A River of News

Compare publications

Compare two publications side by side: how much they publish, what they cover, when they publish and who reports stories first.

Comparison
Phys.orgNew Scientist
Articles we hold2,122201
Articles with a byline0%100%
Different bylines054
CategoriesScienceScience
Busiest hour18:00 UTC17:00 UTC
Stories covered (30 days)8236
Stories reported first4 (5%)2 (6%)
Typical lead when first3 hours 26 minutes3 hours 25 minutes

Head to head

Of the 40 stories both covered in the last 30 days, Phys.org was first on 14 and New Scientist on 26. The two were typically 8 hours 10 minutes apart.