# Science Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-10-09 08:40 UTC

> **Category:** Science  
> **Status:** Trending Up  
> **Timestamp:** 2026-10-09 08:40 UTC (2026-10-09T08:40:00Z)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-09-08-40/non_crypto/science  
> **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-09-08-40/non_crypto.md  

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## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment
- **Total Posts:** 27
- **Total Impressions:** 16.6K
- **Bullish / Positive:** 12
- **Bearish / Negative:** 3
- **Neutral:** 12

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## Engagement Analysis
Total Engagement - Comments: 26, Retweets: 13, Likes: 135, Impressions: 16649


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## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence


### Discussion #1 by @EconomicTimes
> **Author:** [@EconomicTimes](https://x.com/EconomicTimes)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 4.1K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-09T07:28:06+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/EconomicTimes/status/2108459475401060695](https://x.com/EconomicTimes/status/2108459475401060695)  


> 
> "Monsoon retreat brings an unexpected wave of sweltering heat across the coast | The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued Yellow Alerts across Maharashtra as retreating southwest monsoon conditions escalated into isolated heatwave warnings on Friday, October 9, 2026, with"


### Discussion #2 by @nypost
> **Author:** [@nypost](https://x.com/nypost)  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 1 retweets · 3 comments · 3.8K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-09T08:30:17+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/nypost/status/2108475122310901983](https://x.com/nypost/status/2108475122310901983)  


> 
> "Hurricane Simon forecast to get much stronger as it heads to Mexico's Pacific coast 
trib.al/D4afEG0"


### Discussion #3 by @Rainmaker1973
> **Author:** [@Rainmaker1973](https://x.com/Rainmaker1973)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 2.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-09T08:41:59+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/2108478065164657069](https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/2108478065164657069)  


> 
> "The common name "Vietnamese mossy frog" arises from its mottled green and brown skin that resembles moss growing on rock, and it's an effective form of camouflage

[ 46_69_6e_6e]"


### Discussion #4 by @CL207
> **Author:** [@CL207](https://x.com/CL207)  
> **Metrics:** 14 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 1.2K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-09T08:38:39+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CL207/status/2108477226870296592](https://x.com/CL207/status/2108477226870296592)  


> 
> "since ai started generating math / science progress

its feeling futuristic, maybe similar to how we thought we'd have flying cars

not sure why, when ai was just trying to do art, coding, it didnt give that vibe"


### Discussion #5 by @ErikSolheim
> **Author:** [@ErikSolheim](https://x.com/ErikSolheim)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 808 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-09T08:32:58+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ErikSolheim/status/2108475796419424708](https://x.com/ErikSolheim/status/2108475796419424708)  


> 
> "300 million Solar Homes - please support this most important new initiative!

Global Solar Council (GSC) just launched a new spectacular initiative! The mission is to scale rooftop solar to 300 million systems by 2030, across homes, small businesses and community buildings.

This"


### Discussion #6 by @tv3_ghana
> **Author:** [@tv3_ghana](https://x.com/tv3_ghana)  
> **Metrics:** 10 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 520 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-09T07:54:58+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/tv3_ghana/status/2108466234417148223](https://x.com/tv3_ghana/status/2108466234417148223)  


> **Visual Context:** Two men in suits shake hands while holding a signed document in front of a portrait, with a watermark reading 'Ministry of Foreign Affairs'.  

> 
> "Ghana has officially joined the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), a global initiative established in 2023 by India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other international partners to conserve big cat species including lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, pumas, and cheetahs."


### Discussion #7 by @Earthquake2day
> **Author:** [@Earthquake2day](https://x.com/Earthquake2day)  
> **Metrics:** 12 likes · 6 retweets · 0 comments · 373 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-09T08:02:47+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Earthquake2day/status/2108468200128360899](https://x.com/Earthquake2day/status/2108468200128360899)  


> 
> "Magnitude 5.2 earthquake confirmed near 117 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia.

