Trending Science Topics in USA — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed science topics on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: COVID-19. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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Ranked
3,464,339
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
COVID-19
contagious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2
159,133
views
views
2
tabby cat
domestic cat with a distinctive coat marked by stripes, dots, lines, or other patterns
139,972
views
views
3
Gregorian calendar
internationally accepted civil calendar, first used in 1582
108,767
views
views
4
physics
study of matter and its motion, along with related concepts such as energy and force
101,351
views
views
5
human evolution
evolutionary process leading up to the appearance of anatomically modern humans
100,575
views
views
6
misanthropy
general dislike of humanity
89,455
views
views
7
geography of the United States
overview of the geography of the United States of America
84,169
views
views
8
demographics of India
Aspect of human geography in India
78,718
views
views
9
vibe coding
software development practice with AI assistance
76,241
views
views
10
Julian calendar
calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BC
65,807
views
views
11
feminism
group of movements that come about defining, and defending women liberation and gender equity
65,533
views
views
12
tricolour cat
coat pattern in domestic cats
63,031
views
views
13
demographics of Germany
demographics of country
60,860
views
views
14
Hellenistic period
period of Mediterranean history from 323 to 31 BC
56,311
views
views
15
Critical Role
American TTRPG web series
51,211
views
views
16
homeopathy
system of pseudoscientific alternative medicine based on the doctrine of "like cures like"
50,470
views
views
17
Ayurveda
pseudoscientific alternative medicine originating from India
49,315
views
views
18
tortoiseshell
two-color coat coloring found almost exclusively in female cats
48,483
views
views
19
demographics of Israel
national demographics
46,035
views
views
20
logic
study of correct reasoning
45,486
views
views
21
timeline of human evolution
chronological outline of major events in the development of the human species
42,446
views
views
22
Islamic calendar
lunar calendar used by Muslims to determine religious observances
41,749
views
views
23
Slack
web-based instant messaging service
41,520
views
views
24
Chinese calendar
lunisolar calendar
41,028
views
views
25
dispensationalism
Christian theology
40,843
views
views
26
Socratic method
type of dialog or debate
38,989
views
views
27
Lebensraum
German "living space" ideas of settler colonialism (1890s–1940s)
38,560
views
views
28
self-immolation of Aaron Bushnell
self-immolation of a 25-year-old U.S. serviceman
36,882
views
views
29
chronology of the universe
history and future of the universe according to Big Bang cosmology
36,775
views
views
30
Kinsey scale
social distribution of sexual orientation
36,772
views
views
31
demographics of Ukraine
demographics of country
36,532
views
views
32
French Republican calendar
calendar
36,465
views
views
33
wheel of the year
annual cycle of seasonal festivals observed by many modern Pagans
36,405
views
views
34
semantics
study of meaning in language
35,318
views
views
35
Apple Intelligence
artificial intelligence platform developed by Apple
34,751
views
views
36
Alcoholics Anonymous
self-help organization
33,791
views
views
37
critical sociology
philosophy that sociological understanding's primarily use should be social reform
32,722
views
views
38
Jihadism
Belief in one's internal struggle against one's own evil inclinations
31,922
views
views
39
Roman calendar
calendar
31,307
views
views
40
natural language processing
field of computer science and linguistics
29,389
views
views
41
Today
American morning television program broadcast on NBC
29,258
views
views
42
gradient descent
optimization algorithm
27,439
views
views
43
biotechnology
technologies directly involving biology; formerly or more narrowly the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make useful products
26,221
views
views
44
genetics
science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms
25,910
views
views
45
backpropagation
optimization algorithm for artificial neural networks
25,775
views
views
46
polio vaccine
vaccine to prevent poliomyelitis
25,061
views
views
47
AlphaFold
software by DeepMind
24,981
views
views
48
cosmology
scientific study of the origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the universe
24,692
views
views
49
Three Sisters
main agricultural crops of various Native American groups in North America
24,619
views
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
24,102
views
views
51
Robin Hobb bibliography
23,183
views
views
52
entomology
