Live Science

Science news website

Live Science

Logo of the website since 2016

Type of site

| News website
Available in| English
Owner| Purch (Future)
Editor| Alexander McNamara
URL| www.livescience.com
Commercial| Yes
Launched| 2004; 20 years ago (2004)

Live Science is a science news website. It publishes stories in a wide variety of topics such as Space, Animals, Health, Archaeology, Human behavior and Planet Earth. It also has a Forum section for open discussions and a Reference section with links to other sites. Their mission is "make the wonders of science and the world around us relevant, useful and interesting to everyone by informing and entertaining our readers ".[1]

## History[edit]

Live Science was originally launched in 2004. It was acquired by ediaNetwork, later called Purch, in 2009.[2] Purch consumer brands (including Live Science) were acquired by Future in 2018.[3][4]

## Reception[edit]

Live Science has been rated GREEN for its credibility and trustworthiness by NewsGuard, a global service that rates news sources for their journalistic standards.[5]

Live Science is a member of the Independent Press Standards Organisation, which regulates the UK's magazine and newspaper industry.[6]

## Awards[edit]

2007: Winner, Award for Specialty Site Journalism (large organization) from the Online Journalism Awards.[7]

2008, 2010: Honoree, Websites and Mobile Sites, Science from the Webby Awards.[8][9]

2021: Listed as one of the top 10 science websites from the website "Make Use Of".[10]

Live Science was ranked in RealClearScience's "Top 10 Websites for Science" from 2016 to 2023.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "LiveScience – About Us". LiveScience. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
2. ^ Ali, Rafat (26 October 2014). "Space.com & Related Sites Acquired by TopTenReviews". GigaOm. Knowingly, Inc. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
3. ^ Dool, Greg (19 July 2018). "UK-Based Future Acquires Purch for $132.5 Million". Folio. Access Intelligence, LLC. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
4. ^ "Live Science". Future plc. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
5. ^ "Privacy policy and Trustworthiness". LiveScience. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
6. ^ "Privacy policy and Trustworthiness". LiveScience. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
7. ^ "2007 Specialty Site Journalism Winner". Online Journalism Awards. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
8. ^ "Websites and Mobile Sites Science 2008". The Webby Awards. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
9. ^ "Websites and Mobile Sites Science 2010". The Webby Awards. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
10. ^ "The Top 10 Websites to Get Your Daily Dose of Science". Make Use Of. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
11. ^ Ross Pomeroy (13 November 2016). "The Top 10 Websites for Science in 2016". realclearscience.com. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
12. ^ Ross Pomeroy (4 December 2017). "The Top 10 Websites for Science in 2017". realclearscience.com. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
13. ^ Ross Pomeroy (10 December 2018). "The Top 10 Websites for Science in 2018". realclearscience.com. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
14. ^ Ross Pomeroy (12 December 2019). "The Top 10 Websites for Science in 2019". realclearscience.com. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
15. ^ Ross Pomeroy (17 December 2019). "The Top 10 Websites for Science in 2020". realclearscience.com. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
16. ^ Ross Pomeroy (13 December 2021). "The Top 10 Websites for Science in 2021". realclearscience.com. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
17. ^ Ross Pomeroy (13 December 2022). "The Top 10 Websites for Science in 2022". realclearscience.com. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
18. ^ Ross Pomeroy. "The Top Websites for Science in 2023". realclearscience.com. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* Live Science on Facebook
* Live Science's channel on YouTube
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