apnews.com

https://apnews.com/science

Scanned on May 2, 2026

Overall

SEO

77/107 passed

AEO

30/52 passed

GEO

39/58 passed

146

Passed

Failed

217

Total Checks

Needs Work

Rating

Quick Wins — Top 5 Issues to Fix

✗Description length: 117 chars (too short)meta
✗No theme-color meta tag — improves mobile browser appearancemeta
✗Title-H1 alignment: 22% word overlap — title and H1 should share key termscontent
✗Heading hierarchy has gaps (e.g. H1 to H3 without H2)content
✗66% long sentences (>20 words) — break up for readabilitycontent

SEO — 72/100 (30 issues)

Failed Checks (30)

✗Description length: 117 chars (too short)meta
✗No theme-color meta tag — improves mobile browser appearancemeta
✗Title-H1 alignment: 22% word overlap — title and H1 should share key termscontent
✗Heading hierarchy has gaps (e.g. H1 to H3 without H2)content
✗66% long sentences (>20 words) — break up for readabilitycontent
✗43 of 105 images missing ALT text (59% have it)content
✗No hreflang tags — add if targeting multiple languagestechnical
✗Text-to-HTML ratio: 4.2% — too code-heavy, add more contenttechnical
✗Inline CSS: 21.6 KB — too much, move to external stylesheetperformance
✗Inline JS: 44.5 KB — too much, use external scriptsperformance
✗5 render-blocking scripts — add defer or async attributeperformance
✗Missing X-Content-Type-Options headersecurity
✗Web fonts without font-display: swap — may cause FOITperformance
✗URL lacks title keywords — use a descriptive URL slugtechnical
✗97 target="_blank" links missing rel="noopener" — security risksecurity
✗54 ad elements — excessive ads (ranking penalty risk)content
✗Missing X-Frame-Options — clickjacking risksecurity
✗No Referrer-Policy header — may leak URL datasecurity
✗No Permissions-Policy — restrict camera/mic/geo accesssecurity
✗4 paragraph(s) exceed 150 words — break up for readabilitycontent
✗H1 length: 7 characters — too short, aim for 20-70content
✗1488 links on page — exceeds 100 limit, may dilute link equitycontent
✗DOM size: ~8475 elements — exceeds 1500, may slow renderingperformance
✗4 render-blocking script(s) in head — add defer or asyncperformance
✗13 third-party script domains — may slow page load (cdn.cookielaw.org, assets.apnews.com, experiments.parsely.com...)performance
✗53 duplicate ID(s) found: "dianomi_context_script" (2x), "Page-header-top" (2x), "Page-header-trending-zephr" (2x) — must be unique per HTML specaccessibility
✗1 iframe(s) without sandbox attribute — security risksecurity
✗Paginated page without rel=next/prev — add for proper crawl chaintechnical
✗No IndexNow integration — add for instant Bing/Yandex indexing on content changestechnical
✗1 of 11 H2 sections have < 50 words — add more content or merge thin sectionscontent

Passed Checks (77)

