sci.news media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media places sci.news in the centre. We have seen it on 19 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is sci.news biased?
Ad Fontes Media places sci.news in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is sci.news left or right?
Ad Fontes Media places sci.news in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is sci.news reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for sci.news are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What sci.news has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with sci.news’s own report linked underneath.
Physicists at CERN's Large Hadron Collider have detected evidence of a rare beauty particle decay into two muons. The LHCb experiment's finding, with a statistical significance of 3.2 sigma, is a step towards confirming a process predicted to occur once in ten billion decays, a search that has been ongoing for over 40 years.
sci.news reported it asCERN Physicists Find Evidence of Ultra-Rare Particle Decay (opens sci.news in a new tab)
Scientists have identified an icy object, named 2026 ED138, orbiting the sun beyond Pluto. The object's size is estimated between 600 and 1,500 kilometres in diameter. Classification as a dwarf planet depends on further study.
sci.news reported it asVera Rubin Observatory Spots Possible New Dwarf Planet beyond Pluto (opens sci.news in a new tab)
A nearly two-pound meteorite discovered in Mali in 2022 has been identified as a 4.1-billion-year-old piece of Mars. Named Teghaza 001, it offers new insights into the Red Planet's early history and water cycle.
sci.news reported it asMeteorite Found in Sahara is Piece of Mars at Least 4.1 Billion Years Old (opens sci.news in a new tab)
A new dinosaur species, Invictibellatrix amberina, has been identified from a fossil found on the Isle of Wight. The long-clawed predator, which lived 120 million years ago, is the first evidence of megaraptorans in Europe and may have viewed humans as prey.
sci.news reported it asNew Species of Predatory Dinosaur Identified in UK (opens sci.news in a new tab)
NASA's Perseverance rover has set a new record for the farthest distance driven on the surface of another planet, covering 45.22 kilometers (28.1 miles) on Mars. The mission has been extended until the end of 2028.
sci.news reported it asPerseverance Becomes Farthest-Traveling Vehicle on Another World (opens sci.news in a new tab)
Eating late at night is associated with a 20-30% increased risk of liver disease, including fatty liver and cirrhosis, according to a US study of around 200,000 people. Researchers suggest timing of meals is key to liver health.
sci.news reported it asLate-Night Snacking Linked to Higher Risk of Liver Disease (opens sci.news in a new tab)
A giant cloud near Mars' Arsia Mons volcano forms daily through a process called homogeneous nucleation, where water vapor turns directly into ice. This method has never been observed in a planetary atmosphere before, challenging previous assumptions about cloud formation.
sci.news reported it asGiant Martian Cloud May Form Through Physics Never Before Seen in Planetary Atmosphere (opens sci.news in a new tab)
Paleontologists have identified Herugavialis cairensis, a new species of extinct crocodile, from 45-million-year-old fossils found in Egypt's Mokattam Formation. The limestone used for the Great Sphinx was quarried from this formation, and a key fossil skull shares a missing snout tip with the monument.
sci.news reported it as45-Million-Year-Old Crocodile Skull from Egypt Gets New Name: Herugavialis cairensis (opens sci.news in a new tab)
A planet described as a gas giant has been discovered orbiting a white dwarf star approximately 250 light-years away. This 'second-generation' planet is believed to have formed from material expelled by its dying star, offering new insights into planet formation.
sci.news reported it asAstronomers Spot Possible Second-Generation Planet around Young White Dwarf (opens sci.news in a new tab)
Research from Oxford University suggests animals may have evolved up to 200 million years earlier than fossil evidence currently shows. The study re-examined microfossil deposits and used molecular clock analysis to propose an earlier origin for animal life.
sci.news reported it asFirst Animals May Have Appeared 200 Million Years Earlier than Their Oldest Fossils Suggest (opens sci.news in a new tab)
For the first time, astronomers have detected radio signals directly from an exoplanet, Beta Pictoris b, located 63.4 light-years away. The signals, likely from the planet's aurora, suggest a powerful magnetic field, offering new insights into planetary environments beyond our solar system.
sci.news reported it asAstronomers Detect Radio Signal from Beta Pictoris b (opens sci.news in a new tab)
Researchers have demonstrated that certain microorganisms can survive in simulated conditions of Enceladus's subsurface ocean. The study, published in 'Science Advances', recreated the moon's ocean floor chemistry in a lab, using archaea that consume hydrogen and produce methane, suggesting Enceladus's geochemistry may be more favourable for life than previously thought.
sci.news reported it asCassini Reveals Surprising Diversity in Salt Grains from Enceladus’ Ocean (opens sci.news in a new tab)
A major study combining bat genomes and fossils suggests the flying mammals first appeared in Europe around 65 million years ago, shortly after the extinction of the dinosaurs. The research also indicates that flight and echolocation evolved near the dawn of bat evolution.
sci.news reported it asBats Originated in Europe, Genetic and Fossil Evidence Suggests (opens sci.news in a new tab)
Stanford University scientists have found that the human brain develops from two distinct progenitor cell populations, suggesting an evolutionary merging of two ancient nervous systems. This discovery could aid research into neurological diseases.
sci.news reported it asHuman Brain is Two Organs Fused Together, Study Suggests (opens sci.news in a new tab)
Researchers have identified a new wild cat species, Leopardus tilcayo, in Bolivia's Yungas forest. The small feline, measuring about 45-46 cm and weighing 1.4 kg, is the first new wild cat species described in more than 100 years.
sci.news reported it asNew Species of Tiger Cat Identified in Bolivia (opens sci.news in a new tab)
A new study reveals that young chimpanzees develop unique vocal patterns specific to their populations as they mature. These differences, observed in grunts, whimpers, and laughter, become more pronounced as the animals age, challenging previous assumptions about the fixed nature of chimpanzee calls.
sci.news reported it asYoung Chimps Develop Their Own Accents, New Study Finds (opens sci.news in a new tab)
NASA's Roman Space Telescope has successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The observatory is designed to study dark matter, dark energy, and exoplanets, collecting vast amounts of data to deepen our understanding of the universe.
sci.news reported it asNASA’s Roman Space Telescope Launches on Mission to Probe Hidden Universe (opens sci.news in a new tab)
Astronomers have identified a star, S301, orbiting the Milky Way’s central black hole at 25,000 kilometres per second, the fastest known in the galaxy. Its tight orbit may enable scientists to measure the black hole’s spin, testing Einstein’s general relativity.
sci.news reported it asNewly-Discovered Star Could Finally Reveal Spin of Our Galaxy’s Central Black Hole (opens sci.news in a new tab)
A study led by University of Kansas physicist Daniel Tapia Takaki at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider provides the first multidimensional measurement of incoherent J/ψ photonuclear production, offering evidence for gluon saturation inside atomic nuclei and challenging the long-standing nuclear shadowing model.
sci.news reported it asCERN Physicists Find Evidence for Gluon Saturation inside Atomic Nuclei (opens sci.news in a new tab)
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How reliably it reports fact
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Very high factuality
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Who owns it
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Where it publishes from
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What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 19
- Reports listed
- 19
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
19 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. sci.news is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 19 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of sci.news: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 4 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 4 November 2026. Ratings pulled 3 November 2026.
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