Technical Information
| HTTP Status Code | 200 |
| HTTP Version | HTTP/1.1 |
| HTTPS | ✔ Available |
| IP Address | 192.0.66.234 |
| Server Software | cloudflare |
| CDN | Cloudflare |
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ℹ 🔵 Missing HSTS | HTTP Strict Transport Security is not configured. Recommended for HTTPS sites. |
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ℹ 🔵 Missing X-Frame-Options | The site can be embedded in iframes by third parties (clickjacking risk). |
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ℹ 🔵 No Compression | The server does not use Gzip or Brotli. Enable compression to reduce bandwidth usage. |
HTTP Status Code 200
HTTP Version HTTP/1.1
HTTPS ✔ Available
IP Address 192.0.66.234
Server Software cloudflare
CDN Cloudflare
ℹ 🔵 Missing HSTS HTTP Strict Transport Security is not configured. Recommended for HTTPS sites.
ℹ 🔵 Missing X-Frame-Options The site can be embedded in iframes by third parties (clickjacking risk).
ℹ 🔵 No Compression The server does not use Gzip or Brotli. Enable compression to reduce bandwidth usage.
Redirect Chain
| # | URL | HTTP Status Code | Status |
| 1 | https://sciencenews.org:443 | 301 | HTTP/2 301 |
| 2 | https://www.sciencenews.org/ | 200 | HTTP/2 200 |
#1 URL https://sciencenews.org:443
HTTP Status Code 301
Status HTTP/2 301
#2 URL https://www.sciencenews.org/
HTTP Status Code 200
Status HTTP/2 200
Performance
| DNS Lookup | 30 ms |
| TCP Connect | 32.1 ms |
| TLS Handshake | 6.9 ms |
| Time To First Byte (TTFB) | 153.5 ms |
| Content Download | 9.8 ms |
| Total Response Time | 163.3 ms |
DNS Lookup 30 ms
TCP Connect 32.1 ms
TLS Handshake 6.9 ms
Time To First Byte (TTFB) 153.5 ms
Content Download 9.8 ms
Total Response Time 163.3 ms
Security
| HTTPS | ✔ Enabled |
| HSTS | ✘ Not configured |
| CSP | ✔ Configured |
| X-Frame-Options | ⚠ Not configured |
| X-Content-Type-Options | ⚠ Not configured |
| HTTP/2 | ⚠ HTTP/1.1 |
HTTPS ✔ Enabled
HSTS ✘ Not configured
CSP ✔ Configured
X-Frame-Options ⚠ Not configured
X-Content-Type-Options ⚠ Not configured
HTTP/2 ⚠ HTTP/1.1
SEO Quick Check
| Title | Science News | The latest news from all areas of science |
| Meta Description | Science News features news articles, videos and more about the latest scientific advances. Independent, accurate nonprofit news since 1921. |
| Canonical | https://www.sciencenews.org |
| Robots Meta | follow, index |
| Open Graph Title | Science News Magazine |
| Open Graph Description | Science News features daily news articles, feature stories, reviews and more in all disciplines of science, as well as Science News magazine archives back to 1924. |
| Open Graph Image | https://www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/20... |
| Twitter Card | summary_large_image |
| Twitter Title | Science News Magazine |
| Twitter Description | Science News features daily news articles, feature stories, reviews and more in all disciplines of science, as well as Science News magazine archives back to 1924. |
| Twitter Image | https://www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/20... |
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| Technology | WordPress Google Analytics Google Tag Manager Cloudflare PHP Node.js Stripe |
Technology WordPress Google Analytics Google Tag Manager Cloudflare PHP Node.js Stripe
HTTP Headers
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