# Science Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-10-05 14:40 UTC

> **Category:** Science  
> **Status:** Trending Up  
> **Timestamp:** 2026-10-05 14:40 UTC (2026-10-05T14:40:00Z)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-05-14-40/non_crypto/science  
> **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-05-14-40/non_crypto.md  

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## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment
- **Total Posts:** 14
- **Total Impressions:** 473.6K
- **Bullish / Positive:** 5
- **Bearish / Negative:** 2
- **Neutral:** 7

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## Engagement Analysis
Total Engagement - Comments: 34, Retweets: 253, Likes: 1629, Impressions: 473567


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## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence


### Discussion #1 by @paperparrot_
> **Author:** [@paperparrot_](https://x.com/paperparrot_)  
> **Metrics:** 1.5K likes · 238 retweets · 20 comments · 463.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T05:52:58+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/paperparrot_/status/2106985981677281582](https://x.com/paperparrot_/status/2106985981677281582)  


> 
> "Meet Japans Raccoon dog
Japan’s tanuki looks like a raccoon, sits like a stuffed toy, and is neither. It is a dog. A real canid. The mask is fur. 
I want two"


### Discussion #2 by @ndtv
> **Author:** [@ndtv](https://x.com/ndtv)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 3.9K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T14:13:40+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ndtv/status/2107111986027004204](https://x.com/ndtv/status/2107111986027004204)  


> 
> "The Great Indian Bustard rewilding programme has reached a major milestone with the release of captive-bred birds into the wild in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. Union Environment Minister 
@byadavbjp
  hailed the development as a significant step in conservation efforts for the critically"


### Discussion #3 by @zone_astronomy
> **Author:** [@zone_astronomy](https://x.com/zone_astronomy)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 1.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T13:00:31+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/zone_astronomy/status/2107093579248074976](https://x.com/zone_astronomy/status/2107093579248074976)  


> 
> "A PIECE OF THE MOON — FOUND RIGHT HERE ON EARTH! 
What if part of Earth’s landscape could give us a glimpse of the geology that dominates the Moon’s ancient highlands?
In Madagascar, scientists have studied large exposures of a pale rock called anorthosite — the same"


### Discussion #4 by @HanbokPantry
> **Author:** [@HanbokPantry](https://x.com/HanbokPantry)  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 1.4K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T13:21:12+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/HanbokPantry/status/2107098784757076416](https://x.com/HanbokPantry/status/2107098784757076416)  


> **Visual Context:** A uniquely pruned tree with two spherical canopies stands along a concrete street, next to a parked white car with a partially visible license plate. The caption questions the tree's effectiveness at mitigating urban heat island effects, suggesting that such ornamental pruning in paved areas reduces its cooling efficiency compared to placement in a park.  

> 
> "이쁘긴한데 도시열섬현상을 완충하기 위해 심은게 가로수인데... 이러면 효율이 많이 떨어지지 않을까? 콘크리트-아스팔트 길옆 보다는 공원이면 더 좋았을 것 같음..."


### Discussion #5 by @TheEpicVault
> **Author:** [@TheEpicVault](https://x.com/TheEpicVault)  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 728 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T13:34:51+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/TheEpicVault/status/2107102218524439027](https://x.com/TheEpicVault/status/2107102218524439027)  


> 
> "Randomness builds order here, and it gets the same answer every time.

Start anywhere, pick one of three corners at random, move halfway toward it, mark a dot and repeat.

That's the chaos game.

The dots settle into the Sierpinski triangle, which Waclaw Sierpinski described in"


### Discussion #6 by @foxweather
> **Author:** [@foxweather](https://x.com/foxweather)  
> **Metrics:** 4 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 399 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T14:30:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/foxweather/status/2107116098407792893](https://x.com/foxweather/status/2107116098407792893)  


> 
> "FUTURE SIMON: Tropical development is ramping up off the Mexican coast again, where conditions are primed for Simon to form and intensify in the coming days. Coastal communities from Guerrero up to Baja California Sur should closely track this system as it could recurve into"


### Discussion #7 by @b_gimpl1234
> **Author:** [@b_gimpl1234](https://x.com/b_gimpl1234)  
> **Metrics:** 14 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 295 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T14:01:05+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/b_gimpl1234/status/2107108817800446252](https://x.com/b_gimpl1234/status/2107108817800446252)  


> 
> "Bunch of shapes up there. A crescent shape literally passes right over the crescent moon."


