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
Scientific AmericanNature
Articles we hold191613
Articles with a byline0%91%
Different bylines0461
CategoriesScienceScience
Busiest hour10:00 UTC00:00 UTC
Stories covered (30 days)4027
Stories reported first2 (5%)1 (4%)
Typical lead when first1 hour 55 minutes6 hours

Head to head

Of the 20 stories both covered in the last 30 days, Scientific American was first on 4 and Nature on 16. The two were typically 23 hours 30 minutes apart.