Trending Science Topics — the 7 days to 25 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed science topics on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 25 October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: COVID-19. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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706,432
Total Views (the 7 days to 25 October 2026)
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COVID-19
contagious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2
30,221
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views
2
tabby cat
domestic cat with a distinctive coat marked by stripes, dots, lines, or other patterns
27,143
views
views
3
Gregorian calendar
internationally accepted civil calendar, first used in 1582
23,919
views
views
4
Kling AI
generative AI tool for image and video creation offering artistic and commercial applications
23,005
views
views
5
human evolution
evolutionary process leading up to the appearance of anatomically modern humans
22,012
views
views
6
physics
study of matter and its motion, along with related concepts such as energy and force
21,502
views
views
7
vibe coding
software development practice with AI assistance
19,361
views
views
8
self-immolation of Aaron Bushnell
self-immolation of a 25-year-old U.S. serviceman
18,230
views
views
9
misanthropy
general dislike of humanity
17,201
views
views
10
feminism
group of movements that come about defining, and defending women liberation and gender equity
17,045
views
views
11
demographics of Ukraine
demographics of country
15,002
views
views
12
Julian calendar
calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BC
14,140
views
views
13
French Republican calendar
calendar
13,302
views
views
14
tricolour cat
coat pattern in domestic cats
12,214
views
views
15
Hellenistic period
period of Mediterranean history from 323 to 31 BC
11,357
views
views
16
homeopathy
system of pseudoscientific alternative medicine based on the doctrine of "like cures like"
11,243
views
views
17
tortoiseshell
two-color coat coloring found almost exclusively in female cats
10,506
views
views
18
Ayurveda
pseudoscientific alternative medicine originating from India
9,996
views
views
19
demographics of India
Aspect of human geography in India
9,688
views
views
20
logic
study of correct reasoning
9,504
views
views
21
demographics of Germany
demographics of country
9,029
views
views
22
semantics
study of meaning in language
8,868
views
views
23
geography of the United States
overview of the geography of the United States of America
8,612
views
views
24
Chinese calendar
lunisolar calendar
8,172
views
views
25
intellectual property protection of typefaces
copyright, trademark and patent considerations of fonts and related
7,780
views
views
26
Islamic calendar
lunar calendar used by Muslims to determine religious observances
7,505
views
views
27
demographics of Israel
national demographics
7,122
views
views
28
Critical Role
American TTRPG web series
7,094
views
views
29
Socratic method
type of dialog or debate
6,786
views
views
30
chronology of the universe
history and future of the universe according to Big Bang cosmology
6,655
views
views
31
Lebensraum
German "living space" ideas of settler colonialism (1890s–1940s)
6,455
views
views
32
Slack
web-based instant messaging service
6,452
views
views
33
Roman calendar
calendar
5,913
views
views
34
critical sociology
philosophy that sociological understanding's primarily use should be social reform
5,911
views
views
35
timeline of human evolution
chronological outline of major events in the development of the human species
5,906
views
views
36
Altai Mountains
mountains in Russia, Kazakhstan, China, and Mongolia
5,776
views
views
37
Alcoholics Anonymous
self-help organization
5,775
views
views
38
biotechnology
technologies directly involving biology; formerly or more narrowly the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make useful products
5,645
views
views
39
dispensationalism
Christian theology
5,639
views
views
40
Jihadism
Belief in one's internal struggle against one's own evil inclinations
5,598
views
views
41
etymology science
study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time
5,505
views
views
42
genetics
science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms
5,450
views
views
43
positron
subatomic particle with positive charge
5,392
views
views
44
PowerShell
cross-platform command-line interface and scripting language for system and network administration
5,283
views
views
45
hybrid warfare
type of war, warfare and a theory of military strategy
5,280
views
views
46
cosmology
scientific study of the origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the universe
5,236
views
views
47
Kinsey scale
social distribution of sexual orientation
5,184
views
views
48
gradient descent
optimization algorithm
5,086
views
views
49
syntax
