r/science

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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.

Members

33,670,453

as of February 2025

Last post

today

September 28, 2026

Posts (30 days)

100+

Created

2006

October 18, 2006

Total posts

937.9K

archived

Total comments

21.4M

archived

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How many members does r/science have?

r/science had 33,670,453 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.

Is r/science dead?

No. r/science is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.

When was r/science created?

r/science was created on October 18, 2006.

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