### Discussion #8 by @thenatureegirl
> **Author:** [@thenatureegirl](https://x.com/thenatureegirl)  
> **Metrics:** 14 likes · 3 retweets · 0 comments · 282 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T13:58:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/thenatureegirl/status/2107108043469001035](https://x.com/thenatureegirl/status/2107108043469001035)  


> 
> "Footage of a mommy dolphin and her baby playing together.. 

Spotted today in the Wadden Sea, near Lauwersoog."


### Discussion #9 by @NCWeatherhound
> **Author:** [@NCWeatherhound](https://x.com/NCWeatherhound)  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 281 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T13:48:35+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/NCWeatherhound/status/2107105672202756119](https://x.com/NCWeatherhound/status/2107105672202756119)  


> **Visual Context:** A weather map showing the Gulf of Mexico and southern United States, with a red 'X' marking a disturbance and a pink oval indicating a 70% chance of formation labeled '1 (70%)'.  

> 
> "The NHC is increasingly bullish on a low deep in the Gulf. But until it actually forms, modeling is all over the place on where it's going and how strong it gets."


### Discussion #10 by @WizZifnab
> **Author:** [@WizZifnab](https://x.com/WizZifnab)  
> **Metrics:** 7 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 270 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T13:19:01+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/WizZifnab/status/2107098235189834138](https://x.com/WizZifnab/status/2107098235189834138)  


> 
> "It's actually a bit wild to me that if you remove SpaceX (116), RocketLab (18) and China (68), instead of 236, it's just around 34.

That number for the rest of the world doesn't seem to have changed greatly from the prior decade... maybe even a bit lower.

It's like everyone"


### Discussion #11 by @MarsUniversityX
> **Author:** [@MarsUniversityX](https://x.com/MarsUniversityX)  
> **Metrics:** 4 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 208 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T14:37:14+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MarsUniversityX/status/2107117916344766968](https://x.com/MarsUniversityX/status/2107117916344766968)  


> 
> "SpaceX’s Raptor 3 is the most advanced rocket engine built, featuring key upgrades: nearly double thrust over Raptor 1, 4× cheaper manufacturing to cut launch costs, simplified design saving over 40 tons of mass per Starship, and durability eliminating external heat shields."


### Discussion #12 by @_cosmicearth
> **Author:** [@_cosmicearth](https://x.com/_cosmicearth)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 203 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T14:14:12+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/_cosmicearth/status/2107112119573639652](https://x.com/_cosmicearth/status/2107112119573639652)  


> 
> ": Rare Footage from the Surface of Mars, Captured by NASA’s Curiosity Rover."


### Discussion #13 by @HenriLeJeune1
> **Author:** [@HenriLeJeune1](https://x.com/HenriLeJeune1)  
> **Metrics:** 13 likes · 3 retweets · 11 comments · 194 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T13:27:43+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/HenriLeJeune1/status/2107100423043662216](https://x.com/HenriLeJeune1/status/2107100423043662216)  


> 
> "Goodmorning and happy Martian Monday! The new workweek has begun and I hope you got ample sleep over the weekend to handle it all. I also hope we can make it to Mars ASAP. Below is what it would look like if someone were racing back to their base of operations on Mars to beat a"


### Discussion #14 by @Herdaim_Haber
> **Author:** [@Herdaim_Haber](https://x.com/Herdaim_Haber)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 108 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-05T13:52:17+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Herdaim_Haber/status/2107106604310999442](https://x.com/Herdaim_Haber/status/2107106604310999442)  


> 
> "Erdoğan: 

Bizim için uzay sadece uydulardan ibaret değildir. Uzay araştırmaları ve insanlı uzay faaliyetleri de milli uzay programımızın önemli unsurları arasında yer alıyor. 

Türkiye nice bilim insanını, mühendisini ve astronotunu uzaya gönderecektir."