# Science Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-09-30 17:00 UTC

> **Category:** Science  
> **Status:** Trending Up  
> **Timestamp:** 2026-09-30 17:00 UTC (2026-09-30T17:00:00Z)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-09-30-17-00/non_crypto/science  
> **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-09-30-17-00/non_crypto.md  

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## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment
- **Total Posts:** 18
- **Total Impressions:** 160.2K
- **Bullish / Positive:** 4
- **Bearish / Negative:** 2
- **Neutral:** 12

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## Engagement Analysis
Total Engagement - Comments: 84, Retweets: 540, Likes: 4819, Impressions: 160214


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## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence


### Discussion #1 by @interesting_aIl
> **Author:** [@interesting_aIl](https://x.com/interesting_aIl)  
> **Metrics:** 4.4K likes · 456 retweets · 46 comments · 72.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T15:26:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/interesting_aIl/status/2105318250074530204](https://x.com/interesting_aIl/status/2105318250074530204)  


> 
> "A completely black king penguin, one of the rarest colour mutations ever seen in the wild, was photographed among a colony on South Georgia Island

Partial melanism is thought to affect around 1 in 250,000 penguins, and a fully black one is even rarer"


### Discussion #2 by @NatGeo
> **Author:** [@NatGeo](https://x.com/NatGeo)  
> **Metrics:** 139 likes · 12 retweets · 14 comments · 55.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T13:08:33+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NatGeo/status/2105283659724931410](https://x.com/NatGeo/status/2105283659724931410)  


> 
> "Bad news, you can't take a deep breath without an oxygen supply on Mars. Good news, you won't get blown over by a stiff breeze.

Discover more about LOST IN SPACE: 5,000 Facts for Navigating the Universe: 
books.disney.com/book/lost-in-s
…"


### Discussion #3 by @wonderofscience
> **Author:** [@wonderofscience](https://x.com/wonderofscience)  
> **Metrics:** 162 likes · 41 retweets · 10 comments · 14.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T15:47:06+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/wonderofscience/status/2105323561145548929](https://x.com/wonderofscience/status/2105323561145548929)  


> 
> "The incredible coordination of a spectacular bird behavior known as murmuration."


### Discussion #4 by @recast
> **Author:** [@recast](https://x.com/recast)  
> **Metrics:** 40 likes · 5 retweets · 4 comments · 7.4K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T15:41:41+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/recast/status/2105322195320963225](https://x.com/recast/status/2105322195320963225)  


> **Visual Context:** A 3D rendered map shows a mountainous terrain with labels for cities like "San Francisco," "Los Angeles," "Phoenix," "Denver," and "El Paso," alongside the "Pacific Ocean" and "Gulf of Mexico," likely visualizing output from their WOOF weather simulation model.  

> 
> "We open-sourced our GPU port of WRF and named it WOOF (Weather Observations and Operational Forecasting). We want everyone to have access to fast and cheap weather simulations. 

Run your own simulations at 
woof.recastsystems.com"


### Discussion #5 by @Space_Station
> **Author:** [@Space_Station](https://x.com/Space_Station)  
> **Metrics:** 12 likes · 6 retweets · 0 comments · 4.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T16:59:11+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Space_Station/status/2105341702097846446](https://x.com/Space_Station/status/2105341702097846446)  


> **Visual Context:** Four astronauts in blue flight suits pose in front of a rocket launch structure, with bold orange text reading "CREW-13 LAUNCHING SOON" and the NASA logo in the upper right corner. The image announces the upcoming October 1 launch of Crew-13, who will relieve the current Expedition 75 crew aboard the International Space Station.  

> 
> "The Expedition 75 crew aboard the space station awaits the arrival of Crew-13 scheduled to launch Thursday, Oct. 1."


### Discussion #6 by @ThanthiTV
> **Author:** [@ThanthiTV](https://x.com/ThanthiTV)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 2.4K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T15:42:34+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ThanthiTV/status/2105322420571889856](https://x.com/ThanthiTV/status/2105322420571889856)  


> 
> "Special Report|இறந்தவரை மீண்டும் உயிர்ப்பிக்கும் டெக்னாலஜி இருக்கா?4 வருசமா உடலோடு வாழ்ந்த குடும்பம் 
thanthitv.com/special-report
… 

#specialreport | #cryonics | #mumbai"


### Discussion #7 by @ugail
> **Author:** [@ugail](https://x.com/ugail)  
> **Metrics:** 4 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 803 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T05:46:40+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ugail/status/2105172456361312331](https://x.com/ugail/status/2105172456361312331)  


> 
> "Your brainwaves are a fingerprint. When classifying conditions from brainwave data, people must be kept separate, because subject identity can really skew the results. Ugail, Wirt & Howard, Sensors 2026, 
doi.org/10.3390/s26196
…"


### Discussion #8 by @Thespacetechguy
> **Author:** [@Thespacetechguy](https://x.com/Thespacetechguy)  
> **Metrics:** 16 likes · 6 retweets · 0 comments · 456 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T15:24:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Thespacetechguy/status/2105317746540007775](https://x.com/Thespacetechguy/status/2105317746540007775)  


> 
> ": The octopus can edit its own DNA while it is alive. An evolutionary anomaly that breaks the rules of biology."


