Web News For Us is an independent science and knowledge publication. Our purpose is to explain the most important ideas in science clearly, accurately, and honestly — to a standard where a curious reader or a working researcher could trace any claim we make back to its original source. This page sets out the standards every article is held to.
Our Standard: Citation-Grade Accuracy
We hold our work to a single guiding principle: a journalist or a subject-matter expert should be able to verify any factual claim we publish against a primary source. That standard shapes everything below. We would rather publish less and be right than publish more and be careless.
How We Research
Every article begins with primary sources — peer-reviewed journals such as Nature, Science, Cell, and Physical Review Letters, official scientific institutions (NASA, ESA, NIH, NNSA, CERN, the Nobel Committee), and direct publications from the research teams involved. We do not republish press releases or aggregate other outlets’ reporting without adding original analysis, context, and independent verification.
Sources and Citations
All factual claims are supported by cited sources. Every article ends with a Sources section, and wherever possible we split it into primary peer-reviewed research (with full author names and DOI links) and institutional and science-journalism references. We link to the original paper, not a summary of it, whenever the primary source is available. We do not treat encyclopaedias or unattributed blogs as authoritative sources.
Fact-Checking and Verification
We actively guard against the three failures that most often corrupt science writing:
- Fabricated quotations. We never place words in quotation marks unless the exact wording, publication, and date have been verified against the primary source. Where wording cannot be verified, we paraphrase and attribute rather than quote.
- Misattributed or altered quotes. A real person paired with words they did not say is treated as an error, not a stylistic choice.
- Invented statistics. Numbers, dates, and figures are checked against their source. If a striking statistic cannot be traced to a credible origin, we cut it rather than repeat it.
When the evidence is genuinely uncertain, we say so plainly. Honest uncertainty is more useful to a reader than false confidence.
Editorial Independence
Our editorial judgement is not for sale. We do not accept payment to cover, favour, or omit any subject. Advertising is kept strictly separate from editorial content: advertisers have no influence over what we write, and sponsored material — if it ever appears — will be clearly labelled as such and is never disguised as independent reporting. References to specific products, technologies, or services are never endorsements.
Corrections Policy
If we get something wrong, we fix it. Errors are corrected promptly once verified, and significant corrections are noted transparently on the article. Because science advances, we also revisit and update older articles when major new findings change the picture, rather than leaving outdated claims in place. If you believe an article contains an error, please tell us through our Contact Us page and we will review it.
Who Writes for Us
Web News For Us is written and edited under the guidance of a human editorial team with a long-standing interest in physics, biology, cosmology, and the history of scientific thought. Our approach favours depth over speed and clarity over jargon. You can read more about the publication on our About Us page and about the editor on our author page.
Use of AI Tools
We use AI tools to assist with research, drafting, and editing. No article is published as raw AI output. Every piece is reviewed, rewritten where needed, fact-checked against primary sources, and edited by a human before it goes live. The editorial responsibility for everything we publish rests with our team, not with any tool.
Language and Style
We write in British English and in plain language, avoiding unnecessary jargon while respecting the real complexity of the science. Our aim is that a motivated general reader and a specialist can both come away better informed.
Contact
For editorial concerns, corrections, or source queries, please use our Contact Us page. We take accuracy seriously and welcome being told when we can do better.