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popsci.com

Category: News

Scanned: Jul 12, 2026, 07:10 AM UTC · First seen: Jul 12, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
89 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of popsci.com Captured Jul 12, 2026
https://popsci.com
Screenshot of popsci.com
30 years
Very Popular - #4,340 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Automattic, Inc
San Francisco, United States
nginx
WordPress
192.0.66.194
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Registered August 21, 1995
Expires August 20, 2027
Name Servers stan.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Automattic, Inc
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
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www.popsci.com/feed/# 609.2 KB Flagged: high risk
www.popsci.com/gear/best-coffee-machines-for-offices/# 252.4 KB Flagged: high risk
www.popsci.com/# 148.6 KB Flagged: medium risk
www.popsci.com.http-redirect 80 B No threats
experiments.parsely.com/vip-experiments.js?apiKey=popsci.com&ver=3.23.3 31.5 KB No threats
www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-WG5F9RHT 476 B No threats
stats.wp.com/e-202628.js 3.7 KB No threats
cdn.p-n.io/pushly-sdk.min.js?domain_key=LxeqPw0exTYtBk6F0uj5eGBv2LWSGPq6mjrl&ver=6.9.4 190.7 KB No threats
www.popsci.com/sitemap/# 90.5 KB No threats
www.popsci.com/contact/# 79.4 KB No threats
www.popsci.com/product-testing-and-review-guidelines/# 78.9 KB No threats
www.popsci.com/email-signup/# 76.3 KB No threats
www.popsci.com/about-us/# 82.6 KB No threats
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http://popsci.com/about-us/Not flagged
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popsci.com Overview

Description of popsci.com

popsci.com appears to be the official website of Popular Science, a long-running science and technology publication. The homepage and metadata indicate that it publishes news, feature articles, DIY content, product coverage, and commentary across topics such as science, technology, environment, archaeology, and consumer gear. Multiple web-classification sources categorize the domain as news, media, or technology-related content.

Based on the domain history and page branding, the site appears to represent an established editorial publication rather than a newly created project. The domain has been registered since 1995, and the homepage presents article listings, author pages, newsletter links, and editorial sections consistent with a mainstream digital magazine. The site also includes a "Gear" section, which suggests product reviews and affiliate-style commerce content alongside its core publishing activity.

Safety Assessment for popsci.com

The strongest scan signals are favorable at the time of this scan. The domain was flagged by 0 out of 91 security engines, and the checked content-malice blacklist databases did not report listings. The site is also categorized by multiple web-classification providers as news, media, or technology content, which is consistent with the visible homepage and long-established brand presence.

One malware scanner did report a malicious threat level and flagged 3 scanned pages, but the named findings appear to be generic heuristic detections tied in part to embedded or referenced third-party resources rather than a broad multi-engine consensus. In addition, 2 external links or referenced domains were flagged by that scanner, including a media-hosting resource and another external domain. Because these findings are not corroborated by the wider engine set or by the checked blacklist databases, they may represent low-confidence or context-specific alerts rather than confirmed site compromise.

The domain is approximately 30 years old, has a strong traffic rank, and presents as a legitimate editorial publication. Based on available data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The site is served over HTTPS with a valid Let's Encrypt certificate that was reported as current at the time of the scan. It appears to use nginx as the web server, is hosted by Automattic, Inc. in the United States, and uses Cloudflare nameservers. These details are consistent with a professionally managed publishing site using established web infrastructure.

DNSSEC is reported as unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses do not appear to benefit from DNSSEC validation. No major infrastructure-level security issues were evident from the provided data. The main technical caution is the presence of a few heuristic malware-scan flags on pages and external resources, though these were not supported by broader engine detections or blacklist listings at the time of this scan.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://popsci.com/
200 https://www.popsci.com/
Website Insights
#4,340
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: News
Rank History (30 days)
Jun 1 Jul 11
24 cookies detected
Essential20
Analytics3
Advertising1
Social0
21 1st party cookies
3 3rd party (trackers)
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