Trending Scientific Theories in Spain — the 7 days to 24 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed scientific theories on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 24 October 2026 (Spanish-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Big Bang. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Big Bang
hypothetical begin of the Universe through expansion out of an infinitely small and infinitely dense state
3,092
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2
anarchism
a philosophy, movement, and political ideology that holds that any government, like the state, is undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful
2,037
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3
theory of relativity
two interrelated physics theories by Albert Einstein
1,447
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4
cell theory
scientific theory that living organisms are made up of cells, that they are the basic structural/organizational unit of all organisms, and that all cells come from pre-existing cells
919
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5
race
nonscientific human classification system primarily based on physical appearance
859
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6
Fermi paradox
apparent contradiction between the lack of evidence and high probability estimates for the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations
687
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7
continental drift
movement of Earth's continents relative to each other
645
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8
spontaneous generation
disproven theory of life arising from nonliving matter
611
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9
flat Earth
archaic conception of the Earth's shape
560
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10
heliocentrism
astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around a relatively stationary Sun at the center of the Solar System
525
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11
meritocracy
political system in which capital is assigned on the basis of competence
461
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12
general relativity
standard and classical physics theory of gravity and space
437
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13
Bose–Einstein condensate
state of matter of a dilute gas of bosons cooled to temperatures very near absolute zero
402
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14
uncertainty principle
fundamental principle in quantum physics
377
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15
infrared radiation
electromagnetic radiation with longer wavelengths than those of visible light
371
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16
Lamarckism
hypothesis that an organism can pass on characteristics that it has acquired through use or disuse during its lifetime to its offspring
351
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17
History of atomic theory
history of scientific theory that views matter as made up of atoms of chemical elements
337
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18
special relativity
physical theory of measurement in an inertial frame of reference proposed in 1905 by Albert Einstein
328
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19
accelerationism
political philosophy that the prevailing system of capitalism should be expanded in order to generate radical social change
327
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20
Coriolis force
apparent or fictitious force on objects moving within a reference frame that rotates with respect to an inertial frame
318
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21
biogenesis
biological term that shows the view that living beings can develop only from other living beings
293
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22
spherical Earth
assertion that the Earth is (at least approximately) spherical
278
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23
foco
theory of revolution by way of guerrilla warfare
275
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24
functionalism
social science
252
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25
Darwinism
theory of biological evolution driven by natural selection
246
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26
Dyson sphere
hypothetical megastructure, originally described by Freeman Dyson
241
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27
modern evolutionary synthesis
early-20th-century scientific theory combining Darwinian evolution and Mendelian inheritance
231
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28
Third International Theory
theory of governance proposed by Muammar Gaddafi
229
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29
Einstein field equations
field equations in general relativity
211
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30
phlogiston theory
superseded scientific theory about combustion
200
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31
contractualism
moral theory
199
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32
boson
quantum system invariant by exchange of two identical instances
193
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33
vitalism
discredited scientific hypothesis
191
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34
iron law of oligarchy
Political theory claiming that all organizations will eventually become oligarchic
157
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35
bricolage
construction or creation of a work from a diverse range of things that happen to be available, or a work created by such a process.
