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Knowable Magazine
EditorEva Emerson (English); Debbie Ponchner (Spanish)[1]
CategoriesPopular science, science journalism
FrequencyWeekly
PublisherAnnual Reviews
First issueOctober 2017
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Websiteknowablemagazine.org
ISSN2575-4459

Knowable Magazine is a non-profit, editorially independent online publication from science publisher Annual Reviews that discusses scientific discoveries and the significance of scholarly work in a journalistic style. The magazine uses information from Annual Reviews' 51 review journals as springboards for stories from areas including health and disease, the environment, biology, physics, the social sciences, and economics, linking back to science-related scholarly sources. The publication aims "to create a bridge between popular science articles and the technical literature".[2] Knowable often uses comics and infographics to enhance storytelling and make complex concepts easier to understand.[3][4] Knowable Magazine makes many of its science graphics freely available online, for use by scientists and educators.[5][6]

As a non-profit publication, Knowable Magazine has been supported by grants from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.[7][8][9] the Dana Foundation.[10] and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI).[11] As of October 13, 2022, the initiative was expanded to include Knowable en español, a Spanish-language publication under editor Debbie Ponchner.[1][12][13][14][15][16]

Awards

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Launched in October 2017,[7] Knowable Magazine was Folio magazine's 2018 Ozzie Award Winner for "Design, New Magazine" in the category "Consumer / Custom"[17] and an Honoree for the 2020 Webby Awards.[18] It was a winner or honorable mention in multiple categories of the Folio Eddie and Ozzie Awards for 2018,[17] 2019,[19] 2020[20], 2021[21], 2022,[22] 2023[23], and 2024.[24] The Knowable Magazine podcast won the Eddie category for podcast in Science & Technology in 2022 and for Science in 2024.[22][24]

In 2021, Jessica Seigel won the Newswomen's Club of New York's Front Page Award for Specialized Reporting in Science/Technology for The truth about lying. [25] In 2022, Amber Dance won the Excellence in Reporting award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors  for Pencils down: The year pre-college tests went away.[26] In 2023, Ute Eberle was the Short Form Print Winner in the Acoustical Society of America's Science Communications Awards  for the Knowable article Life in the soil was thought to be silent. What if it isn’t? [27] In 2024, Katarina Zimmer won the Eddie & Ozzie Award for Range of Work by a Single Author, Consumer.[24]

Awards that Knowable Magazine has received for its articles also include the 2020 Jonathan Eberhart Planetary Sciences Journalism Award for distinguished popular writing from the American Astronomical Society (2020),[28] Best Shortform Science Writing awards (2020,[29] 2019,[30] 2018[31]), and Best Online Articles & Essays from Entropy Magazine (2018).[32]

Availability

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Knowable Magazine is available to read online without a subscription or other fees.[7] The articles in the magazine are published under a CC BY-ND copyright license prohibiting derivative works.[33] Many of Knowable Magazine's science graphics have been made freely available online at Flickr for use by scientists and educators.[5][34][6]

Major national and international publications including The Atlantic,[35] PBS NewsHour,[36] Scientific American,[37] Smithsonian,[38] Discover,[39] the BBC,[40] The Washington Post[41] and Ars Technica[42] have republished articles from Knowable Magazine. Articles from Knowable en español have been republished in media such as El País, Spain;[43] La Nación, Argentina;[44] La Nación, Costa Rica;[45] El Espectador, Colombia;[46] El Universal, México,[47] and Salud con Lupa, Perú.[48]

