/r/biology/

r/biology

5.5M members
r/biology is a subreddit with 5.5M members. The community frequently discusses biology, animals, struggling, looking for, and genetics, and they frequently recommend/review microscope, college recommendations, and programming languages, and the most common flair used is :snoo: question, :snoo: video, :snoo: discussion, :snoo_shrug: other, and :snoo: article.
A place to discuss all things biology! We welcome people and content from all related fields.

Popular Topics in r/biology

#1

Biology

105 posts
#2

Animals

29 posts
#3

Struggling

28 posts
#4

Looking For

27 posts
#5

Genetics

23 posts
#6

Evolution

23 posts
#7

Worst

16 posts
#8

Humans

10 posts
#9

Microbiology

9 posts
#10

Cells

9 posts

Products Discussed in r/biology

Microscope

4 reviews
#1
Unknown Microscope
2.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
National Geographic
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Amazon
4.0★ from 1 review
#1
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
UW-Stevens Point
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Michigan State University
5.0★ from 1 review
#1
R
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Python
5.0★ from 1 review

Flair Used in r/biology

#1
:snoo: question
: "What organism could survive on mozarella water?"
22 posts
#2
:snoo: video
: "Face Mites Under the Microscope!"
5 posts
#3
:snoo: discussion
: "Career changer, loving it, looking towards whats next"
5 posts
#4
:snoo_shrug: other
: "Just to vent: I realized I’m a failure"
4 posts
#5
:snoo: article
: "How Animals Experience Time"
4 posts
#6
:academic: academic
: "Feeling so overwhelmed by college introductory biology"
3 posts
#7
:snoo_feelsgoodman: fun
: "[OC] I made a free interactive 3D brain atlas: zoom from lobes to synapses to ion channels, with live simulations"
3 posts
#8
:snoo: news
: "Officials confirm flesh-eating New World screwworm parasite found in US wildlife"
2 posts
#9
Careers
: "Job hunt"
2 posts

Member Growth in r/biology

Yearly
+32k members(0.6%)

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Last updated: October 25, 2026