Trending Science Topics this month
The 100 most-viewed science topics this month on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: COVID-19.
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488,318
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COVID-19
contagious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2
22,757
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2
tabby cat
domestic cat with a distinctive coat marked by stripes, dots, lines, or other patterns
22,531
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3
human evolution
evolutionary process leading up to the appearance of anatomically modern humans
15,595
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4
Gregorian calendar
internationally accepted civil calendar
14,332
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5
vibe coding
software development practice with AI assistance
13,779
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6
misanthropy
general dislike of humanity
12,468
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7
physics
study of matter and its motion, along with related concepts such as energy and force
12,251
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8
demographics of India
Aspect of human geography in India
10,822
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9
Islamic calendar
lunar calendar used by Muslims to determine religious observances
10,623
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10
Julian calendar
calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BC
9,230
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11
feminism
group of movements that come about defining, and defending women liberation and gender equity
8,881
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12
tricolour cat
coat pattern in domestic cats
8,676
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13
demographics of Germany
demographics of country
8,585
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14
Hellenistic period
period of Mediterranean history from 323 to 31 BC
8,259
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15
homeopathy
system of pseudoscientific alternative medicine based on the doctrine of "like cures like"
7,704
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16
application programming interface
software interface between computers and/or programs
7,587
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17
Critical Role
American TTRPG web series
7,032
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18
geography of the United States
overview of the geography of the United States of America
6,852
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19
demographics of Israel
national demographics
6,542
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20
tortoiseshell
two-color coat coloring found almost exclusively in female cats
6,518
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21
logic
study of correct reasoning
6,431
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22
Ayurveda
traditional medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent
6,213
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23
Lebensraum
German "living space" ideas of settler colonialism (1890s–1940s)
5,995
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24
demographics of Ukraine
demographics of country
5,964
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views
25
Scale AI
American multinational data annotation company
5,746
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26
Kinsey scale
social distribution of sexual orientation
5,439
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27
Chinese calendar
lunisolar calendar
5,429
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views
28
timeline of human evolution
chronological outline of major events in the development of the human species
5,261
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29
Slack
web-based instant messaging service
5,241
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views
30
Alcoholics Anonymous
self-help organization
5,168
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31
dispensationalism
Christian theology
5,096
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32
S. A. Andrée's Arctic Balloon Expedition of 1897
S. A. Andrée's Arctic Balloon Expedition of 1897
5,061
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views
33
semantics
study of meaning in language
4,919
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views
34
chronology of the universe
history and future of the universe according to Big Bang cosmology
4,849
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35
Socratic method
type of dialog or debate
4,782
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36
French Republican calendar
calendar
4,690
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37
critical sociology
philosophy that sociological understanding's primarily use should be social reform
4,413
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38
genetics
science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms
3,974
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39
natural language processing
field of computer science and linguistics
3,952
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40
Roman calendar
calendar
3,922
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views
41
self-immolation of Aaron Bushnell
self-immolation of a 25-year-old U.S. serviceman
3,859
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views
42
biotechnology
technologies directly involving biology; formerly or more narrowly the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make useful product
3,788
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43
gradient descent
optimization algorithm
3,558
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44
cosmology
scientific study of the origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the universe
3,549
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45
backpropagation
optimization algorithm for artificial neural networks
3,486
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46
Today
American morning television program broadcast on NBC
3,470
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views
47
AlphaFold
software by DeepMind
3,463
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views
48
Geography of India
Overview of the geography of India
3,438
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views
49
greenhouse effect
atmospheric heat retention
3,405
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views
50
numismatics
study of currencies, coins and paper money
3,388
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views
51
de-extinction
process of creating an organism, which is either a member of, or resembles an extinct species, or breeding population of such organisms
3,311
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52
Synanon
Religious cult of the 1970s
3,172
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53
physiotherapy
health profession that aims to address the illnesses or injuries that limit a person's abilities to function in everyday lives
3,085
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54
entomology
scientific study of insects
3,047
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55
sleep deprivation
condition of not having enough sleep
3,042
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56
Egyptians
Ethnic group native to Egypt
3,038
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57
demographics of Switzerland
demographics of country
3,012
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views
58
Altai Mountains
mountains in Russia, Kazakhstan, China, and Mongolia
3,006
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views
59
demographics of Iran
demographics of a country
2,953
views
views
60
astrophysics
science that employs the methods and principles of physics and chemistry in the study of astronomical objects and phenomena
2,946
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61
wheel of the year
annual cycle of seasonal festivals observed by many modern Pagans
2,942
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62
syntax
inner structure of sentences and the linguistic field that studies it
2,934
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63
five-year plans of India
economic policies of India
2,865
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64
etymology science
study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time
2,847
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65
Three Sisters
main agricultural crops of various Native American groups in North America
2,836
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66
limnic eruption
very rare type of natural disaster in which dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2) suddenly erupts from deep lake waters, forming a gas cloud capabl
2,798
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views
67
positron
subatomic particle with positive charge
2,742
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views
68
Pauli exclusion principle
quantum mechanical principle that two identical fermions cannot occupy the same quantum state simultaneously
2,742
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views
69
ornithology
study of birds
2,726
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views
70
HANS device
auto racing safety apparel
2,713
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views
71
PowerShell
cross-platform command-line interface and scripting language for system and network administration
2,693
views
views
72
Geography of Japan
Overview of the geography of Japan
2,660
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views
73
demographics of the Netherlands
demographics of country
2,604
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74
creationism
religious belief that nature, and aspects such as the universe, Earth, life, and humans, originated with supernatural acts of divine creatio
2,567
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75
sexology
scientific study of human sexuality
2,550
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76
Robin Hobb bibliography
2,518
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77
Generations of Noah
genealogy of the sons of Noah and their dispersion into many lands after the Flood found in Genesis
2,516
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views
78
clitoral hood reduction
procedure that trims the prepuce in order to further expose the clitoral glans of the clitoris
2,504
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79
Jihadism
Belief in one's internal struggle against one's own evil inclinations
2,483
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80
shape of the universe
subject of cosmology
2,468
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views
81
Bantu expansion
name for a postulated millennia-long series of migrations of speakers of the original proto-Bantu language group
2,451
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views
82
hydroelectricity
electricity generated by hydropower
2,433
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83
history of Rome
history of city of Rome and Roman civilization
2,420
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views
84
Geography of Chile
Overview of the geography of Chile
2,387
views
views
85
Apple Intelligence
artificial intelligence platform developed by Apple
2,360
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views
86
biochemistry
study of chemical processes in living organisms
2,351
views
views
87
demographics of Portugal
demographics of the country
2,327
views
views
88
Strava
fitness tracking app for iOS and Android
2,316
views
views
89
morphology
identification, analysis and description of the structure of a given language's morphemes and other linguistic units
2,266
views
views
90
demographics of Finland
aspect of human geography in Finland
2,250
views
views
91
Maya calendar
system of calendars used in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
2,222
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views
92
Nixon Shock
1971 decoupling of the US dollar from gold
2,221
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views
93
Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov
pair of chess matches between Deep Blue and Kasparov
2,221
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views
94
One Love Manchester
benefit concert
2,173
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views
95
geography of Taiwan
overview of the geography of Taiwan
2,148
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views
96
Japanese calendar
calendar
2,112
views
views
97
demographics of Belgium
demographics of country
2,105
views
views
98
hoodoo
tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of an arid drainage basin or badland
2,100
views
views
99
rule of law
doctrine that advocates that every citizen, including those in government, is subject to the law
2,096
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views
100
philately
study of stamps and postal history and other related items
2,066
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