✓Title tag found: "Science News: U.S. & World Science News Articles | AP Ne..."meta
✓Title length: 62 characters (slightly long — aim for under 60)meta
✓Meta description found (117 chars)meta
✓Viewport meta tag found (mobile-friendly)meta
✓UTF-8 charset declaredmeta
✓Language attribute set on HTML tagmeta
✓No meta refresh redirect (good)meta
✓Robots: "max-image-preview:large,noarchive"meta
✓Single H1 tag foundcontent
✓11 H2 tags foundcontent
✓11622 words on page (good content depth)content
✓Readability: 32 (moderate — aim for 60+)content
✓All 105 images have width/height attributes (prevents CLS)content
✓JS-based lazy loading detectedcontent
✓6 of 105 images use legacy formats (JPG/PNG/GIF) — convert to WebP/AVIF for 25-50% smaller filescontent
✓1362 internal links foundcontent
✓120 external links foundcontent
✓No empty href attributes foundcontent
✓All link texts are descriptive (no "click here" or "read more")content
✓Open Graph title foundsocial
✓Open Graph description foundsocial
✓Open Graph image foundsocial
✓Open Graph URL foundsocial
✓og:type set to "website"social
✓og:site_name: "AP News"social
✓Twitter Card: "summary_large_image"social
✓Twitter title foundsocial
✓Twitter description foundsocial
✓Twitter image foundsocial
✓HTTPS enabledtechnical
✓Canonical tag foundtechnical
✓Canonical tag is self-referencing (correct)technical
✓Favicon foundtechnical
✓Apple touch icon foundtechnical
✓Compression: brtechnical
✓URL length: 26 chars (good)technical
✓URL uses hyphens or no separators (good)technical
✓URL is lowercase (good)technical
✓No deprecated HTML tags foundtechnical
✓Font preload/preconnect found — faster font loadingperformance
✓Cache-Control: public, max-age=30, s-maxage=31536000performance
✓HSTS header present — enforces HTTPSsecurity
✓Content-Security-Policy header presentsecurity
✓About page link found — builds trust and E-E-A-Ttrust
✓Contact page/email link foundtrust
✓Privacy Policy link foundtrust
✓Terms of Service link foundtrust
✓Author byline foundtrust
✓1 JSON-LD schema block(s) foundschema
✓Schema types: WebPageschema
✓<!DOCTYPE html> declaredtechnical
✓No mixed content — all resources use HTTPStechnical
✓All 1 JSON-LD block(s) have valid syntaxschema
✓Viewport includes width=device-width (responsive)meta
✓robots.txt found and allows crawlingtechnical
✓robots.txt includes Sitemap referencetechnical
✓No AI crawlers blocked in robots.txt — AI search and training can access contenttechnical
✓sitemap.xml found with valid formattechnical
✓Sitemap contains 226 URL(s)technical
✓All 5 checked internal links are workingcontent
✓0% nofollow links (1/1482) — good link equity flowcontent
✓OG image uses absolute URL (correct)social
✓Web App Manifest found (PWA-ready)technical
✓15 resource hint(s) (dns-prefetch/preconnect) — faster loadingperformance
✓All schema types have required propertiesschema
✓38 first-person pronouns — strong personal experiencecontent
✓187% responsive images (srcset/picture)content
✓Title uses "|" separator — Google may rewrite it; consider using "—" insteadmeta
✓max-image-preview:large — eligible for Google Discover large imagesmeta
✓Title and meta description are different (good)meta
✓OG URL matches canonical URL (consistent)social
✓Viewport allows zoom (good for accessibility)accessibility
✓No snippet blocking detected (good — content is fully accessible)technical
✓Trailing slash consistent between URL and canonicaltechnical
✓ARIA landmarks present: main, navaccessibility
✓All 2 form input(s) have labels or aria-labelsaccessibility
✓1 feed(s) discovered (RSS) — aids content discoverytechnical

AEO — 58/100 (22 issues)

Failed Checks (22)

✗Only 0 content sections — segment your content betterdiscoverability
✗No definition lists (<dl>) — great for term/value pairsdiscoverability
✗No code blocks — add <code>/<pre> for technical contentdiscoverability
✗No FAQ section found — add Q&A content for AI citationstructure
✗No data tables — tables help AI compare and cite datastructure
✗No concise answer paragraphs detected — add short summaries after headingsstructure
✗34% short sentences — shorten sentences for better AI parsingstructure
✗Few key-value patterns — use "**Label:** value" format for AIstructure
✗Only 0 concise answer paragraph(s) after headings — add 2+ short summaries (40-200 chars) right after H2/H3 tagscitation
✗No Speakable schema — add for voice assistant optimizationvoice
✗First paragraph too short for AI snippetsvoice
✗No SearchAction schema — add for enhanced search presencevoice
✗Avg 36 words/sentence — simplify for AI and voicevoice
✗Pronoun density: 0.6% — add more "you/your" for engagementvoice
✗No summary section — add Key Takeaways for AI extractionvoice
✗Few Q&A blocks — add question headings followed by answer paragraphsvoice
✗No /llms.txt found — add one to guide AI crawlers (emerging standard)discoverability
✗No sameAs links in schema — add social profiles for brand recognitioncitation
✗No Table of Contents — add jump links for AI content navigationstructure
✗Statistics lack source references — attribute data to boost AI trustcitation
✗No <details>/<summary> elements — use for expandable Q&A contentstructure
✗Brand name used inconsistently (253 partial vs 30 full) — standardizecitation

Passed Checks (30)