Magnitude: 5.2
Location: 117 km (73 mi) SE of Bitung, Indonesia
Date: 2026-10-09 & Time: 02:11 PM (Local Time)

#earthquake #seismic #breaking #alert #Indonesia"


### Discussion #8 by @sukii_seal
> **Author:** [@sukii_seal](https://x.com/sukii_seal)  
> **Metrics:** 17 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 351 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-09T07:01:08+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/sukii_seal/status/2108452689134915726](https://x.com/sukii_seal/status/2108452689134915726)  


> **Visual Context:** A woman with long brown hair in a black athletic outfit looking out over a body of water, with a city skyline and stadium visible in the distance.  

> 
> "and that water is NOT bending i know that’s right"


### Discussion #9 by @AstronomyMag
> **Author:** [@AstronomyMag](https://x.com/AstronomyMag)  
> **Metrics:** 8 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 332 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-09T08:00:24+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/AstronomyMag/status/2108467601286299745](https://x.com/AstronomyMag/status/2108467601286299745)  


> 
> "Sky This Week: October 9 to 16
The Red Planet plows through an open cluster, Mercury reaches greatest eastern elongation, and New Moon brings darkness in the sky this week.

Image credit: Steve Elliot (Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0)

Read more:
vist.ly/5mnfc"


### Discussion #10 by @taiwanplusnews
> **Author:** [@taiwanplusnews](https://x.com/taiwanplusnews)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 270 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-09T07:47:17+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/taiwanplusnews/status/2108464300759413170](https://x.com/taiwanplusnews/status/2108464300759413170)  


> 
> "Artificial reefs, transplanted corals and seagrass meadows are at the center of an ambitious project to protect India’s Kariyachalli Island from rising seas. Local workers gain seasonal income while scientists test a model for biodiversity conservation and climate resilience."


### Discussion #11 by @malaymail
> **Author:** [@malaymail](https://x.com/malaymail)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 256 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-09T08:01:29+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/malaymail/status/2108467875413434725](https://x.com/malaymail/status/2108467875413434725)  


> 
> "MetMalaysia warns of thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds in parts of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak and Sabah. 
ebx.sh/3elwR0"


### Discussion #12 by @ISAS_JAXA_EN
> **Author:** [@ISAS_JAXA_EN](https://x.com/ISAS_JAXA_EN)  
> **Metrics:** 8 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 230 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-09T08:00:02+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ISAS_JAXA_EN/status/2108467509255196723](https://x.com/ISAS_JAXA_EN/status/2108467509255196723)  


> 
> "Thank you, Ambassador Suzuki, for your support!  #MMXLIFTOFF is scheduled for 20 October onboard the H3  With the CNES/DLR rover IDEFIX, MMX will journey to Mars’s moon Phobos and together, we will take on the challenge of the first-ever sample return from the Martian system!"


### Discussion #13 by @natural77384672
> **Author:** [@natural77384672](https://x.com/natural77384672)  
> **Metrics:** 11 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 198 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-09T08:18:05+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/natural77384672/status/2108472053250810203](https://x.com/natural77384672/status/2108472053250810203)  


> 
> "Geoffroy's marmoset , also known as the white-headed marmoset or tufted-ear marmoset."


### Discussion #14 by @AmbassadeChine
> **Author:** [@AmbassadeChine](https://x.com/AmbassadeChine)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 195 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-09T07:42:09+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/AmbassadeChine/status/2108463007793611016](https://x.com/AmbassadeChine/status/2108463007793611016)  


> 
> "Record national battu au Xinjiang ! À Jinghe, la récolte de sésame noir atteint 207 kg par mu (environ 667 m²), soit près de 60 kg de plus que le précédent record. Une récolte exceptionnelle !"


