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Page quality
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Page structure
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Link structure
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Server
85% 
External factors
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SEO Score
Response time
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File size
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Words
1466
Media files
33
Number of links
298 internal / 21 external

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Title
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Science News | The latest news from all areas of science
The length of the page title is perfect. (510 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
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Science News features news articles, videos and more about the latest scientific advances. Independent, accurate nonprofit news since 1921.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (870 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
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There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
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https://www.sciencenews.org/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
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Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
Alternate/Hreflang Links
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There are no alternate links specified on this page.
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There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Rel next URL https://www.sciencenews.org/page/2
The rel next and prev tags are set correctly.
Domain
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The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
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The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
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The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
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The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
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Page quality

Content
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Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
This page contains 1466 words. That's ok.
25% of the text are stop words.
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
3 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 21.2 words is good.
Frames
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This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
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The file size of the HTML document is very large (822.8 kB).
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
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The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 29 tags for this page.
Image SEO
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3 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
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This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
Additional markup
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No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
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This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

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Page structure

H1 heading
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Science News INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM SINCE 1921
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 93 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

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H1 Science News INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM SINCE 1921
H2 Recent posts in Humans
H2 Recent posts in Life
H2 Recent posts in Earth
H2 Recent posts in Physics
H2 Recent posts in Space
H2 Featured Stories
H2 Trending Stories
H2 Spotlight on Vaccines
H2 Science News Magazine
H2 From the Archives
H2 Featured Media
H2 More Stories
H2 Science News
H3 Protein signatures may one day tell brain diseases apart before symptoms
H3 Organ age, not just your birthday, may determine your health risks
H3 Gut microbes may flush ‘forever chemicals’ from the body
H3 Protein signatures may one day tell brain diseases apart before symptoms Duplicate text
H3 How fast did dinosaurs really go? Birds walking in mud provide new clues
H3 Gut microbes may flush ‘forever chemicals’ from the body Duplicate text
H3 Trees can’t get up and walk away, but forests can
H3 An ancient Earth impact could help in the search for Martian life
H3 Deep-sea mining could start soon — before we understand its risks
H3 The biggest black hole smashup ever detected challenges physics theories
H3 Scientists 3-D printed a tiny elephant inside a cell
H3 ‘Magic’ states empower error-resistant quantum computing
H3 In a first, an image shows a dying star exploded twice to become a supernova
H3 The biggest black hole smashup ever detected challenges physics theories Duplicate text
H3 A newly discovered interstellar object might predate the solar system
H3 In a first, an image shows a dying star exploded twice to become a supernova Duplicate text
H3 Protein signatures may one day tell brain diseases apart before symptoms Duplicate text
H3 Organ age, not just your birthday, may determine your health risks Duplicate text
H3 Does the AI industry operate like a modern colonial empire?
H3 How fast did dinosaurs really go? Birds walking in mud provide new clues Duplicate text
H3 The biggest black hole smashup ever detected challenges physics theories Duplicate text
H3 A newly discovered interstellar object might predate the solar system Duplicate text
H3 How fast did dinosaurs really go? Birds walking in mud provide new clues Duplicate text
H3 In a first, an image shows a dying star exploded twice to become a supernova Duplicate text
H3 Protein signatures may one day tell brain diseases apart before symptoms Duplicate text
H3 The biggest black hole smashup ever detected challenges physics theories Duplicate text
H3 Organ age, not just your birthday, may determine your health risks Duplicate text
H3 New Horizons visited Pluto 10 years ago. We’re still learning from it
H3 Does the AI industry operate like a modern colonial empire? Duplicate text
H3 A new diabetes treatment could free people from insulin injections
H3 Sign up for our newsletter
H3 Vaccine policy in the U.S. is entering uncharted territory
H3 Lack of Evidence: Vaccine additive not linked to developmental problems
H3 Epidemics have happened before and they’ll happen again. What will we remember?
H3 50 years after ‘Jaws,’ sharks face their own terror
H3 100 years after the Scopes trial, science is still under attack
H3 Three U.S. tick species may cause a mysterious red meat allergy
H3 Panda Pandemonium
H3 No player can return this killer shot. Physics explains how it works
H3 Killer whales may use kelp brushes to slough off rough skin
H3 Two spacecraft created their first images of an artificial solar eclipse
H3 50 years after ‘Jaws,’ sharks face their own terror Duplicate text
H3 U.S. seal populations have rebounded — and so have their conflicts with humans
H3 Follow Science News
H3 Life
H3 Humans
H3 Climate
H3 Astronomy
H3 Physics
H3 Health & Medicine
H3 Earth
H3 Science & Society
H3 Subscriber Services
H3 More Information
H3 Society for Science
H4 Why these zombie caterpillars can’t stop eating
H4 A 3-D printed, plastic beaker could help algae grow on Mars
H4 A barrage of radiation couldn’t kill this hardy life-form
H4 100 years after the Scopes trial, science is still under attack Duplicate text
H4 FDA cuts imperil food safety, but not how you might think
H4 Ancient horse hunts challenge ideas of ‘modern’ human behavior
H4 Trees can’t get up and walk away, but forests can Duplicate text
H4 Climate change could separate vanilla plants and their pollinators
H4 Harmful heat doesn’t always come in waves
H4 Nearly half of the universe’s ordinary matter was uncharted, until now
H4 A rare chance to see two exploding stars is happening in the southern sky
H4 Mysterious ‘little red dot’ galaxies have a possible origin story
H4 Scientists 3-D printed a tiny elephant inside a cell Duplicate text
H4 Rainbows of sound are a reality thanks to a new device
H4 How to get the biggest splash at the pool using science
H4 These 5 nutrients might be lacking in your diet
H4 Chronic low back pain may be less likely if you walk – a lot
H4 A new diabetes treatment could free people from insulin injections Duplicate text
H4 An ancient Earth impact could help in the search for Martian life Duplicate text
H4 NASA images may help track sewage in coastal waters
H4 Earth’s oldest rocks may be at least 4.16 billion years old
H4 A Supreme Court ruling on nuclear waste spotlights U.S. storage woes
H4 How attacks on evolution in classrooms have shifted over the last 100 years
H4 Is nuclear energy good? A new book explores this complex question
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The number of internal links is ok.
There are 21 external links on this page.

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