Society for Science

[5] Society for Science was founded in 1921 by journalist Edward W. Scripps and zoologist William Emerson Ritter, under the name "Science Service", with the goal of informing the public of the latest scientific discoveries and achievements.

[7] Scripps and Ritter accomplished their goal by distributing the latest science research to the public through a news service for reporters.

It quickly became a prime source of science news for libraries, schools, and individuals.

Subscribers received a monthly box containing some kind or material or artifact, along with an pamphlet describing experiments that could be done with it.

[9] Beginning in 2003, it published Science News for Kids, an online magazine aimed at students, teachers and parents.

Emma Reh (1896–1982) was a science journalist for Science Service in the 1920s and 1930s. Here she is visiting an archaeological site in Oaxaca , Mexico. [ 6 ]