References

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  2. ^ Kirpal, Viney. "Interview with Rosie Mestel, Executive Editor of Knowable Magazine". Freedom With Writing. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  3. ^ Kekulandara, Madhukara (2024). "Unveiling the art of visual storytelling: perspectives from editors at popular science magazines | ScienceWriters (www.NASW.org)". The National Association of Science Writers, Inc. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  4. ^ Sells, Rachel; Hollen, Katherine; Cote, Grace Aneska; Aquino, Lalain D.; Wunderlich, Erin R.; Gastel, Barbara (February 3, 2025). "ScienceWriters2024: Some Highlights of the Virtual Sessions". Science Editor. doi:10.36591/SE-4801-09. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Knowable Magazine: Science Graphics Library". Harvard University. 2025. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Knowable Magazine Science Graphics Library". Flickr. August 29, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  7. ^ a b c "Knowable Magazine set to launch". National Association of Science Writers. October 26, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  8. ^ Emerson, Eva; Gallagher, Richard (June 1, 2018). "In the know: Knowable Magazine aims to cover the significance of research in a compelling fashion, write Eva Emerson and Richard Gallagher". Research Information. 96: 25 – via GALE.
  9. ^ "Grants Database". Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  10. ^ Wurzman, Rachel (March 13, 2023). "Inside the Brain: Knowable Series Launch". Dana Foundation. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  11. ^ "Nexus: Science & Latinos in the United States". Knowable Magazine | Annual Reviews. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  12. ^ Moreno, William Cano (November 26, 2022). "Reflexiones sobre periodismo, ciencia y pandemia". Iraka (in Spanish). Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  13. ^ Lewis, Shawntay (July 14, 2024). "Gente de NAHJ: Costarricense busca ampliar el periodismo científico con un lenguaje más accesible". Latino Reporter (in Spanish). Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  14. ^ "Impact Report 2024" (PDF). Knowable Magazine. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  15. ^ "Knowable Magazine (Annual Reviews)". Dana Foundation. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  16. ^ "Knowable magazine reporting on global science". EurekAlert. October 13, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  17. ^ a b "2018 Folio: Eddie & Ozzie Awards". Folio Magazine. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  18. ^ "Knowable Magazine from Annual Reviews". The Webby Awards. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  19. ^ "2019 Folio: Eddie & Ozzie Awards". Folio Magazine. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  20. ^ "2020 Folio: Eddie & Ozzie Awards". Folio Magazine. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  21. ^ "2021 Eddie and Ozzie Awards". Eddie & Ozzie Awards. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  22. ^ a b "2022 Eddie & Ozzie Awards". Eddie & Ozzie Awards. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  23. ^ "2023 Eddie and Ozzie Awards". Eddie & Ozzie Awards. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  24. ^ a b c "2024 Eddie and Ozzie Awards". Eddie & Ozzie Awards. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  25. ^ "2021 Front Page Awards".  The Newswomen’s Club of New York'. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  26. ^ "2022 Writing Award Winners". American Society of Journalists and Authors. 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  27. ^ Jones, K. (June 28, 2023). "Acoustical Society of America Announces Winners of Science Communication Awards". Acoustical Society of America. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  28. ^ "AAS Division For Planetary Sciences Announces 2020 Prize Winners". American Astronomical Society (AAS). August 14, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  29. ^ Crow, Diana (2020). "Best Shortform Science Writing: July-December 2020". SciShortform. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  30. ^ Crow, Diana (May 13, 2019). "Best Shortform Science Writing: January-March 2019". SciShortform. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  31. ^ Crow, Diana (2018). "Best Shortform Science Writing: April-June 2018". SciShortform. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  32. ^ "Best of 2018: Best Online Articles & Essays". Entropy. December 6, 2018. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  33. ^ "Annual Reviews". itmsgroup.net. December 29, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  34. ^ "Free resources for science teachers". Knowable Magazine | Annual Reviews. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  35. ^ "Knowable Magazine". The Atlantic. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  36. ^ "Knowable". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  37. ^ "Stories from Knowable Magazine". Scientific American. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  38. ^ "How the Pandemic Has Revealed the Promise and Perils of Life Lived Online". Smithsonian. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  39. ^ ""The Imagination Effect: A History of Placebo Power" By Rosie Mestel, Knowable Magazine, May 19, 2021". Discover. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  40. ^ "Future Planet / Climate change: The world's forgotten greenhouse gas". BBC. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  41. ^ "Science: Why do bats have so many viruses?". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  42. ^ "Knowable Magazine". Ars Technica. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  43. ^ Quill, Elizabeth (April 28, 2025). "Cuando todo en el universo cambió". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  44. ^ Huff, Charlotte (August 12, 2024). "Buscan explicaciones en Estados Unidos al repentino aumento de la diabetes tipo 2 en niños y adolescentes". La Nacion (in Spanish). Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  45. ^ Dance, Amber (July 19, 2025). "Gusanos inspiran posibles tratamientos médicos contra obesidad y diabetes". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  46. ^ Vernimmen, Tim (July 1, 2025). "La historia sobre los océanos que cuentan estos pequeños fósiles". El Espectador (in Spanish). Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  47. ^ Carrillo, Iván (2025). "Cóndor de California: México devuelve a los cielos al gigante de Norteamérica". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  48. ^ Vernimmen, Tim (June 9, 2025). "Todo empezó con un conejo: desentrañando el misterio de la memoria". Salud con lupa (in Spanish). Retrieved July 28, 2025.
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