/r/askscience/

r/askscience

26.3M members
r/askscience is a subreddit with 26.3M members. The community frequently discusses looking for a, looking for, muscle, health, and science, and they frequently recommend/review neuroscience books, and the most common flair used is human body, planetary sci., medicine, astronomy, and earth sciences.
Ask a science question, get a science answer.

Popular Topics in r/askscience

#1

Looking For A

29 posts
#2

Looking For

24 posts
#3

Muscle

13 posts
#4

Health

8 posts
#5

Science

7 posts
#6

Annoyance

6 posts
#7

Sound

5 posts
#8

Power

5 posts
#9

Testosterone

5 posts
#10

Tiredness

4 posts

Products Discussed in r/askscience

#1
V.S. Ramachandran
5.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Steven Pinker
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Bear, Connors and Paradiso
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/askscience

#1
Human Body
: "Does larineco gum actually restore your teeth? I want to know before i even consider getting it"
4 posts
#2
Planetary Sci.
: "Which is the least able to support life, a planet that doesn't rotate (similar to Venus' rotation) or a planet that rotates at 90° relative to their orbit(similar to Uranus' rotation)? Assume both are at the optimal distance from their star to support life."
1 post
#3
Medicine
: "How are hydration packets more hydrating than just drinking water with your meals that also include salt and electrolytes?"
1 post
#4
Astronomy
: "How do we know that all galaxies around us, including our own, that we all are moving towards the great attractor, without having any stationary galaxys or like a not moving “background” to compare our movement to?"
1 post
#5
Earth Sciences
: "What is the maximum number of people earth could sustain?"
1 post
#6
Neuroscience
: "Are the impacts on cognitive health from loneliness countered by social media / online interactions?"
1 post

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+131k members(0.5%)

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Last updated: August 25, 2026