Reddit Science. 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.
34.6M members. The best post we have captured here reached 199.3K upvotes, which works out to 6 per 1,000 members.
The mix of post types among everything we have captured. Posting a link where almost nothing but images lands is wasted effort, and this is the fastest way to see it.
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The biggest posts we have captured here. Links go to the original on Reddit.
Physicist Stephen Hawking dies aged 76
The first picture of a black hole opens a new era of astrophysics. The supermassive beast lies in a galaxy called M87 more than 50 million light-year…
Since legalizing cannabis in 2012, crime clearance rates are increasing faster in Washington and Colorado than the rest of country, suggesting that l…
Raising the taxes of graduate students by as much as 300% will be a disaster for the USA
Attractive female students no longer earned higher grades when classes moved online during COVID-19
No evidence to support link between violent video games and behaviour - Researchers at the University of York have found no evidence to support the t…
LED lights found to kill coronavirus efficiently, quickly, and cheaply, a global first in fight against COVID-19. The finding suggests the UV-LEDs ca…
Wealthy, successful people from privileged backgrounds often misrepresent their origins as working-class in order to tell a ‘rags to riches’ story re…
New study finds that most redditors don’t actually read the articles they vote on.
Casual sex among young adults has declined due to decline in drinking, an increase in computer gaming, and more young adults living with their parent…
Within four times the member count either way, so the comparison is fair. Sorted by upside.
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