Trending Science Topics this year
The 100 most-viewed science topics this year on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: COVID-19.
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COVID-19
contagious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2
54,136
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2
tabby cat
domestic cat with a distinctive coat marked by stripes, dots, lines, or other patterns
37,617
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3
French Republican calendar
calendar
32,817
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4
human evolution
evolutionary process leading up to the appearance of anatomically modern humans
31,564
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5
Gregorian calendar
internationally accepted civil calendar
31,466
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6
physics
study of matter and its motion, along with related concepts such as energy and force
31,317
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7
misanthropy
general dislike of humanity
28,194
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8
demographics of India
Aspect of human geography in India
26,382
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9
vibe coding
software development practice with AI assistance
25,067
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10
Hellenistic period
period of Mediterranean history from 323 to 31 BC
23,559
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11
self-immolation of Aaron Bushnell
self-immolation of a 25-year-old U.S. serviceman
23,165
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12
Julian calendar
calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BC
19,896
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13
tricolour cat
coat pattern in domestic cats
19,251
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14
demographics of Germany
demographics of country
19,035
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15
feminism
group of movements that come about defining, and defending women liberation and gender equity
18,866
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16
Critical Role
American TTRPG web series
18,404
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17
application programming interface
software interface between computers and/or programs
16,262
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18
homeopathy
system of pseudoscientific alternative medicine based on the doctrine of "like cures like"
16,051
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19
logic
study of correct reasoning
14,710
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20
tortoiseshell
two-color coat coloring found almost exclusively in female cats
14,086
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21
Ayurveda
Pseudoscientific alternative medicine originating from India
13,596
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22
demographics of Israel
national demographics
13,538
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views
23
dispensationalism
Christian theology
13,235
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views
24
demographics of Ukraine
demographics of country
13,015
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views
25
geography of the United States
overview of the geography of the United States of America
12,772
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views
26
Islamic calendar
lunar calendar used by Muslims to determine religious observances
12,686
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27
timeline of human evolution
chronological outline of major events in the development of the human species
12,372
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28
semantics
study of meaning in language
12,189
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29
Scale AI
American multinational data annotation company
12,063
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30
Chinese calendar
lunisolar calendar
11,884
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31
Lebensraum
German "living space" ideas of settler colonialism (1890sā1940s)
11,708
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32
chronology of the universe
history and future of the universe according to Big Bang cosmology
11,644
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33
Alcoholics Anonymous
self-help organization
11,195
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views
34
Kinsey scale
social distribution of sexual orientation
10,891
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35
Slack
web-based instant messaging service
10,867
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36
Socratic method
type of dialog or debate
10,210
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37
demographics of the Netherlands
demographics of country
9,642
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38
critical sociology
philosophy that sociological understanding's primarily use should be social reform
9,454
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39
natural language processing
field of computer science and linguistics
9,031
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40
Roman calendar
calendar
8,714
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41
Today
American morning television program broadcast on NBC
8,661
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views
42
AlphaFold
software by DeepMind
8,435
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43
Mesoamerican Long Count calendar
non-repeating base-20 and base-18 calendar used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures, including the Maya
8,426
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44
biotechnology
technologies directly involving biology; formerly or more narrowly the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make useful product
8,276
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45
genetics
science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms
8,268
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46
gradient descent
optimization algorithm
7,856
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47
cosmology
scientific study of the origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the universe
7,784
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48
wheel of the year
annual cycle of seasonal festivals observed by many modern Pagans
7,657
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49
Geography of India
Overview of the geography of India
7,425
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views
50
de-extinction
process of creating an organism, which is either a member of, or resembles an extinct species, or breeding population of such organisms
7,261
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51
Apple Intelligence
artificial intelligence platform developed by Apple
7,249
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52
Robin Hobb bibliography
6,977
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53
backpropagation
optimization algorithm for artificial neural networks
6,945
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54
Egyptians
Ethnic group native to Egypt
6,912
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55
sleep deprivation
condition of not having enough sleep
6,790
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56
physiotherapy
is a medical specialty that aims to address the illnesses or injuries that limit a person's abilities to function in everyday lives
6,610
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57
five-year plans of India
economic policies of India
6,598
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58
greenhouse effect
atmospheric heat retention
6,561
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59
entomology
scientific study of insects
6,502
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60
demographics of Iran
demographics of a country
6,477
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61
syntax
inner structure of sentences and the linguistic field that studies it
6,386
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62
Synanon
Religious cult of the 1970s
6,360
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63
positron
subatomic particle with positive charge
6,353
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64
Altai Mountains
mountains in Russia, Kazakhstan, China, and Mongolia
6,224
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65
Jihadism
Belief in one's internal struggle against one's own evil inclinations
6,148
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66
etymology science
study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time
6,009
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67
Three Sisters
main agricultural crops of various Native American groups in North America
5,970
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68
sexology
scientific study of human sexuality
5,898
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views
69
ornithology
study of birds
5,851
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70
Pauli exclusion principle
quantum mechanical principle that two identical fermions cannot occupy the same quantum state simultaneously
5,774
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71
astrophysics
science that employs the methods and principles of physics and chemistry in the study of astronomical objects and phenomena
5,726
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72
biochemistry
study of chemical processes in living organisms
5,696
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views
73
Geography of Chile
Overview of the geography of Chile
5,438
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views
74
prospect theory
theory of behavioral economics and behavioral finance that was developed by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky in 1979
5,403
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views
75
Strava
fitness tracking app for iOS and Android
5,364
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views
76
history of Rome
history of city of Rome and Roman civilization
5,312
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views
77
Bantu expansion
name for a postulated millennia-long series of migrations of speakers of the original proto-Bantu language group
5,301
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views
78
PowerShell
cross-platform command-line interface and scripting language for system and network administration
5,292
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views
79
morphology
identification, analysis and description of the structure of a given language's morphemes and other linguistic units
5,124
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views
80
Nixon Shock
1971 decoupling of the US dollar from gold
5,103
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views
81
creationism
religious belief that nature, and aspects such as the universe, Earth, life, and humans, originated with supernatural acts of divine creatio
4,995
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82
Western philosophy
philosophical tradition of Western civilization
4,992
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views
83
demographics of Switzerland
demographics of country
4,978
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views
84
shape of the universe
subject of cosmology
4,954
views
views
85
Generations of Noah
genealogy of the sons of Noah and their dispersion into many lands after the Flood found in Genesis
4,944
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views
86
Maya calendar
system of calendars used in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
4,878
views
views
87
demographics of Finland
aspect of human geography in Finland
4,864
views
views
88
astrobiology
study of the formation of life on Earth and elsewhere on other planets in outer space
4,710
views
views
89
demographics of Portugal
demographics of the country
4,701
views
views
90
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
4,671
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views
91
hydroelectricity
electricity generated by hydropower
4,633
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views
92
population history of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas
4,633
views
views
93
demographics of Belgium
demographics of country
4,627
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views
94
vexillology
study of flags
4,614
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views
95
clitoral hood reduction
procedure that trims the prepuce in order to further expose the clitoral glans of the clitoris
4,581
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views
96
numismatics
study of currencies, coins and paper money
4,570
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views
97
hoodoo
tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of an arid drainage basin or badland
4,360
views
views
98
Geography of Japan
Overview of the geography of Japan
4,327
views
views
99
geography of Taiwan
overview of the geography of Taiwan
4,322
views
views
100
Japanese calendar
calendar
4,316
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