Trending Science Topics — the 7 days to 26 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed science topics on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 26 October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: tabby cat. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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Total Views (the 7 days to 26 October 2026)
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tabby cat
domestic cat with a distinctive coat marked by stripes, dots, lines, or other patterns
28,181
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2
Gregorian calendar
internationally accepted civil calendar, first used in 1582
25,035
views
views
3
Kling AI
generative AI tool for image and video creation offering artistic and commercial applications
24,234
views
views
4
human evolution
evolutionary process leading up to the appearance of anatomically modern humans
23,555
views
views
5
physics
study of matter and its motion, along with related concepts such as energy and force
22,483
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views
6
vibe coding
software development practice with AI assistance
19,986
views
views
7
self-immolation of Aaron Bushnell
self-immolation of a 25-year-old U.S. serviceman
19,449
views
views
8
feminism
group of movements that come about defining, and defending women liberation and gender equity
17,837
views
views
9
misanthropy
general dislike of humanity
17,747
views
views
10
demographics of Ukraine
demographics of country
14,978
views
views
11
Julian calendar
calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BC
14,920
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views
12
French Republican calendar
calendar
13,689
views
views
13
tricolour cat
coat pattern in domestic cats
13,098
views
views
14
Ayurveda
pseudoscientific alternative medicine originating from India
13,046
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views
15
Hellenistic period
period of Mediterranean history from 323 to 31 BC
11,750
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views
16
homeopathy
system of pseudoscientific alternative medicine based on the doctrine of "like cures like"
11,677
views
views
17
tortoiseshell
two-color coat coloring found almost exclusively in female cats
11,381
views
views
18
demographics of India
Aspect of human geography in India
10,184
views
views
19
logic
study of correct reasoning
9,807
views
views
20
demographics of Germany
demographics of country
9,262
views
views
21
semantics
study of meaning in language
9,229
views
views
22
geography of the United States
overview of the geography of the United States of America
8,906
views
views
23
Chinese calendar
lunisolar calendar
8,534
views
views
24
Islamic calendar
lunar calendar used by Muslims to determine religious observances
7,953
views
views
25
intellectual property protection of typefaces
copyright, trademark and patent considerations of fonts and related
7,856
views
views
26
demographics of Israel
national demographics
7,818
views
views
27
Critical Role
American TTRPG web series
7,538
views
views
28
chronology of the universe
history and future of the universe according to Big Bang cosmology
6,919
views
views
29
Socratic method
type of dialog or debate
6,829
views
views
30
Lebensraum
German "living space" ideas of settler colonialism (1890s–1940s)
6,824
views
views
31
Roman calendar
calendar
6,245
views
views
32
timeline of human evolution
chronological outline of major events in the development of the human species
6,177
views
views
33
critical sociology
philosophy that sociological understanding's primarily use should be social reform
6,145
views
views
34
Alcoholics Anonymous
self-help organization
6,109
views
views
35
dispensationalism
Christian theology
5,920
views
views
36
Jihadism
Belief in one's internal struggle against one's own evil inclinations
5,841
views
views
37
biotechnology
technologies directly involving biology; formerly or more narrowly the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make useful products
5,779
views
views
38
etymology science
study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time
5,776
views
views
39
genetics
science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms
5,769
views
views
40
positron
subatomic particle with positive charge
5,615
views
views
41
PowerShell
cross-platform command-line interface and scripting language for system and network administration
5,554
views
views
42
Kinsey scale
social distribution of sexual orientation
5,537
views
views
43
cosmology
scientific study of the origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the universe
5,471
views
views
44
hybrid warfare
type of war, warfare and a theory of military strategy
5,435
views
views
45
Altai Mountains
mountains in Russia, Kazakhstan, China, and Mongolia
5,351
views
views
46
Pauli exclusion principle
quantum mechanical principle that two identical fermions cannot occupy the same quantum state simultaneously
5,127
views
views
47
gradient descent
optimization algorithm
5,092
views
views
48
syntax
inner structure of sentences and the linguistic field that studies it
