When two popular science magazines—out of about 17 in circulation—ceased publication in the same year, one commentator said, "The science magazines didn't shake out. They fell apart. " The general manager of one of the failed magazines said, "There was a perception that they were irrelevant.
Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-09-science-journalism-dying-years-today.html)