r/science is a subreddit with 34.6M members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and ideas, and the community frequently discusses worst, study, health, looking, and climate.
This community is a place to share and discuss new scientific research. Read about the latest advances in astronomy, biology, medicine, physics, social science, and more. Find and submit new publications and popular science coverage of current research.
Popular Themes in r/science
#1
Pain & Anger
: "The Pain Axis: LLMs Represent Self-Directed Harm and Act to Relieve It"
1 post
#2
Ideas
: "A medieval remedy could offer ideas for beating antibiotic resistance"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/science
#1
Worst
20 posts
#2
Study
11 posts
#3
Health
11 posts
#4
Looking
9 posts
#5
Climate
7 posts
#6
Science
5 posts
#7
Mental
5 posts
#8
Pollution
4 posts
#9
Cancer
: "scientists discover potential pancreatic Cancer treatment by targeting protein in Cancer patients who died within a year."
4 posts
#10
Brain
: "Persistent fatigue linked to reduced Brain blood flow in people with long COVID"
4 posts
Flair Used in r/science
#1
Health
: "Persistent fatigue linked to reduced brain blood flow in people with long COVID"
18 posts
#2
Psychology
: "To disclose or not to disclose: Peer influence and psychological factors in students' use of generative artificial intelligence"
14 posts
#3
Social Science
: "[ Removed by moderator ]"
11 posts
#4
Medicine
: "MIT used AI to develop new recipe for mRNA vaccines so they no longer need freezers and can sit at room temp for a full year or survive about 100F heat for two months which could finally let these vaccines reach poor countries without cold storage and even work as easy skin patches instead of shots."
10 posts
#5
Neuroscience
: "Scientists observed human dementia-related proteins spreading through mouse brains in a prion-like manner, providing new evidence for how neurodegenerative diseases may progress through neural networks."
6 posts
#6
Biology
: "Butterfly wing patterns and flight dynamics create “motion dazzle” effect and makes it harder to gauge speed and direction | Butterfly wing patterns in flight create powerful illusory motion cues"
5 posts
#7
Animal Science
: "A study of 26 chimpanzees observed for over 800 hours found they stole food less often from friends than non-friends (61% vs. 70%), while victims calmed down faster when the thief was a friend, suggesting chimpanzee friendships involve expectations of preferential treatment."
5 posts
#8
Genetics
: "scientists discover potential pancreatic cancer treatment by targeting protein in cancer patients who died within a year."
4 posts
#9
Environment
: "Six-year quantitative NMR profiling of polyfloral honey from a single beekeeping area in Okayama: harvest-season-associated variation in minor components"
4 posts
#10
Epidemiology
: "Violence prevention program responsible for 61% decline in gun violence deaths and injuries | UC Berkeley Public Health"
3 posts
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Last updated: October 2, 2026