156
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36
miasma theory
obsolete medical theory about the transmission of disease through bad air
131
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37
nutation
type of motion in astronomy. A component of the rotating motion of a planet under the influence of gravitational pull by moons, other planets or the central star
124
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38
high-functioning autism
outdated term for types of autism without intellectual or verbal disability and cognitively "higher functioning" (with an IQ of ≥70); term that medical and autistic communities calling to stop using because it is simplistic and offensive
121
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39
kinetic theory
mathematical model explaining macroscopic properties of gases in microscopic terms
119
views
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40
trickle-down economics
economic theory
101
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41
Schwarzschild black hole
100
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42
axial tilt
angle between the rotational axis and orbital axis of a body
98
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43
von Mises yield criterion
concept in continuum mechanics
94
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44
Regalism
doctrine and political practice, predominant in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries, that defended the superiority of the king's power over the Catholic Church
92
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45
band theory
model of electronic structure in solids
90
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46
Aristotle's biology
theory of biology, grounded in systematic observation and collection of data, mainly zoological, embodied in Aristotle's books on the science
89
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47
Kurgan hypothesis
theory of Indo-European origin
89
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48
libertarian communalism
libertarian socialist theory
84
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49
Gallicanism
the belief that popular civil authority—often represented by the monarchs' authority or the state's authority—over the Catholic Church is comparable to that of the Pope's
83
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50
Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory
chemical theory defining acids and bases by transfer of protons (hydrons)
79
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51
Socialism in One Country
political theory by Joseph Stalin
79
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52
Aristotelian physics
natural sciences as described by Aristotle
73
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53
germ theory of disease
prevailing theory about the cause of infectious diseases
72
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54
insanity
abnormal mental or behavioral patterns
69
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55
Fresnel zone
region of space involved in radio propagation between a transmitting and receiving antenna
69
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56
Marx's theory of the state
political and economy theory created by Karl Marx
67
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57
HIV/AIDS denialism
unsubstantiated denial of the scientific fact that HIV causes AIDS
66
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58
Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era
a political theory attributed to Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
65
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59
Regalism
policies aimed at ensuring the superiority of the power of the Kings of Spain over the Pope of Rome in matters concerning the Catholic Church within the domains of their Monarchy
64
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60
neuron doctrine
concept that the nervous system is made up of discrete individual cells
62
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61
Realism
international relations theory
62
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62
elite theory
theory of the state
62
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63
Kerr black hole
Rotating black hole without electric charge
60
views
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64
Boveri–Sutton chromosome theory
theory
59
views
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65
SIR model
Compartmental model in epidemiology
52
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66
post-Marxism
trend in political philosophy and social theory
51
views
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67
domino theory
theory concerning the influence of Communism
49
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68
probability axioms
axioms that are relevant to the probability theory
47
views
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69
capability approach
economic theory
45
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70
neorealism
concept in international relations
45
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71
Dirac sea
ground state of a fermionic field; thought of as a "sea" of negative-energy states that have been all filled in, thus rendering the vaccum stable
44
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72
principal–agent problem
conflict of interest when one agent makes decisions on another's behalf
39
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73
Fermi–Dirac statistics
behaviour of many identical fermions, particles with half-integer spin
39
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74
palingenetic ultranationalism
theory concerning generic fascism
38
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75
growing block universe
past and present exist while the future does not
36
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76
Stokes parameters
33
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77
Bateman's principle
Biological principle about the differential reproductive success in males versus females
31
views
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78
triarchic theory of intelligence
theory of human intelligence formulated by Robert Sternberg
30
views
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79
material failure theory
theory
30
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80
Madman theory
feature of Richard Nixon's foreign policy
29
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81
Penrose process
theorical process wherein energy can be extracted from a rotating black hole
27
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82
agonism
political theory that emphasizes the potentially positive aspects of certain forms of political conflict
27
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83
Natural delimitation between the Pacific and South Atlantic oceans by the Scotia Arc
thesis on the demarcation between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
27
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84
Bose-Einstein statistics
statistical description for the behaviour of bosons
27
views
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85
devolution
process of evolving from a complex organism to a simpler organism
26
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86
orthogenesis
obsolete biological hypothesis that organisms have an innate tendency to evolve towards some goal
26
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87
Turing pattern
how patterns in nature, such as stripes and spots, can arise naturally and autonomously from a homogeneous, uniform state
25
views
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88
Three Worlds Theory
Maoist interpretation and formulation of international relations
25
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89
Pauli effect
supposed tendency of technical equipment to fail in the presence of certain people
25
views
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90
big lie
gross distortion or misrepresentation of the truth
24
views
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91
Penrose diagram
two-dimensional diagram that captures the causal relations between different points in spacetime
23
views
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92
Kelvin–Helmholtz instability
fluid instability that occurs when there is velocity shear in a single continuous fluid or a velocity difference across the interface between two fluids
22
views
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93
Kerr–Newman black hole
rotating black hole with electric charge
22
views
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94
Cassini Division
gap in the rings of Saturn
21
views
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95
voting paradox (Condorcet)
Marquis de Condorcet's observation regarding times when voters' collective preferences are cyclic, even when voters' individual preferences are not
21
views
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96
dual state (model)
model for how dictatorships are run, coined by Ernst Fraenkel
21
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97
isospin
quantum number related to the weak interaction
21
views
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98
transition state theory
scientific theory
20
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99
Febronianism
18th-century movement within the Roman Catholic Church in Germany
20
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100
Maxwell–Boltzmann statistics
statistical distribution used in many-particle mechanics
20
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