Alternatives and competitors

Sites like Phys.org

The 20 closest science news alternatives to Phys.org, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 7 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to Phys.org? The closest matches are ScienceDaily, ScienceAlert and Live Science. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.

Neighbours: k = 20
Sites searched: 4,032
Vector: 384-d
Query: 13 ms

01 · Entity

About Phys.org

Phys.org phys.org

Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and Technology

Daily science news on research developments, technological breakthroughs and the latest scientific innovations

Wikidata: science news website

Top 10K · #2,940 English 7 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

Visit Phys.org

Summary by Claude

Phys.org publishes daily science and technology news, much of it republished from university press releases and news agencies, covering physics, astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth sciences and technology.

Who it’s for: Science enthusiasts, researchers and students
Business model: Advertising

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Phys.org’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to Phys.org

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Phys.org, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Only in English

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ScienceDaily sciencedaily.com Top 10K English

ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest research news

Breaking science news and articles on global warming, extrasolar planets, stem cells, bird flu, autism, nanotechnology, dinosaurs, evolution -- the latest discoveries in astronomy, anthropology, biology, chemistry, climate & environment, computers, engineering, health & medicine, math, physics, psychology, technology, and more -- from the world's leading universities and research organizations.
Very close cos 0.949
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ScienceAlert sciencealert.com Top 10K English

ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroughs

The latest science news. Publishing independent, fact-checked reporting on health, space, nature, technology, and the environment.
Very close cos 0.942
03
Live Science livescience.com Top 10K English

Live Science | Latest science news and articles for those with curious minds

Daily discoveries, groundbreaking research and fascinating science breakthroughs that impact you and the wider world, reported by our expert journalists.
Very close cos 0.936
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EurekAlert! eurekalert.org Top 10K English

EurekAlert! Science News Releases

EurekAlert! is an online science news service featuring health, medicine, science and technology news from leading research institutions and universities. Sponsored by AAAS, the science society.
Very close cos 0.926
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space.com Top 10K English

Space.com: NASA, Space Exploration and Astronomy News

Get the latest space exploration, innovation and astronomy news. Space.com celebrates humanity's ongoing expansion across the final frontier.
Very close cos 0.921
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Ars Technica arstechnica.com Top 10K English

Ars Technica - Serving the Technologist since 1998. News, reviews, and analysis.

News and reviews, covering IT, AI, science, space, health, gaming, cybersecurity, tech policy, computers, mobile devices, and operating systems.
Very close cos 0.922
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Nature nature.com Top 1K English

Nature

First published in 1869, Nature is the world’s leading multidisciplinary science journal. Nature publishes the finest peer-reviewed research that drives ground-breaking discovery, and is read by thought-leaders and decision-makers around the world.
Very close cos 0.915
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Scientific American scientificamerican.com Top 10K English

Scientific American

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
Very close cos 0.917
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News Medical news-medical.net Top 10K English

Medical News | Medical Articles

Medical News and articles you can trust from around the world. All content is written and reviewed by qualified health, medical and scientific experts.
Very close cos 0.912
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Engadget engadget.com Top 10K English

Engadget | Technology News & Expert Reviews

Breaking news from the worlds of technology and entertainment, and expert reviews of the latest consumer tech products.
Very close cos 0.912
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Slashdot slashdot.org Top 10K English

Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters, & software

Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters. Timely news source for technology related news and B2B software reviews & comparisons.
Very close cos 0.908
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Gizmodo gizmodo.com Top 10K English

Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Dive into cutting-edge tech, reviews and the latest trends with the expert team at Gizmodo. Your ultimate source for all things tech.
Very close cos 0.909
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XDA Developers xda-developers.com Top 10K English

XDA

The world’s best source for computing news, reviews, editorials guides, and more.
Very close cos 0.909
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TIME time.com Top 1K English

TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates

Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news.
Very close cos 0.908
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NASA nasa.gov Top 1K English

NASA

NASA.gov brings you the latest news, images and videos from America's space agency, pioneering the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research.
Very close cos 0.905
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Popular Science popsci.com Top 10K English

Popular Science | Science and Technology Stories Since 1872

Awe-inspiring science reporting, technology news, and DIY projects. Skunks to space robots, primates to climates. That's Popular Science, for over 150 years strong.
Very close cos 0.903
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Popular Mechanics popularmechanics.com Top 10K English

Popular Mechanics - Product Reviews, How-To, Space, Military, Math, Science, and New Technology

Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world, whether it's practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science.
Very close cos 0.903
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New Scientist newscientist.com Top 10K

science magazine
Very close cos 0.902
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pnas.org Top 10K English

academic journal of the National Academy of Sciences
Very close cos 0.900
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Science science.org Top 10K English

academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Very close cos 0.901

Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to phys.org’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Phys.org uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What Phys.org is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.

Built with

Analytics: Google Analytics page source: googletagmanager.com/gtag/js
Advertising: Google Ad Manager page source: securepubads.g.doubleclick.net
Google AdSense page source: pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle
Security: reCAPTCHA page source: google.com/recaptcha/api.js
Web servers: Apache HTTP Server header server: Apache
SaaS tools (verified in DNS): Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=Ney6Zb1BPHav4nonSSwquiBBs0r0BIsEeQp5NqIxRkU
Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=ny8y6204en9enlmt6n8s7rlg7lkey9

Stack changes

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What competitors use

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