/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: video, :snoo: question, :snoo: article, :snoo: discussion, and :snoo: news.
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: video
: "This is what dish soap does to microbes. It's very effective."
66 posts
#2
:snoo: question
: "The original post says: "A bee playing in soft fresh rose petals 🏵️🐝". Is this even possible? Is this A.I?"
61 posts
#3
:snoo: article
: "Why hantavirus takes so long to show symptoms and what that means for containment | People exposed to the Andes strain of the hantavirus may not develop symptoms for up to 42 days, a delay that makes tracing infections more difficult"
18 posts
#4
:snoo: discussion
: "What biology «fact» did you recently find out to be fake?"
15 posts
#5
:snoo: news
: "Flesh-eating screwworm found within 31 miles of US border, says USDA"
12 posts
#6
:snoo_feelsgoodman: fun
: "Sexual Selection"
10 posts
#7
:academic: academic
: "common misconceptions to unteach children"
6 posts
#8
Careers
: "Giving up on my passion"
6 posts
#9
:camera: image
: "Who needs cyberpunk if one has this?"
3 posts
#10
:snoo_shrug: other
: "Would you be interested in a game like this? (Game where you can find animal cards and read interesting facts about them)"
3 posts

Member Growth in r/biology

Yearly
+42k members(0.8%)

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Last updated: June 21, 2026