5,075
views
views
49
greenhouse effect
atmospheric heat retention
5,073
views
views
50
Apple Intelligence
artificial intelligence platform developed by Apple
5,073
views
views
51
BCG vaccine
vaccine primarily used against tuberculosis
5,047
views
views
52
physiotherapy
is a medical specialty that aims to address the illnesses or injuries that limit a person's abilities to function in everyday lives
4,969
views
views
53
wheel of the year
annual cycle of seasonal festivals observed by many modern Pagans
4,880
views
views
54
palimpsest
manuscript page that's been used multiple times
4,826
views
views
55
creationism
religious belief that nature, and aspects such as the universe, Earth, life, and humans, originated with supernatural acts of divine creation
4,661
views
views
56
natural language processing
field of computer science and linguistics
4,619
views
views
57
hoodoo
tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of an arid drainage basin or badland
4,603
views
views
58
entomology
scientific study of insects
4,583
views
views
59
biochemistry
study of chemical processes in living organisms
4,570
views
views
60
backpropagation
optimization algorithm for artificial neural networks
4,557
views
views
61
sleep deprivation
condition of not having enough sleep
4,466
views
views
62
Maya calendar
system of calendars used in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
4,423
views
views
63
COVID-19 vaccine
vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
4,320
views
views
64
Geography of Russia
Overview of the geography of Russia
4,299
views
views
65
Médecins Sans Frontières
international humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation
4,259
views
views
66
morphology
identification, analysis and description of the structure of a given language's morphemes and other linguistic units
4,080
views
views
67
astrophysics
science that employs the methods and principles of physics and chemistry in the study of astronomical objects and phenomena
4,078
views
views
68
polio vaccine
vaccine to prevent poliomyelitis
3,899
views
views
69
de-extinction
process of creating an organism, which is either a member of, or resembles an extinct species, or breeding population of such organisms
3,827
views
views
70
history of Rome
history of city of Rome and Roman civilization
3,816
views
views
71
Today
American morning television program broadcast on NBC
3,799
views
views
72
Descendants of Joseph Stalin
genealogy list
3,796
views
views
73
sexology
scientific study of human sexuality
3,781
views
views
74
AlphaFold
software by DeepMind
3,718
views
views
75
phonetics
branch of linguistics that comprises the study of the sounds of human speech
3,703
views
views
76
Geography of Japan
Overview of the geography of Japan
3,697
views
views
77
Geography of Chile
Overview of the geography of Chile
3,614
views
views
78
Generations of Noah
genealogy of the sons of Noah and their dispersion into many lands after the Flood found in Genesis
3,595
views
views
79
ethology
scientific study of animal behavior
3,591
views
views
80
Global Assessment of Functioning
Scale to rate how well one is meeting various problems-in-living
3,552
views
views
81
ornithology
study of birds
3,538
views
views
82
Sistema Único de Saúde
public health system of Brazil
3,514
views
views
83
numismatics
study of currencies, coins and paper money
3,500
views
views
84
Nixon Shock
1971 decoupling of the US dollar from gold
3,497
views
views
85
demographics of Belgium
demographics of country
3,404
views
views
86
Three Sisters
main agricultural crops of various Native American groups in North America
3,395
views
views
87
Geography of India
Overview of the geography of India
3,301
views
views
88
clitoral hood reduction
procedure that trims the prepuce in order to further expose the clitoral glans of the clitoris
3,251
views
views
89
Strava
fitness tracking app for iOS and Android
3,246
views
views
90
teletext
television information retrieval service developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s
3,205
views
views
91
pharmacy
science that studies the chemical, pharmacological and pharmaceutical properties of drugs
3,164
views
views
92
AlphaGo versus Lee Sedol
Go match between AlphaGo and Lee Sedol
3,142
views
views
93
Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov
pair of chess matches between Deep Blue and Kasparov
3,137
views
views
94
MMR vaccine
any of several combined vaccines against measles, mumps, and rubella
3,122
views
views
95
rabies vaccine
group of vaccines against infection of humans and animals with the rabies virus
3,034
views
views
96
philately
study of stamps and postal history and other related items
3,016
views
views
97
histology
study of the microscopic anatomy of cells and tissues of plants and animals
2,993
views
views
98
RNA vaccine
vaccine that transfects synthetic RNA, reprogramming cells to make foreign protein that stimulates an adaptive immune response
2,958
views
views
99
Geography of Spain
Overview of the geography of Spain
2,940
views
views
100
psychopathography of Adolf Hitler
Hypotheses about Adolf Hitler's mental state
2,917
views
views