Trending Science Topics — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed science topics on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: COVID-19. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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4,562,743
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
COVID-19
contagious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2
212,734
views
views
2
tabby cat
domestic cat with a distinctive coat marked by stripes, dots, lines, or other patterns
163,803
views
views
3
Gregorian calendar
internationally accepted civil calendar, first used in 1582
160,574
views
views
4
human evolution
evolutionary process leading up to the appearance of anatomically modern humans
160,233
views
views
5
physics
study of matter and its motion, along with related concepts such as energy and force
148,079
views
views
6
misanthropy
general dislike of humanity
123,657
views
views
7
feminism
group of movements that come about defining, and defending women liberation and gender equity
103,634
views
views
8
Julian calendar
calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BC
96,130
views
views
9
geography of the United States
overview of the geography of the United States of America
89,665
views
views
10
vibe coding
software development practice with AI assistance
87,592
views
views
11
demographics of India
Aspect of human geography in India
85,803
views
views
12
tricolour cat
coat pattern in domestic cats
85,703
views
views
13
Hellenistic period
period of Mediterranean history from 323 to 31 BC
79,274
views
views
14
homeopathy
system of pseudoscientific alternative medicine based on the doctrine of "like cures like"
77,192
views
views
15
demographics of Germany
demographics of country
72,654
views
views
16
Ayurveda
pseudoscientific alternative medicine originating from India
67,539
views
views
17
French Republican calendar
calendar
66,547
views
views
18
logic
study of correct reasoning
65,487
views
views
19
tortoiseshell
two-color coat coloring found almost exclusively in female cats
63,085
views
views
20
Islamic calendar
lunar calendar used by Muslims to determine religious observances
58,318
views
views
21
Chinese calendar
lunisolar calendar
58,239
views
views
22
Critical Role
American TTRPG web series
56,396
views
views
23
Jihadism
Belief in one's internal struggle against one's own evil inclinations
55,714
views
views
24
demographics of Ukraine
demographics of country
55,160
views
views
25
demographics of Israel
national demographics
50,884
views
views
26
Slack
web-based instant messaging service
49,758
views
views
27
Lebensraum
German "living space" ideas of settler colonialism (1890s–1940s)
49,392
views
views
28
semantics
study of meaning in language
49,202
views
views
29
timeline of human evolution
chronological outline of major events in the development of the human species
47,798
views
views
30
chronology of the universe
history and future of the universe according to Big Bang cosmology
47,693
views
views
31
Socratic method
type of dialog or debate
47,357
views
views
32
Apple Intelligence
artificial intelligence platform developed by Apple
46,703
views
views
33
dispensationalism
Christian theology
46,292
views
views
34
wheel of the year
annual cycle of seasonal festivals observed by many modern Pagans
42,969
views
views
35
Roman calendar
calendar
42,562
views
views
36
Kinsey scale
social distribution of sexual orientation
42,427
views
views
37
Alcoholics Anonymous
self-help organization
40,945
views
views
38
critical sociology
philosophy that sociological understanding's primarily use should be social reform
40,626
views
views
39
self-immolation of Aaron Bushnell
self-immolation of a 25-year-old U.S. serviceman
37,700
views
views
40
genetics
science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms
37,598
views
views
41
cosmology
scientific study of the origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the universe
36,044
views
views
42
biotechnology
technologies directly involving biology; formerly or more narrowly the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make useful products
35,432
views
views
43
entomology
scientific study of insects
35,066
views
views
44
etymology science
study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time
34,091
views
views
45
natural language processing
field of computer science and linguistics
33,591
views
views
46
Altai Mountains
mountains in Russia, Kazakhstan, China, and Mongolia
32,810
views
views
47
physiotherapy
is a medical specialty that aims to address the illnesses or injuries that limit a person's abilities to function in everyday lives
31,646
views
views
48
gradient descent
optimization algorithm
31,549
views
views
49
biochemistry
study of chemical processes in living organisms
31,402
views
views
50
backpropagation
optimization algorithm for artificial neural networks
30,835
views
views
51
syntax
