Trending Science Topics in USA this year
The 100 most-viewed science topics this year on Wikipedia (USA). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: COVID-19.
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COVID-19
contagious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2
44,601
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2
tabby cat
domestic cat with a distinctive coat marked by stripes, dots, lines, or other patterns
31,084
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3
physics
study of matter and its motion, along with related concepts such as energy and force
25,328
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4
Gregorian calendar
internationally accepted civil calendar
24,328
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5
human evolution
evolutionary process leading up to the appearance of anatomically modern humans
24,056
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views
6
misanthropy
general dislike of humanity
22,575
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views
7
self-immolation of Aaron Bushnell
self-immolation of a 25-year-old U.S. serviceman
21,938
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8
demographics of India
Aspect of human geography in India
21,596
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views
9
vibe coding
software development practice with AI assistance
20,588
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10
Hellenistic period
period of Mediterranean history from 323 to 31 BC
18,293
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11
French Republican calendar
calendar
16,274
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views
12
demographics of Germany
demographics of country
16,060
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views
13
Critical Role
American TTRPG web series
15,590
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14
tricolour cat
coat pattern in domestic cats
15,460
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15
Julian calendar
calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BC
15,231
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views
16
feminism
group of movements that come about defining, and defending women liberation and gender equity
13,486
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17
application programming interface
software interface between computers and/or programs
12,780
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18
homeopathy
system of pseudoscientific alternative medicine based on the doctrine of "like cures like"
12,236
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views
19
logic
study of correct reasoning
11,449
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views
20
demographics of Israel
national demographics
11,238
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21
dispensationalism
Christian theology
11,184
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22
tortoiseshell
two-color coat coloring found almost exclusively in female cats
11,150
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views
23
Ayurveda
Pseudoscientific alternative medicine originating from India
11,065
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views
24
geography of the United States
overview of the geography of the United States of America
10,737
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views
25
Scale AI
American multinational data annotation company
10,597
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views
26
timeline of human evolution
chronological outline of major events in the development of the human species
10,321
views
views
27
semantics
study of meaning in language
10,089
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views
28
Islamic calendar
lunar calendar used by Muslims to determine religious observances
9,891
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views
29
demographics of Ukraine
demographics of country
9,565
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views
30
chronology of the universe
history and future of the universe according to Big Bang cosmology
9,228
views
views
31
Alcoholics Anonymous
self-help organization
9,157
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views
32
Chinese calendar
lunisolar calendar
9,153
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views
33
Lebensraum
German "living space" ideas of settler colonialism (1890sā1940s)
9,087
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views
34
Kinsey scale
social distribution of sexual orientation
9,013
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views
35
Slack
web-based instant messaging service
8,850
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views
36
demographics of the Netherlands
demographics of country
8,816
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views
37
Socratic method
type of dialog or debate
8,379
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38
critical sociology
philosophy that sociological understanding's primarily use should be social reform
7,860
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39
Mesoamerican Long Count calendar
non-repeating base-20 and base-18 calendar used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures, including the Maya
7,731
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views
40
natural language processing
field of computer science and linguistics
7,515
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views
41
Today
American morning television program broadcast on NBC
7,465
views
views
42
AlphaFold
software by DeepMind
7,293
views
views
43
Roman calendar
calendar
6,960
views
views
44
wheel of the year
annual cycle of seasonal festivals observed by many modern Pagans
6,523
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views
45
biotechnology
technologies directly involving biology; formerly or more narrowly the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make useful product
6,522
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46
