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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