inner structure of sentences and the linguistic field that studies it
30,478
views
views
52
Today
American morning television program broadcast on NBC
30,349
views
views
53
Pauli exclusion principle
quantum mechanical principle that two identical fermions cannot occupy the same quantum state simultaneously
29,632
views
views
54
positron
subatomic particle with positive charge
29,570
views
views
55
sleep deprivation
condition of not having enough sleep
29,521
views
views
56
hybrid warfare
type of war, warfare and a theory of military strategy
29,365
views
views
57
AlphaFold
software by DeepMind
29,129
views
views
58
greenhouse effect
atmospheric heat retention
29,072
views
views
59
polio vaccine
vaccine to prevent poliomyelitis
28,987
views
views
60
astrophysics
science that employs the methods and principles of physics and chemistry in the study of astronomical objects and phenomena
28,934
views
views
61
psychopathography of Adolf Hitler
Hypotheses about Adolf Hitler's mental state
28,377
views
views
62
creationism
religious belief that nature, and aspects such as the universe, Earth, life, and humans, originated with supernatural acts of divine creation
28,335
views
views
63
COVID-19 vaccine
vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
27,937
views
views
64
PowerShell
cross-platform command-line interface and scripting language for system and network administration
27,830
views
views
65
Médecins Sans Frontières
international humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation
27,207
views
views
66
Geography of Russia
Overview of the geography of Russia
26,607
views
views
67
Geography of India
Overview of the geography of India
26,552
views
views
68
Three Sisters
main agricultural crops of various Native American groups in North America
26,403
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
26,090
views
views
70
Maya calendar
system of calendars used in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
25,649
views
views
71
morphology
identification, analysis and description of the structure of a given language's morphemes and other linguistic units
24,771
views
views
72
history of Rome
history of city of Rome and Roman civilization
24,464
views
views
73
sexology
scientific study of human sexuality
24,161
views
views
74
demographics of the Netherlands
demographics of country
23,994
views
views
75
Geography of Chile
Overview of the geography of Chile
23,936
views
views
76
Strava
fitness tracking app for iOS and Android
23,299
views
views
77
Robin Hobb bibliography
23,183
views
views
78
phonetics
branch of linguistics that comprises the study of the sounds of human speech
23,136
views
views
79
ornithology
study of birds
23,090
views
views
80
ethology
scientific study of animal behavior
22,999
views
views
81
hydroelectricity
electricity generated by hydropower
22,464
views
views
82
Nixon Shock
1971 decoupling of the US dollar from gold
22,109
views
views
83
five-year plans of India
economic policies of India
21,905
views
views
84
demographics of Iran
demographics of a country
21,835
views
views
85
control theory
branch of engineering and mathematics that deals with the behavior of dynamical systems with inputs, and how their behavior is modified by feedback
21,789
views
views
86
numismatics
study of currencies, coins and paper money
21,783
views
views
87
Synanon
Religious cult of the 1970s
21,656
views
views
88
Generations of Noah
genealogy of the sons of Noah and their dispersion into many lands after the Flood found in Genesis
21,180
views
views
89
AlphaGo versus Lee Sedol
Go match between AlphaGo and Lee Sedol
20,871
views
views
90
Geography of Japan
Overview of the geography of Japan
20,444
views
views
91
rule of law
doctrine that advocates that every citizen, including those in government, is subject to the law
20,355
views
views
92
limnic eruption
very rare type of natural disaster in which dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2) suddenly erupts from deep lake waters, forming a gas cloud capable of suffocating wildlife, livestock, and humans
20,271
views
views
93
hoodoo
tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of an arid drainage basin or badland
20,245
views
views
94
geography of Taiwan
overview of the geography of Taiwan
20,070
views
views
95
Bantu expansion
name for a postulated millennia-long series of migrations of speakers of the original proto-Bantu language group
19,971
views
views
96
shape of the universe
subject of cosmology
19,919
views
views
97
pharmacy
science that studies the chemical, pharmacological and pharmaceutical properties of drugs
19,391
views
views
98
Western philosophy
philosophical tradition of Western civilization
19,315
views
views
99
Japanese calendar
calendar
19,278
views
views
100
clitoral hood reduction
procedure that trims the prepuce in order to further expose the clitoral glans of the clitoris
19,251
views
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