 by Sociedade Brasileira para o Progresso da Ciência (SBPC). Its first edition was issued in 1982, during the SBPC's 34th annual meeting, held in Campi ...

'' * Bulgaria ** '' Da znaem poveche'' *Chile ** ''

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'' *Czech Republic ** '' Vesmír'' * Denmark ** ''

Aktuel Naturvidenskab ''Aktuel Naturvidenskab'' (lit.: ''Current Science'') is a Danish language popular science magazine published in Aarhus, Denmark. Profile ''Aktuel Naturvidenskab'' is published by the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of Aarhu ...

'' ** '' Illustreret Videnskab'' * Europe ** '' EuroScientist'' * Finland ** '' Tiede'' * France **''

La Recherche ''La Recherche'' is a monthly French language popular science magazine covering recent scientific news. It is published by the Société d'éditions scientifiques (the ''Scientific Publishing Group''), a subsidiary of Financière Tallandier. Tal ...

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Pour la Science Pour may refer to these people: * Kour Pour (born 1987), British artist of part-Iranian descent * Mehdi Niyayesh Pour (born 1992), Iranian footballer * Mojtaba Mobini Pour (born 1991), Iranian footballer * Pouya Jalili Pour (born 1976), Iranian si ...

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Science & Vie ''Science & Vie'' (; ''Science and Life'') is a monthly science magazine published in France. Its headquarters is in Paris. History and profile The magazine was started in 1913 with the name ''La Science et la Vie''. In 1982, a spinoff computer m ...

'' * Germany ** '' Laborjournal'' ** ''

Spektrum der Wissenschaft ''Scientific American'', informally abbreviated ''SciAm'' or sometimes ''SA'', is an American popular science magazine. Many famous scientists, including Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla, have contributed articles to it. In print since 1845, it i ...

'' ** '' Welt der Physik'' * India **''Resonance'', published by

Indian Academy of Sciences The Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore was founded by Indian Physicist and Nobel Laureate C. V. Raman, and was registered as a society on 24 April 1934. Inaugurated on 31 July 1934, it began with 65 founding fellows. The first general meet ...

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Current Science ''Current Science'' is an English-language peer-reviewed multidisciplinary scientific journal. It was established in 1932 and is published by the Current Science Association along with the Indian Academy of Sciences. According to the ''Journal C ...

'' **'' Dream 2047'', published by Vigyan Prasar **''Jnan o Bijnan'', published by

Bangiya Bijnan Parishad Bangiya Bijnan Parishad ( bn, বঙ্গীয় বিজ্ঞান পরিষদ, translit=Bôṅgīyô Bijñan Pôriṣôd, ) is a science organization founded by Satyendra Nath Bose in 1948. As a science organization, the Bangiya ...

**'' Sandarbh'' **'' Science Reporter'' **''

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'' * Italy ** '' Popular Science Italia'' ** ''

Airone ''Airone'' ( en, Heron) is an Italian science magazine devoted to science and technology issues. It is published in Milan, Italy, by Editoriale Giorgio Mondadori (former company, now a division of Cairo Editore, a subsidiary of Cairo Communicat ...

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Focus Focus, or its plural form foci may refer to: Arts * Focus or Focus Festival, former name of the Adelaide Fringe arts festival in South Australia Film *''Focus'', a 1962 TV film starring James Whitmore * ''Focus'' (2001 film), a 2001 film based ...

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Le Scienze ''Le Scienze'' (''The Sciences'') is an Italian monthly science magazine, It is the Italian edition of'' Scientific American''. History and profile Published monthly since 1968, ''Le Scienze'' was founded by industrial Alberto Mondadori and scie ...

'' * Japan ** Newton press ** Nikkei Science * Netherlands ** Quest ** Zenit * Pakistan ** Global Science * Poland ** Wiedza i Życie * Russia ** ''

Nauka i Zhizn ''Nauka i Zhizn'' (''Science and Life'', russian: Наука и жизнь) is a science magazine first issued during the years 1890–1900 in Imperial Russia, and then since 1934 in the Soviet Union (and continued in the Russian Federation ...

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Tekhnika Molodezhi ''Tekhnika Molodezhi'' (russian: Техника — молодёжи, "Technology for the Youth") is a Soviet, and eventually Russian popular science magazine which has been published monthly since 1933. History and profile ''Tekhnika Molodezhi' ...

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Vokrug sveta ''Vokrug sveta'' (russian: Вокруг света, literally: "Around the World") is a Russian geographic magazine. It is the longest running magazine in the Russian language. The first issue was printed in Saint Petersburg, in December 1861, al ...

'' * Serbia ** ''

SciTech SciTech, Scitech or Sci Tech may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Scitech, a not-for-profit science and technology organization in Western Australia * Sci-Tech Daresbury, a science-related business campus near Daresbury, Cheshire, England ...

'' * South Korea ** ''

Donga Science ''Donga Science'' (과학동아) is a monthly magazine about science published in South Korea. It was first published in January 1986 with the motto "the joy of science is a window to the future" (과학을 느끼는 즐거움, 미래를 보는 ...

'' * Sweden **'' Illustrerad Vetenskap'' * Turkey ** ''

Bilim ve Teknik ''Bilim ve Teknik'' (English: ''Science and Technology'') is a Turkish popular science magazine, published monthly by the Scientific and Technological Research Council ( tr, Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu, TÜBİTAK) of Turk ...

