Popular Science

Popular Science is a long-established publication blending science and general interest content for broad audiences. Founded in 1872, it operates under Recurrent ownership from New York, NY. It has a trust rating of 23.27% across 26 of the 30 categories we investigated. It showed stronger results in categories such as drones, while presenting opportunities for improvement in areas including electric bikes, vacuum cleaners, and blenders. Overall, Popular Science falls into our Low Trust Tier, indicating that enhancing testing transparency and methodological consistency could strengthen its editorial reliability. The publication generates revenue through affiliate disclosures and sponsored content, without advertising support.

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