### Discussion #9 by @4gottnHistory
> **Author:** [@4gottnHistory](https://x.com/4gottnHistory)  
> **Metrics:** 11 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 446 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T16:43:03+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/4gottnHistory/status/2105337639960207754](https://x.com/4gottnHistory/status/2105337639960207754)  


> 
> "The Valley Temple is credited to Pharaoh Khafre without conclusive proof.

They say it’s Khafre’s because archaeologists discovered statues of him inside the structure, and a causeway connects it to his pyramid complex.

That's it..."


### Discussion #10 by @Starlab_Space
> **Author:** [@Starlab_Space](https://x.com/Starlab_Space)  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 317 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T15:51:40+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Starlab_Space/status/2105324711513092295](https://x.com/Starlab_Space/status/2105324711513092295)  


> 
> "Our Call for Proposals Q&A is now available on the Starlab website, covering common questions about eligibility, experimental design, GAP and FPA hardware, costs, timelines and more.

Note that the Step 1 proposal deadline has been extended to October 21.

Review the Q&A and"


### Discussion #11 by @Artanis04
> **Author:** [@Artanis04](https://x.com/Artanis04)  
> **Metrics:** 7 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 258 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T15:58:36+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Artanis04/status/2105326455060324371](https://x.com/Artanis04/status/2105326455060324371)  


> 
> "#Kilauea: Precursory activity continues. Summit inflation continues, and lava overflows have reached roughly 325 total (151 from the south vent).

usgs"


### Discussion #12 by @Jimena_Z2
> **Author:** [@Jimena_Z2](https://x.com/Jimena_Z2)  
> **Metrics:** 10 likes · 10 retweets · 0 comments · 254 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T15:33:28+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Jimena_Z2/status/2105320129550745658](https://x.com/Jimena_Z2/status/2105320129550745658)  


> 
> "Controlling A Turtle With Human Thought"


### Discussion #13 by @Siccuma
> **Author:** [@Siccuma](https://x.com/Siccuma)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 128 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T15:37:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Siccuma/status/2105321018046775346](https://x.com/Siccuma/status/2105321018046775346)  


> 
> "Mercury,
the planet that lost the race with its own day!

A year on Mercury lasts 88 Earth days.
A solar day lasts 176.
Sunrise takes longer than the trip around the Sun.

Diameter: ~4,879 km
Distance: 0.39 AU  ·  ~58 million km
Sidereal day: ~59 Earth days
Solar day: ~176 Earth"


### Discussion #14 by @AstroPAWsNFT
> **Author:** [@AstroPAWsNFT](https://x.com/AstroPAWsNFT)  
> **Metrics:** 9 likes · 1 retweets · 8 comments · 112 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T16:21:23+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/AstroPAWsNFT/status/2105332187998699885](https://x.com/AstroPAWsNFT/status/2105332187998699885)  


> 
> "Something tiny is about to leave Earth… 

If you’re here early, make your presence known in comments."


### Discussion #15 by @Michelle_K625
> **Author:** [@Michelle_K625](https://x.com/Michelle_K625)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 78 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T16:26:41+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Michelle_K625/status/2105333523548963215](https://x.com/Michelle_K625/status/2105333523548963215)  


> 
> "Claims like this are spreading fast - but the real question is what officials actually said, what technology they were referring to, and whether the statement is being taken out of context. d
If the underlying claim were ever verified, the implications for physics"


### Discussion #16 by @OsmanTAAR12
> **Author:** [@OsmanTAAR12](https://x.com/OsmanTAAR12)  
> **Metrics:** 4 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 41 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T16:43:58+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/OsmanTAAR12/status/2105337872303763528](https://x.com/OsmanTAAR12/status/2105337872303763528)  


> 
> "Güneş yüzeyinde yaşanan devasa bir patlama ve hemen yanında ölçek kıyaslaması için konulan Dünya... 
Evren gerçekten muazzam büyüklüğünde"


### Discussion #17 by @al_sulaima60906
> **Author:** [@al_sulaima60906](https://x.com/al_sulaima60906)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 30 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T15:50:13+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/al_sulaima60906/status/2105324343337320489](https://x.com/al_sulaima60906/status/2105324343337320489)  


> 
> "سلطنة عُمان تتقدم 8 مراتب في ركيزة مدخلات الابتكار ضمن مؤشر الابتكار العالمي 2026.

واصلت السلطنة تعزيز حضورها في منظومة الابتكار العالمية، محققة المرتبة 47 عالميًا، مع دخولها ضمن أفضل 40 دولة في 15 مؤشرًا فرعيًا، شملت مجالات الاستثمار الأجنبي، والتعليم، والتقنيات الحديثة،"


### Discussion #18 by @NaturalEnvwo0i
> **Author:** [@NaturalEnvwo0i](https://x.com/NaturalEnvwo0i)  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 10 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-30T16:34:12+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NaturalEnvwo0i/status/2105335415121346873](https://x.com/NaturalEnvwo0i/status/2105335415121346873)  


> 
> "Amazing nature"