/r/askscience/

r/askscience

26.4M members
r/askscience is a subreddit with 26.4M 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 biology and human body.
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
Biology
: "How bugs feel after laying millions of eggs, fly directly into your eyes , and do straight bs , just to have a guaranteed lifespan of 15 minutes?"
3 posts
#2
Human Body
: "How does the fetal brain become male or female?"
1 post

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Yearly
+207k members(0.8%)

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Last updated: September 30, 2026