# Ask science
Scientific studies as plain text, from about 200 million papers (titles and abstracts from OpenAlex). Two ways in:
1. To learn about a field or a topic ("teach me about...", "what does research say about...", a review, a reading
list): open its MAP. Put map/ before the topic:
https://ask.sciencemadereadable.com/map/habitat fragmentation
You get the research groups inside the topic (found from what ~1,000 papers cite and say), each with its key
papers, rising work, reviews to start with and experts. Then read the groups that matter in full, every paper
with its abstract: ?read=2 (group 2's reading lists), then ?read=2&part=papers&page=1, 2, ... (all its papers,
most central first). Long answers come in pages; each says what to open next. Read them all: that is how to
explain a field rather than repeat a list.
2. To look for something specific (one fact, one study, a name): put the question after the address.
https://ask.sciencemadereadable.com/why do cats purr
Searched by meaning. Quotes or AND / OR / NOT search for those exact words instead:
https://ask.sciencemadereadable.com/"gut microbiome" AND autism
Options after a ?: k=30 (more results, up to 100), year_from=2020, year_to, type=review, open_access=true,
abstracts=false. For example: https://ask.sciencemadereadable.com/does coffee affect sleep?k=20&year_from=2020
(Spaces may be typed as they are, or as %20 or +.) Free, no key, 30 requests a minute per address (a new map counts
as 5; maps are kept, so reading them again is cheap). Each answer links to the paper and to its page on
https://sciencemadereadable.com (its place on the map of science, its citations, and a plain-language version
when the paper is open). For programs: the JSON API and its guide, https://api.sciencemadereadable.com/api/data/llms.txt