scientific study of insects
23,078
views
views
53
astrophysics
science that employs the methods and principles of physics and chemistry in the study of astronomical objects and phenomena
22,751
views
views
54
Geography of India
Overview of the geography of India
22,616
views
views
55
sleep deprivation
condition of not having enough sleep
22,561
views
views
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
21,979
views
views
57
demographics of the Netherlands
demographics of country
21,883
views
views
58
five-year plans of India
economic policies of India
21,859
views
views
59
biochemistry
study of chemical processes in living organisms
21,631
views
views
60
positron
subatomic particle with positive charge
21,498
views
views
61
Pauli exclusion principle
quantum mechanical principle that two identical fermions cannot occupy the same quantum state simultaneously
21,384
views
views
62
etymology science
study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time
21,298
views
views
63
Synanon
Religious cult of the 1970s
20,957
views
views
64
Altai Mountains
mountains in Russia, Kazakhstan, China, and Mongolia
20,660
views
views
65
COVID-19 vaccine
vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
20,577
views
views
66
PowerShell
cross-platform command-line interface and scripting language for system and network administration
20,145
views
views
67
syntax
inner structure of sentences and the linguistic field that studies it
19,665
views
views
68
Geography of Chile
Overview of the geography of Chile
19,632
views
views
69
demographics of Iran
demographics of a country
19,484
views
views
70
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
19,205
views
views
71
Strava
fitness tracking app for iOS and Android
18,966
views
views
72
Médecins Sans Frontières
international humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation
18,903
views
views
73
Bantu expansion
name for a postulated millennia-long series of migrations of speakers of the original proto-Bantu language group
18,810
views
views
74
shape of the universe
subject of cosmology
18,153
views
views
75
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
18,152
views
views
76
AlphaGo versus Lee Sedol
Go match between AlphaGo and Lee Sedol
18,070
views
views
77
geography of Taiwan
overview of the geography of Taiwan
17,844
views
views
78
morphology
identification, analysis and description of the structure of a given language's morphemes and other linguistic units
17,799
views
views
79
hydroelectricity
electricity generated by hydropower
17,737
views
views
80
greenhouse effect
atmospheric heat retention
17,666
views
views
81
history of Rome
history of city of Rome and Roman civilization
17,591
views
views
82
ornithology
study of birds
17,395
views
views
83
Nixon Shock
1971 decoupling of the US dollar from gold
17,314
views
views
84
rule of law
doctrine that advocates that every citizen, including those in government, is subject to the law
17,310
views
views
85
sexology
scientific study of human sexuality
17,135
views
views
86
Mesoamerican Long Count calendar
non-repeating base-20 and base-18 calendar used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures, including the Maya
16,802
views
views
87
Western philosophy
philosophical tradition of Western civilization
16,768
views
views
88
creationism
religious belief that nature, and aspects such as the universe, Earth, life, and humans, originated with supernatural acts of divine creation
16,603
views
views
89
demographics of Finland
aspect of human geography in Finland
16,454
views
views
90
population history of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas
16,345
views
views
91
hoodoo
tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of an arid drainage basin or badland
15,861
views
views
92
Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov
pair of chess matches between Deep Blue and Kasparov
15,740
views
views
93
Japanese calendar
calendar
15,690
views
views
94
French orthography
orthography of the French language
15,477
views
views
95
Maya calendar
system of calendars used in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
15,398
views
views
96
phonetics
branch of linguistics that comprises the study of the sounds of human speech
15,384
views
views
97
chemical engineering
branch of science that applies physical sciences and life sciences together with applied mathematics and economics to produce, transform, transport, and properly use chemicals, materials and energy
15,193
views
views
98
fiqh
process by means of which jurists derive sets of guidelines, rules and regulations from the rulings laid down in the Qur'an
15,061
views
views
99
engineered materials arrestor system
bed of engineered materials built at the end of a runway
14,782
views
views
100
Geography of Nepal
Overview of the geography of Nepal
14,743
views
views