'' * United Kingdom **''

All About Space ''All About Space'' is a monthly popular science magazine, focusing primarily on cosmological events, astronomical tips, and astronautical exploration. History and profile ''All About Space'' was first published in June 2012. by the British publ ...

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BBC Focus ''BBC Science Focus'' (previously ''BBC Focus'') is a British monthly magazine about science and technology published in Bristol, UK by Immediate Media Company. Edited by Daniel Bennett, it covers all aspects of science and technology and is writ ...

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BBC Science Focus ''BBC Science Focus'' (previously ''BBC Focus'') is a British monthly magazine about science and technology published in Bristol, UK by Immediate Media Company Immediate Media Company Limited (styled as Immediate Media Co) is a British multin ...

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BBC Sky at Night ''BBC Sky at Night magazine'' is a British monthly magazine about astronomy aimed at amateur astronomers and published by Immediate Media Company. Its title is taken from the television programme produced by the BBC, '' The Sky at Night''. T ...

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Laboratory News ''Laboratory News'' is a monthly science magazine aimed at scientists with a focus on laboratory equipment. Founded in 1971, the magazine covers all aspects of scientific discovery and advances in the laboratory sector. Laboratory News has two webs ...

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Physics World ''Physics 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, pure and applied, and is aimed at physicists in ...

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American Scientist __NOTOC__ ''American Scientist'' (informally abbreviated ''AmSci'') is an American bimonthly science and technology magazine published since 1913 by Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society. In the beginning of 2000s the headquarters was in New ...

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Discover Discover may refer to: Art, entertainment, and media * ''Discover'' (album), a Cactus Jack album * ''Discover'' (magazine), an American science magazine Businesses and brands * DISCover, the ''Digital Interactive Systems Corporation'' * D ...

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MIT Technology Review ''MIT Technology Review'' is a bimonthly magazine wholly owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and editorially independent of the university. It was founded in 1899 as ''The Technology Review'', and was re-launched without "The" in ...

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Popular Mechanics ''Popular Mechanics'' (sometimes PM or PopMech) is a magazine of popular science and technology, featuring automotive, home, outdoor, electronics, science, do-it-yourself, and technology topics. Military topics, aviation and transportation o ...

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Knowable Magazine ''Knowable Magazine'' is a non-profit, editorially independent online publication from science publisher Annual Reviews that discusses scientific discoveries and the significance of scholarly work in a journalistic style. The magazine uses infor ...

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Popular Science ''Popular Science'' (also known as ''PopSci'') is an American digital magazine carrying popular science content, which refers to articles for the general reader on science and technology subjects. ''Popular Science'' has won over 58 awards, incl ...

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Quanta Magazine ''Quanta Magazine'' is an editorially independent online publication of the Simons Foundation covering developments in physics, mathematics, biology and computer science. ''Undark Magazine'' described ''Quanta Magazine'' as "highly regarded for ...

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Science Science is a systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence for ...

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Science News ''Science News (SN)'' is an American bi-weekly magazine devoted to articles about new scientific and technical developments, typically gleaned from recent scientific and technical journals. History ''Science News'' has been published since 1 ...

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Scientific American ''Scientific American'', informally abbreviated ''SciAm'' or sometimes ''SA'', is an American popular science magazine. Many famous scientists, including Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla, have contributed articles to it. In print since 1845, it i ...

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Air & Space ''Air & Space/Smithsonian'' is a quarterly magazine published by the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Linc ...

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Astronomy Astronomy () is a natural science that studies astronomical object, celestial objects and phenomena. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry in order to explain their origin and chronology of the Universe, evolution. Objects of interest ...

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Mercury Mercury commonly refers to: * Mercury (planet), the nearest planet to the Sun * Mercury (element), a metallic chemical element with the symbol Hg * Mercury (mythology), a Roman god Mercury or The Mercury may also refer to: Companies * Merc ...

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Sky & Telescope ''Sky & Telescope'' (''S&T'') is a monthly American magazine covering all aspects of amateur astronomy, including the following: *current events in astronomy and space exploration; *events in the amateur astronomy community; *reviews of astronomic ...

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Physics Today ''Physics Today'' is the membership magazine of the American Institute of Physics. First published in May 1948, it is issued on a monthly schedule, and is provided to the members of ten physics societies, including the American Physical Society. I ...

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Scientific American Mind ''Scientific American Mind'' was a bimonthly American popular science magazine concentrating on psychology, neuroscience, and related fields. By analyzing and revealing new thinking in the cognitive sciences, the magazine tries to focus on the ...

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Skeptic Skepticism, also spelled scepticism, is a questioning attitude or doubt toward knowledge claims that are seen as mere belief or dogma. For example, if a person is skeptical about claims made by their government about an ongoing war then the pe ...

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Technologist Technologist may refer to: * Applied Science Technologist, a Canadian professional title in engineering and applied science technology. * Architectural technologist, a specialist in the technology fields of building, design and construction. * C ...

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Weatherwise ''Weatherwise'' is a magazine founded by David M. Ludlum and was published by Heldref Publications in Washington DC, but now is published by Taylor & Francis Group. It covers weather and climate for weather enthusiasts as well as meteorologists ...

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Magazines A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combination ...

Examples of general science magazines

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