''Science Digest'' was a monthly American magazine published by the Hearst Corporation from 1937 through 1988.

History

''Science Digest'' was first published in January 1937 in an 8 x 5 inch digest size format of about 100 pages. First edited by G.W. Stamm, it was targeted at persons with a high school education level. It contained short articles about general science often excerpted from other publications in the style of '' Reader's Digest''. The headquarters of ''Science Digest'' was in

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. In November 1980 the magazine was expanded to an 11 x 8 inch glossy page format with full-length articles and color pictures targeted at a college-educated reader. The new version was largely the creation of its then editor Scott DeGarmo. It was issued bi-monthly with circulation of about 500,000 copies. At first it tended to favor breathless cover lines, and often turned to

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topics, including spontaneous human combustion and UFOs. Unable to compete with more serious publications, such as '' Discover'' and '' Omni'', the magazine ceased publication in 1986. The magazine briefly re-appeared as a quarterly in 1987, returning to the original small "digest" format, with many short articles and snippets of science information. This final relaunch lasted only one year.

Omega Science Digest

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n edition under the title ''Omega Science Digest'' began in January 1981 and had a circulation of 40,000. ''Omega'', unlike its American counterpart, carried two original fiction stories per issue.

Columnists

* Hugh Downs *

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