# Science Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-10-02 22:20 UTC

> **Category:** Science  
> **Status:** Trending Up  
> **Timestamp:** 2026-10-02 22:20 UTC (2026-10-02T22:20:00Z)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-02-22-20/non_crypto/science  
> **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-02-22-20/non_crypto.md  

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## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment
- **Total Posts:** 14
- **Total Impressions:** 119.1K
- **Bullish / Positive:** 4
- **Bearish / Negative:** 1
- **Neutral:** 9

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## Engagement Analysis
Total Engagement - Comments: 133, Retweets: 351, Likes: 1275, Impressions: 119055


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## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence


### Discussion #1 by @AnnieJacobsen
> **Author:** [@AnnieJacobsen](https://x.com/AnnieJacobsen)  
> **Metrics:** 954 likes · 333 retweets · 65 comments · 82.5K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T20:50:59+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/AnnieJacobsen/status/2106124811521122716](https://x.com/AnnieJacobsen/status/2106124811521122716)  


> 
> "Breaking. There's been a pneumonic plague outbreak at a BSL-3 lab in Siberia, Russia.

"Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague" - Moscow Times

This is fact, and also the inciting incident in my book BIOLOGICAL WAR: A SCENARIO, which is"


### Discussion #2 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 260 likes · 2 retweets · 42 comments · 26.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T17:08:01.474000+00:00  



> 
> "TIL that in 1959, explorer Peter Byrne reportedly stole bones from a supposed Yeti hand at Nepal's Pangboche monastery, replacing them with human bones. He smuggled them to India, where actor James Stewart allegedly hid them among his wife's underwear to get them out of the country."


### Discussion #3 by @jagarikin
> **Author:** [@jagarikin](https://x.com/jagarikin)  
> **Metrics:** 16 likes · 5 retweets · 0 comments · 4.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T20:25:38+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/jagarikin/status/2106118433335345629](https://x.com/jagarikin/status/2106118433335345629)  


> 
> "I've figured out the part that seems to be moving the most.  
This "depression" isn't moving."


### Discussion #4 by @TheInsiderPaper
> **Author:** [@TheInsiderPaper](https://x.com/TheInsiderPaper)  
> **Metrics:** 17 likes · 7 retweets · 6 comments · 3.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T22:18:44+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/2106146895555121476](https://x.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/2106146895555121476)  


> 
> "Scientists detect radio signals from a planet beyond our solar system for the first time in history"


### Discussion #5 by @reddit
> **Author:** [@reddit](https://x.com/reddit)  
> **Metrics:** 8 likes · 0 retweets · 20 comments · 800 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T17:29:01.977000+00:00  



> 
> "ELI5: why does steam appear invisible right after leaving the pot?

My 6yo asked and im not sure so here goes; So boiling water with a covered pot, the steam appears invisible right after clearing the seam between the lid and pot rim. It then becomes normal steam. Why is that?"


### Discussion #6 by @_cosmicearth
> **Author:** [@_cosmicearth](https://x.com/_cosmicearth)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 409 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T20:37:23+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/_cosmicearth/status/2106121387463352515](https://x.com/_cosmicearth/status/2106121387463352515)  


> **Visual Context:** A three-panel image showing a James Webb Space Telescope image of a nebula, zooming in on a star, and comparing its relative size to the Sun and a Pluto image.  

> 
> "Space is BIG!"


### Discussion #7 by @DARKCOMBUZZ
> **Author:** [@DARKCOMBUZZ](https://x.com/DARKCOMBUZZ)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 389 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T21:55:50+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/DARKCOMBUZZ/status/2106141133080592518](https://x.com/DARKCOMBUZZ/status/2106141133080592518)  


> **Visual Context:** Two stacked images showing a crescent moon with a peculiar, bright circular glowing anomaly or light reflection visible in the sky beside it.  

> 
> "Auroras in Daylight

SMILE has captured the full northern auroral oval in ultraviolet light, showing auroras on both the night and day sides of Earth. The view turns the aurora from a nighttime spectacle into a visible trace of the solar wind interacting with Earth's magnetic"


### Discussion #8 by @IEEESpectrum
> **Author:** [@IEEESpectrum](https://x.com/IEEESpectrum)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 354 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T21:30:23+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/IEEESpectrum/status/2106134724624204173](https://x.com/IEEESpectrum/status/2106134724624204173)  


> 
> "By folding #DNA into specific patterns, researchers may be able to create new solutions for drug delivery and immunotherapy. A new #AI tool allows scientists and engineers to design DNA layouts that can fold into any shape they want.
buff.ly/g2uxR4f"


### Discussion #9 by @doublenattn
> **Author:** [@doublenattn](https://x.com/doublenattn)  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 294 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T20:30:57+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/doublenattn/status/2106119770416529476](https://x.com/doublenattn/status/2106119770416529476)  


> 
> "A look into the lives of goats. The behavior and nature of goats understanding goats: An animal study goats: life,  behavior and habits. 
The social lives of goats observing goats in its nature environment 

Goats: A study of their behavior inside the world of goats."


### Discussion #10 by @Ovniologia01
> **Author:** [@Ovniologia01](https://x.com/Ovniologia01)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 281 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T21:45:12+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Ovniologia01/status/2106138455160041707](https://x.com/Ovniologia01/status/2106138455160041707)  


> 
> "Ufologia hoje no Brasil"


### Discussion #11 by @ggabrielmmm
> **Author:** [@ggabrielmmm](https://x.com/ggabrielmmm)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 115 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T22:04:16+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ggabrielmmm/status/2106143252160074120](https://x.com/ggabrielmmm/status/2106143252160074120)  


> 
> "Three 
@SpaceX
 launches yesterday. Only one way to celebrate: Space Cowboi"


### Discussion #12 by @XElonmfan
> **Author:** [@XElonmfan](https://x.com/XElonmfan)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 111 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T21:30:12+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/XElonmfan/status/2106134681821581411](https://x.com/XElonmfan/status/2106134681821581411)  


> 
> "We’re entering the Starship era

A world full of exploration"


### Discussion #13 by @SciNatureNews
> **Author:** [@SciNatureNews](https://x.com/SciNatureNews)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 74 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T22:12:30+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/SciNatureNews/status/2106145327061643337](https://x.com/SciNatureNews/status/2106145327061643337)  


> 
> ": Mars' largest moon Phobos is slowly spiraling inward and could break apart to form a ring or collide with Mars in about 50 million years."


### Discussion #14 by @Thespacetechguy
> **Author:** [@Thespacetechguy](https://x.com/Thespacetechguy)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 61 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-02T21:58:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Thespacetechguy/status/2106141674930098302](https://x.com/Thespacetechguy/status/2106141674930098302)  


> **Visual Context:** A vivid display of the northern lights in shades of green and pink/purple over the iconic Stonehenge monument at night.  

> 
> "Bright Auroras over Stonehenge"