ScienceAlert

ScienceAlert
EditorPeter Dockrill[1][2]
Former editorsJulian Cribb (2005 – 2015)[3][4]
CategoriesPopular science
FrequencyDaily
First issue2004
CompanyScienceAlert Pty Ltd[5]
CountryAustralia[6]
Based inCanberra[5]
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.sciencealert.com

ScienceAlert is an independently run online publication and news source that publishes articles featuring scientific research, discoveries, and outcomes.[2] The site was founded in 2004 by Julian Cribb, a science writer, to aggregate research findings from Australian universities,[7] and it expanded in 2006 when ex-Microsoft programmer Chris Cassella took on the project of developing the website.[8] It has readership that ranges from 11.5m to 26.5m per month.[6] Science journalist Fiona MacDonald has been CEO since 2017.[9]

  1. ^ MacDonald, Fiona. "Our Team". ScienceAlert. Archived from the original on 2020-09-12. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  2. ^ a b "Wake up Australia. You have the second-largest science website in the world". August 19, 2020. Archived from the original on October 4, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  3. ^ Centre, The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research. "Cribb, Julian - Japanese entry - Encyclopedia of Australian Science". www.eoas.info. Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  4. ^ "Julian Cribb: What are the future challenges to our food system". Resilience. May 19, 2011. Archived from the original on 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  5. ^ a b "ABN Lookup". abr.business.gov.au. November 1, 2014. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "sciencealert.com Traffic Statistics". SimilarWeb. Archived from the original on 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  7. ^ Beeby, Rosslyn (February 27, 2012). "ACT pair takes Australian science to the world". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  8. ^ Sharaz, David (June 14, 2012). "Canberra science website more popular than NASA". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  9. ^ "Parfemme: In Touch With Scientist and Mother Fiona MacDonald". Archived from the original on 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2020-09-04.