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Science News

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Good quick scan of what's new in the sciences. I've subscribed for over 10 years It use to be a 16 page weekly that had short concise pithy summaries of the latest news in science with reference to original source. It was clearly the best summary for busy folk or those just preferring a quick titillating overview. In recent years they switched to a 32 page format every two weeks. At the same time the article quality seemed slip a bit getting more verbose and longer. The genre of the adds also changed. I'm guessing in response to economic pressures. In frustration, I looked for a replacement, but Science News is still the best broad field science overview I have found including science blogs available via Kindle. Most articles are still short at a paragraph or two to half a page with one or two longer feature articles. Relevant color photo graphs are also included. If you are at all interested, it is worth a try. I find articles that relate to work (Medical device R&D), that my wife, kids, friends and I discuss, and that relate to various books I'm reading. Besides entertaining for those interested in learning, I find it a nidus of serendipity.

I have been reading this magazine for more than 30 years. It was much better when it came as a short weekly. The new longer bi-weekly version is more difficult to read and does not hold my atention like the weekly did. But I continue to subscribbe. It would be great if Amazon could get them to come out with a Kindle version. How about it, Amazon?

Gerald N Rohwedder

This magazine is wonderful. The articles are short and focused. For a busy person, it doesn't take long to read about the latest science discoveries.

I really like th ability to have a quick survey I can go through in one sitting to hear what is going on in the world of science. Not much depth, but it takes me through topics I would not usually seek out so I learn about things I would not ordinarily encounter.

I just received my first issue of Science News. It is so interesting. I'm reading it cover to cover. If you like science, this is the magazine to read.

I just read thsi magazine for the first time yesterday and I am going to subscribe today! I am not a scinetific person, but I am interested in science. I found this perfect. It contained lots of firaly showrt but concise stories about all types of sciences. I couldn't put it down, and I ended up talking with my kids about many of the things I read. If you want to keep up with developments in the science world, but don't have time to spend hours doing it, this is perfect.