✓Structured data found — AI can understand your contentdiscoverability
✓11622 words in HTML — good content for AI parsingdiscoverability
✓Clean URL structurediscoverability
✓3 semantic HTML5 elements founddiscoverability
✓Description + OG description both present — clear topic signalsdiscoverability
✓171 named entities found — helps AI understand contextdiscoverability
✓1362 internal links — good topic cluster signaldiscoverability
✓Question-style headings found — ideal for AI snippetsstructure
✓199 lists found — structured content for AIstructure
✓Step-by-step content detected — AI loves procedural answersstructure
✓96% concise paragraphs — scannable for AIstructure
✓Avg 557 words/section — sufficient depthstructure
✓Author information found — builds E-E-A-Tcitation
✓Publication/modification date foundcitation
✓Statistics and data found in content — highly citablecitation
✓Organization schema found — AI can identify your brandcitation
✓3/5 E-E-A-T signals presentcitation
✓Source citations found — increases AI trustcitation
✓120 external links — references authoritative sourcescitation
✓Content references 2026/2025 — fresh contentcitation
✓Topic focus: 100% — title keywords found in contentcitation
✓119 conversational words — good for AI summariesvoice
✓Active voice dominant (6% passive) — AI-friendlyvoice
✓82 H2/H3 headings — good content structure for AIvoice
✓No AI-blocking robots directives — AI crawlers can access contentdiscoverability
✓Freshness signal found (Last-Modified header or dateModified)citation
✓AI crawlers allowed in robots.txt (3/4 explicitly listed)discoverability
✓Brand name consistent across 2/3 signals (title, OG, schema)citation
✓Content updated within 90 days — fresh content gets 3.2x more AI citationscitation
✓Video found but no VideoObject schema — add for AI video discoverydiscoverability

GEO — 67/100 (19 issues)

Failed Checks (19)

✗Few question headings — add Q&A headings for AI Overviewoverview
✗No author schema — add for AI trust signalsauthority
✗No original data signals — "our research shows..." boosts AI citationauthority
✗No examples or case studies — add real-world examplesauthority
✗No FAQ Schema — add for Google rich results + AI Overviewformat
✗No HowTo Schema — add for step-by-step rich resultsformat
✗No summary section — add Key Takeaways or TL;DR for AIformat
✗43 images missing ALT textformat
✗No BreadcrumbList schema — add for better AI contextformat
✗Only 1/6 formatting types — use bold, lists, tables, quotes, codeformat
✗Single-perspective content — add "on the other hand..." for balanceformat
✗3/14 semantic elements — add <article>, <figure>, <time>, etc.semantic
✗No <time> elements — wrap dates in <time datetime="...">semantic
✗Page size: 1725 KB — very large, may slow AI crawlingtechnical
✗Only 1 Schema type(s) — add more for AI contexttechnical
✗First 200 words lack topic keywords — AI may skip your content for extractionoverview
✗Author lacks credentials — anonymous content is a GEO penaltyauthority
✗No <figure>/<figcaption> — wrap images with descriptive captions for AIformat
✗No authoritative sameAs links — add Wikipedia/Wikidata/LinkedIn URIs to schema for Knowledge Graph alignmentauthority

Passed Checks (39)

✓Definition-style content found — featured snippet candidateoverview
✓Content freshness signals detectedoverview
✓Comprehensive content (11622 words, 11 sections)overview
✓Title and H1 are aligned — clear topic focusoverview
✓Step-by-step content detected — AI Overview friendlyoverview
✓2-level heading hierarchy — deep content structureoverview
✓91% optimal paragraphs (20-80 words) — AI-friendlyoverview
✓Source citations found — increases AI trustauthority
✓2/5 trust signals foundauthority
✓Brand identity consistent (OG + Schema)authority
✓Expert quotes or testimonials found — authority signalauthority
✓4 industry terms used — domain expertise signalauthority
✓3 links to authoritative sources — boosts credibilityauthority
✓14 unique external domains — diverse sourcesauthority
✓Comparison content detected — AI loves comparingformat
✓Data visualization elements found (tables/charts)format
✓Both ordered and unordered lists used — content varietyformat
✓Actionable advice found — AI prefers practical contentformat
✓Conclusion/recommendation found — helps AI provide answersformat
✓2 entity types in Schema — AI can classify contentsemantic
✓8 data points with units — highly citablesemantic
✓100% title keywords in first 200 words — good prominencesemantic
✓467 contextual links — good cross-referencingsemantic
✓Content categorization found — clear topic classificationsemantic
✓9 sections have subtopics (H3) — deep coveragesemantic
✓Mobile-friendly (viewport set)technical
✓HTTPS secure — trusted by AI systemstechnical
✓Open Graph fully configured (title, description, image)technical
✓Canonical URL set — prevents AI from citing duplicatestechnical
✓Page allows AI indexing (no noindex/nosnippet)technical
✓HTML lang="en" set (add og:locale for completeness)technical
✓3 ARIA landmarks found — good accessibility for AItechnical
✓All image ALT texts are descriptive (>5 chars)format
✓11622 words — sufficient depth for AI analysisoverview
✓Definition + list combo — strong featured snippet candidateoverview
✓16 data points found — statistics boost AI visibility by 30-40%authority
✓max-image-preview:large — optimal AI rich result displaytechnical
✓4/6 question types (5W1H) in headings — comprehensiveoverview
✓Link anchor texts are descriptive — good AI context signalsemantic

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