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Category: News & Media

Scanned: Jun 16, 2026, 03:59 AM UTC · First seen: Jun 16, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
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24 years
Very Popular - #2,812 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Internap Holding LLC
Secaucus, United States
Unknown
Unknown
72.251.236.55
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registered April 26, 2002
Expires April 26, 2027
Name Servers gns1.cloudns.net
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Internap Holding LLC
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
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phys.org/manifest.json 579 B No threats
phys.org/?deviceType=desktop 202.2 KB No threats
phys.org/?deviceType=mobile 111.6 KB No threats
phys.org/favicon.ico 14.7 KB No threats
phys.org/page2.html 245.2 KB No threats
phys.org/# 202.2 KB No threats
phys.org/?devicetype=mobile?spotlight=false 202.2 KB No threats
www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?hl=en 976 B No threats
phys.org/chemistry-news/# 163.4 KB No threats
phys.org/news/2026-06-electron-tougher-faster-coatings-packaging.html 159.4 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
4741
External Links
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Iframes
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156
Referenced Domains
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Flagged Resources
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http://advances.sciencemag.org/Not flagged
http://beheco.oxfordjournals.org/Not flagged
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/Not flagged
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/Not flagged
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Not flagged
http://doi.org/10.1093/qje/qjw044Not flagged
http://doi.org/10.1177/10422587251398814Not flagged
http://iopscience.org/apjNot flagged
http://mansci.journal.informs.org/Not flagged
http://phys.org/./page2.htmlNot flagged
http://phys.org/?devicetype%3Dmobile?spotlight%3DfalseNot flagged
http://phys.org/data:image/gif%3Bbase64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAUEBAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs%3DNot flagged
http://phys.org/img/icons/noun_Sort.svgNot flagged
http://phys.org/latest-news/Not flagged
http://phys.org/manifest.jsonNot flagged
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2hourlearning.comNot flagged
academic.oup.comNot flagged
advances.sciencemag.orgNot flagged
alpha.schoolNot flagged
beheco.oxfordjournals.orgNot flagged
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.comNot flagged
bjerknes.uib.noNot flagged
bjorklab.psych.ucla.eduNot flagged
bsky.appNot flagged
commission.europa.euNot flagged
commons.wikimedia.orgNot flagged
counter.theconversation.comNot flagged
creativecommons.orgNot flagged
dhsprogram.comNot flagged
doi.orgNot flagged
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<iframe class%3D"embed-responsive-item" src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/ElNbhK9Tqb8?color%3Dwhite" loading%3D"lazy" frameborder%3D"0" allowfullscreen style%3D"width: 100%%3B height: 100%%3B position: absolute">Not flagged
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<iframe class%3D"embed-responsive-item" src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/wqr_TFxGRfQ?color%3Dwhite" loading%3D"lazy" frameborder%3D"0" allowfullscreen style%3D"width: 100%%3B height: 100%%3B position: absolute">Not flagged
phys.org Overview

Description of phys.org

Phys.org appears to be a long-running science and technology news website focused on research coverage, academic developments, and related discoveries. Based on the domain name, link structure, and the large number of references to journals, universities, and research organizations, the site appears to publish articles that summarize or report on scientific studies across fields such as physics, health, environment, space, and education.

The domain has been registered for many years and shows signs of being an established content publisher rather than a temporary or single-purpose site. Its outbound references include academic publishers, research institutions, and educational organizations, which is consistent with a news and media platform centered on science reporting and research dissemination.

Safety Assessment for phys.org

Based on available scan data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan. The domain was not flagged by any of 91 security engines, the malware scan reported no flagged files among the sampled content, and the checked threat databases did not indicate phishing, malware, or blacklist-related issues. The site also appears to have substantial established traffic presence, which can be consistent with a well-known publishing platform.

Additional context is favorable: the domain is approximately 24 years old, external links and referenced domains were not flagged in the provided scan results, and the checked blacklist sources were clean at the time of review. While no automated scan can guarantee future behavior and DNSSEC is not enabled, the available evidence does not suggest active malicious activity in this snapshot.

Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The site presents a valid SSL certificate issued by Sectigo Limited, with expiration listed as 2026-12-27. Hosting appears to be associated with Internap Holding LLC in Secaucus, United States, and the domain uses CloudNS nameservers. The scanned IP address was not listed on the checked DNS-based blocklists.

A minor technical note is that DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which means DNS responses may not benefit from that additional layer of authenticity protection. No direct server-side security issues were indicated in the provided scan data, although the web server software and supported TLS protocol details were not identified in this snapshot.

HTTP Redirect Chain
400 https://phys.org/
Website Insights
#2,812
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: News & Media
Rank History (30 days)
May 11 Jun 15
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