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
7,768
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2
physics
study of matter and its motion, along with related concepts such as energy and force
7,214
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3
vibe coding
software development practice with AI assistance
5,594
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4
tabby cat
domestic cat with a distinctive coat marked by stripes, dots, lines, or other patterns
5,408
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views
5
human evolution
evolutionary process leading up to the appearance of anatomically modern humans
5,285
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views
6
Gregorian calendar
internationally accepted civil calendar
4,868
views
views
7
misanthropy
general dislike of humanity
4,124
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8
semantics
study of meaning in language
4,016
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views
9
demographics of India
Aspect of human geography in India
3,985
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views
10
demographics of Germany
demographics of country
3,356
views
views
11
logic
study of correct reasoning
3,211
views
views
12
geography of the United States
overview of the geography of the United States of America
3,129
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views
13
Julian calendar
calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BC
3,044
views
views
14
application programming interface
software interface between computers and/or programs
2,873
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views
15
Hellenistic period
period of Mediterranean history from 323 to 31 BC
2,831
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views
16
tricolour cat
coat pattern in domestic cats
2,805
views
views
17
feminism
group of movements that come about defining, and defending women liberation and gender equity
2,683
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views
18
dispensationalism
Christian theology
2,608
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views
19
demographics of Israel
national demographics
2,585
views
views
20
Critical Role
American TTRPG web series
2,584
views
views
21
homeopathy
system of pseudoscientific alternative medicine based on the doctrine of "like cures like"
2,443
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views
22
Islamic calendar
lunar calendar used by Muslims to determine religious observances
2,328
views
views
23
Ayurveda
traditional medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent
2,175
views
views
24
chronology of the universe
history and future of the universe according to Big Bang cosmology
2,104
views
views
25
Chinese calendar
lunisolar calendar
2,068
views
views
26
Scale AI
American multinational data annotation company
2,061
views
views
27
Lebensraum
German "living space" ideas of settler colonialism (1890sā1940s)
2,047
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views
28
Slack
web-based instant messaging service
2,038
views
views
29
timeline of human evolution
chronological outline of major events in the development of the human species
1,978
views
views
30
tortoiseshell
two-color coat coloring found almost exclusively in female cats
1,929
views
views
31
Socratic method
type of dialog or debate
1,875
views
views
32
Alcoholics Anonymous
self-help organization
1,780
views
views
33
gradient descent
optimization algorithm
1,758
views
views
34
natural language processing
field of computer science and linguistics
1,752
views
views
35
demographics of Ukraine
demographics of country
1,710
views
views
36
critical sociology
philosophy that sociological understanding's primarily use should be social reform
1,658
views
views
37
sleep deprivation
condition of not having enough sleep
1,657
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38
five-year plans of India
economic policies of India
1,536
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views
39
greenhouse effect
atmospheric heat retention
1,494
views
views
40
Kinsey scale
social distribution of sexual orientation
1,492
views
views
41
self-immolation of Aaron Bushnell
self-immolation of a 25-year-old U.S. serviceman
1,486
views
views
42
backpropagation
optimization algorithm for artificial neural networks
1,467
views
views
43
Roman calendar
calendar
1,426
views
views
44
sociolinguistics
study of language use and its effects on society
1,398
views
views
45
genetics
science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms
1,385
views
views
46
biotechnology
technologies directly involving biology; formerly or more narrowly the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make useful product
1,381
views
views
47
Today
American morning television program broadcast on NBC
1,360
views
views
48
wheel of the year
annual cycle of seasonal festivals observed by many modern Pagans
1,330
views
views
49
de-extinction
process of creating an organism, which is either a member of, or resembles an extinct species, or breeding population of such organisms
1,291
views
views
50
AlphaFold
software by DeepMind
1,264
views
views
51
Egyptians
Ethnic group native to Egypt
1,244
views
views
52
cosmology
scientific study of the origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the universe
1,242
views
views
53
French Republican calendar
calendar
1,237
views
views
54
Geography of India
Overview of the geography of India
1,216
views
views
55
positron
subatomic particle with positive charge
1,169
views
views
56
demographics of Iran
demographics of a country
1,149
views
views
57
entomology
scientific study of insects
1,122
views
views
58
Synanon
Religious cult of the 1970s
1,108
views
views
59
syntax
inner structure of sentences and the linguistic field that studies it
1,101
views
views
60
Strava
fitness tracking app for iOS and Android
1,098
views
views
61
shape of the universe
subject of cosmology
1,088
views
views
62
astrophysics
science that employs the methods and principles of physics and chemistry in the study of astronomical objects and phenomena
1,055
views
views
63
demographics of Switzerland
demographics of country
1,055
views
views
64
Jihadism
Belief in one's internal struggle against one's own evil inclinations
1,054
views
views
65
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
1,017
views
views
66
demographics of the Netherlands
demographics of country
1,001
views
views
67
physiotherapy
health profession that aims to address the illnesses or injuries that limit a person's abilities to function in everyday lives
988
views
views
68
Three Sisters
main agricultural crops of various Native American groups in North America
972
views
views
69
Robin Hobb bibliography
966
views
views
70
Pauli exclusion principle
quantum mechanical principle that two identical fermions cannot occupy the same quantum state simultaneously
964
views
views
71
Bantu expansion
name for a postulated millennia-long series of migrations of speakers of the original proto-Bantu language group
951
views
views
72
biochemistry
study of chemical processes in living organisms
946
views
views
73
history of Rome
history of city of Rome and Roman civilization
936
views
views
74
ornithology
study of birds
925
views
views
75
Nixon Shock
1971 decoupling of the US dollar from gold
925
views
views
76
hydroelectricity
electricity generated by hydropower
916
views
views
77
Altai Mountains
mountains in Russia, Kazakhstan, China, and Mongolia
897
views
views
78
Western philosophy
philosophical tradition of Western civilization
876
views
views
79
Geography of Chile
Overview of the geography of Chile
864
views
views
80
AlphaGo versus Lee Sedol
Go match between AlphaGo and Lee Sedol
861
views
views
81
Apple Intelligence
artificial intelligence platform developed by Apple
855
views
views
82
etymology science
study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time
849
views
views
83
morphology
identification, analysis and description of the structure of a given language's morphemes and other linguistic units
844
views
views
84
Geography of Japan
Overview of the geography of Japan
831
views
views
85
Geography of Iran
Overview of the geography of Iran
827
views
views
86
population history of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas
823
views
views
87
Japanese calendar
calendar
821
views
views
88
creationism
religious belief that nature, and aspects such as the universe, Earth, life, and humans, originated with supernatural acts of divine creatio
815
views
views
89
rule of law
doctrine that advocates that every citizen, including those in government, is subject to the law
807
views
views
90
phonetics
branch of linguistics that comprises the study of the sounds of human speech
805
views
views
91
sexology
scientific study of human sexuality
803
views
views
92
SAS
statistical software
791
views
views
93
demographics of Finland
aspect of human geography in Finland
791
views
views
94
Generations of Noah
genealogy of the sons of Noah and their dispersion into many lands after the Flood found in Genesis
777
views
views
95
terraforming of Mars
process of changing Mars' ecology
774
views
views
96
geography of Taiwan
overview of the geography of Taiwan
768
views
views
97
five-year plans of the Soviet Union
Communist economic plans in the former Soviet Union
763
views
views
98
Geography of Australia
Overview of the geography of Australia
761
views
views
99
Gurmukhi
Brahmic script used to write the Punjabi language; commonly used to write Punjabi in India; prominent component of Sikh religious literature
760
views
views
100
hoodoo
tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of an arid drainage basin or badland
751
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