inner structure of sentences and the linguistic field that studies it
4,934
views
views
50
Pauli exclusion principle
quantum mechanical principle that two identical fermions cannot occupy the same quantum state simultaneously
4,882
views
views
51
greenhouse effect
atmospheric heat retention
4,859
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
4,764
views
views
53
Apple Intelligence
artificial intelligence platform developed by Apple
4,747
views
views
54
wheel of the year
annual cycle of seasonal festivals observed by many modern Pagans
4,596
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
4,414
views
views
56
backpropagation
optimization algorithm for artificial neural networks
4,411
views
views
57
natural language processing
field of computer science and linguistics
4,411
views
views
58
hoodoo
tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of an arid drainage basin or badland
4,392
views
views
59
entomology
scientific study of insects
4,374
views
views
60
biochemistry
study of chemical processes in living organisms
4,316
views
views
61
Maya calendar
system of calendars used in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
4,296
views
views
62
Geography of Russia
Overview of the geography of Russia
4,231
views
views
63
sleep deprivation
condition of not having enough sleep
4,114
views
views
64
COVID-19 vaccine
vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
4,104
views
views
65
Médecins Sans Frontières
international humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation
4,037
views
views
66
morphology
identification, analysis and description of the structure of a given language's morphemes and other linguistic units
3,954
views
views
67
Descendants of Joseph Stalin
genealogy list
3,948
views
views
68
astrophysics
science that employs the methods and principles of physics and chemistry in the study of astronomical objects and phenomena
3,885
views
views
69
polio vaccine
vaccine to prevent poliomyelitis
3,724
views
views
70
Today
American morning television program broadcast on NBC
3,686
views
views
71
history of Rome
history of city of Rome and Roman civilization
3,684
views
views
72
de-extinction
process of creating an organism, which is either a member of, or resembles an extinct species, or breeding population of such organisms
3,668
views
views
73
Geography of Japan
Overview of the geography of Japan
3,552
views
views
74
phonetics
branch of linguistics that comprises the study of the sounds of human speech
3,531
views
views
75
AlphaFold
software by DeepMind
3,515
views
views
76
Global Assessment of Functioning
Scale to rate how well one is meeting various problems-in-living
3,506
views
views
77
Generations of Noah
genealogy of the sons of Noah and their dispersion into many lands after the Flood found in Genesis
3,493
views
views
78
ethology
scientific study of animal behavior
3,490
views
views
79
sexology
scientific study of human sexuality
3,484
views
views
80
ornithology
study of birds
3,402
views
views
81
Geography of Chile
Overview of the geography of Chile
3,394
views
views
82
numismatics
study of currencies, coins and paper money
3,384
views
views
83
Nixon Shock
1971 decoupling of the US dollar from gold
3,350
views
views
84
demographics of Belgium
demographics of country
3,316
views
views
85
Three Sisters
main agricultural crops of various Native American groups in North America
3,242
views
views
86
Strava
fitness tracking app for iOS and Android
3,117
views
views
87
clitoral hood reduction
procedure that trims the prepuce in order to further expose the clitoral glans of the clitoris
3,088
views
views
88
Geography of India
Overview of the geography of India
3,080
views
views
89
AlphaGo versus Lee Sedol
Go match between AlphaGo and Lee Sedol
3,030
views
views
90
pharmacy
science that studies the chemical, pharmacological and pharmaceutical properties of drugs
3,014
views
views
91
teletext
television information retrieval service developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s
2,970
views
views
92
Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov
pair of chess matches between Deep Blue and Kasparov
2,931
views
views
93
histology
study of the microscopic anatomy of cells and tissues of plants and animals
2,872
views
views
94
psychopathography of Adolf Hitler
Hypotheses about Adolf Hitler's mental state
2,830
views
views
95
philately
study of stamps and postal history and other related items
2,830
views
views
96
Geography of Spain
Overview of the geography of Spain
2,800
views
views
97
hydroelectricity
electricity generated by hydropower
2,789
views
views
98
Geography of Canada
Overview of the geography of Canada
2,781
views
views
99
ecstasy
advanced emotion, subjective experience of total involvement of the subject, with an object of their awareness
2,756
views
views
100
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
2,754
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