gradient descent
optimization algorithm
6,480
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views
47
genetics
science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms
6,468
views
views
48
de-extinction
process of creating an organism, which is either a member of, or resembles an extinct species, or breeding population of such organisms
6,153
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views
49
Geography of India
Overview of the geography of India
6,054
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views
50
Robin Hobb bibliography
6,038
views
views
51
cosmology
scientific study of the origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the universe
5,915
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views
52
five-year plans of India
economic policies of India
5,736
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views
53
backpropagation
optimization algorithm for artificial neural networks
5,720
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views
54
Egyptians
Ethnic group native to Egypt
5,717
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views
55
Apple Intelligence
artificial intelligence platform developed by Apple
5,702
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views
56
Synanon
Religious cult of the 1970s
5,551
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views
57
sleep deprivation
condition of not having enough sleep
5,467
views
views
58
demographics of Iran
demographics of a country
5,318
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views
59
entomology
scientific study of insects
5,105
views
views
60
positron
subatomic particle with positive charge
5,083
views
views
61
physiotherapy
is a medical specialty that aims to address the illnesses or injuries that limit a person's abilities to function in everyday lives
5,072
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62
Three Sisters
main agricultural crops of various Native American groups in North America
5,029
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63
syntax
inner structure of sentences and the linguistic field that studies it
4,816
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64
ornithology
study of birds
4,810
views
views
65
greenhouse effect
atmospheric heat retention
4,764
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66
Jihadism
Belief in one's internal struggle against one's own evil inclinations
4,656
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67
Altai Mountains
mountains in Russia, Kazakhstan, China, and Mongolia
4,589
views
views
68
etymology science
study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time
4,585
views
views
69
sexology
scientific study of human sexuality
4,550
views
views
70
astrophysics
science that employs the methods and principles of physics and chemistry in the study of astronomical objects and phenomena
4,548
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views
71
Pauli exclusion principle
quantum mechanical principle that two identical fermions cannot occupy the same quantum state simultaneously
4,543
views
views
72
Bantu expansion
name for a postulated millennia-long series of migrations of speakers of the original proto-Bantu language group
4,537
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views
73
biochemistry
study of chemical processes in living organisms
4,449
views
views
74
Geography of Chile
Overview of the geography of Chile
4,393
views
views
75
Strava
fitness tracking app for iOS and Android
4,372
views
views
76
prospect theory
theory of behavioral economics and behavioral finance that was developed by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky in 1979
4,305
views
views
77
shape of the universe
subject of cosmology
4,239
views
views
78
history of Rome
history of city of Rome and Roman civilization
4,183
views
views
79
Nixon Shock
1971 decoupling of the US dollar from gold
4,121
views
views
80
demographics of Switzerland
demographics of country
4,092
views
views
81
Western philosophy
philosophical tradition of Western civilization
4,073
views
views
82
morphology
identification, analysis and description of the structure of a given language's morphemes and other linguistic units
4,041
views
views
83
demographics of Finland
aspect of human geography in Finland
4,030
views
views
84
PowerShell
cross-platform command-line interface and scripting language for system and network administration
3,964
views
views
85
population history of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas
3,933
views
views
86
demographics of Belgium
demographics of country
3,930
views
views
87
demographics of Portugal
demographics of the country
3,926
views
views
88
astrobiology
study of the formation of life on Earth and elsewhere on other planets in outer space
3,879
views
views
89
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
3,847
views
views
90
Generations of Noah
genealogy of the sons of Noah and their dispersion into many lands after the Flood found in Genesis
3,743
views
views
91
demographics of Croatia
demographics of country
3,712
views
views
92
hydroelectricity
electricity generated by hydropower
3,710
views
views
93
vexillology
study of flags
3,702
views
views
94
clitoral hood reduction
procedure that trims the prepuce in order to further expose the clitoral glans of the clitoris
3,615
views
views
95
hoodoo
tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of an arid drainage basin or badland
3,588
views
views
96
Japanese calendar
calendar
3,562
views
views
97
Zersetzung
technique for the fight against political opponents by destroying them on a psychological, economical and personal life level, employed by t
3,546
views
views
98
creationism
religious belief that nature, and aspects such as the universe, Earth, life, and humans, originated with supernatural acts of divine creatio
3,521
views
views
99
demographics of Serbia
demographics of country
3,515
views
views
100
numismatics
study of currencies, coins and paper money
3,502
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