/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: news, 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
: "Is this a Hawk? What kind of fish?"
70 posts
#2
:snoo: video
: "Onion Under Microscope: Inside The Layers"
30 posts
#3
:snoo: discussion
: "RANT: Anthropic thinks its AI model can make a bioweapon. REALLY?"
15 posts
#4
:snoo: news
: "Popping a cocktail of supplements every day might be doing you more harm than good"
9 posts
#5
:snoo: article
: "Butterfly that barely ages could help unlock longevity secrets"
9 posts
#6
:academic: academic
: "common misconceptions to unteach children"
9 posts
#7
:snoo_feelsgoodman: fun
: "Fungal parasite E. muscae controls and Zombifies flies"
8 posts
#8
Careers
: "Careers in forestry, ecology, or conservation as a biology major?"
7 posts
#9
:snoo_shrug: other
: "I'm looking for a printable evolutionary tree poster."
3 posts
#10
See Note
: "CDS Previous Year Biology Question | Can You Answer?"
2 posts

Member Growth in r/biology

Yearly
+42k members(0.8%)

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Last updated: June 28, 2026