### Discussion #15 by @RTVCes
> **Author:** [@RTVCes](https://x.com/RTVCes)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 191 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-09T08:11:04+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/RTVCes/status/2108470286702006779](https://x.com/RTVCes/status/2108470286702006779)  


> 
> "‘Canarias Futura’visita el Instituto de Astrofísicay el Centro Espacialpara conocer sus proyectos.

Sábado 10
13:50 horas
rtvc.es/canarias-futur
…"


### Discussion #16 by @fukutsudana
> **Author:** [@fukutsudana](https://x.com/fukutsudana)  
> **Metrics:** 7 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 185 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-09T08:05:50+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/fukutsudana/status/2108468967966966146](https://x.com/fukutsudana/status/2108468967966966146)  


> 
> "ジンベイザメの食事風景！！
迫力すごい！！"


### Discussion #17 by @JundoHud
> **Author:** [@JundoHud](https://x.com/JundoHud)  
> **Metrics:** 22 likes · 0 retweets · 17 comments · 170 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-09T08:29:51+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/JundoHud/status/2108475014538498500](https://x.com/JundoHud/status/2108475014538498500)  


> 
> "Elon Musk received the National Medal of Science at the White House.

The official citation highlighted three areas:

✸ Frontier space exploration
✸ Intelligent systems
✸ Advanced manufacturing

Trump called him a modern-day Thomas Edison.

Alongside Jensen Huang and Lisa Su,"


### Discussion #18 by @andrewsp2009
> **Author:** [@andrewsp2009](https://x.com/andrewsp2009)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 154 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-09T07:05:15+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/andrewsp2009/status/2108453725123596425](https://x.com/andrewsp2009/status/2108453725123596425)  


> 
> "Some prehistoric roundhouse spotting near Abriachan 
@NosasBlog
 info/image turned into a reconstruction mock-up. #RoundHouse"


### Discussion #19 by @shipranotes
> **Author:** [@shipranotes](https://x.com/shipranotes)  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 141 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-09T08:26:55+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/shipranotes/status/2108474277355983216](https://x.com/shipranotes/status/2108474277355983216)  


> 
> "Can a simple scent physically reshape the human brain?

A 2024 study published in Brain Research Bulletin had 50 healthy women inhale low-concentration rose essential oil daily for one month.  

The MRI scans confirmed something remarkable: adult gray matter actually increased."


### Discussion #20 by @bunjil
> **Author:** [@bunjil](https://x.com/bunjil)  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 117 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-09T08:38:40+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/bunjil/status/2108477230619984087](https://x.com/bunjil/status/2108477230619984087)  


> 
> "smokin on that shit that made P equal NP"


### Discussion #21 by @amazingscifacts
> **Author:** [@amazingscifacts](https://x.com/amazingscifacts)  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 113 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-09T07:11:58+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/amazingscifacts/status/2108455415831056727](https://x.com/amazingscifacts/status/2108455415831056727)  


> 
> "Don’t pet that moray eel! 

Eels are functionally blind and mistake hands for food. A bite engages hidden secondary jaws that drag you inward. Plus, touching them rubs off the protective mucus they need to fight deadly parasites. Look, don't touch."


### Discussion #22 by @Nicole_Ward32
> **Author:** [@Nicole_Ward32](https://x.com/Nicole_Ward32)  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 3 retweets · 0 comments · 85 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-09T07:28:16+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Nicole_Ward32/status/2108459515335336154](https://x.com/Nicole_Ward32/status/2108459515335336154)  


> 
> "Everything runs on physics"


### Discussion #23 by @RuanoTrades
> **Author:** [@RuanoTrades](https://x.com/RuanoTrades)  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 80 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-09T08:23:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/RuanoTrades/status/2108473288611758573](https://x.com/RuanoTrades/status/2108473288611758573)  


> 
> "Nature gone Wild!!"


### Discussion #24 by @sobhan9335
> **Author:** [@sobhan9335](https://x.com/sobhan9335)  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 52 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-09T08:42:26+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/sobhan9335/status/2108478178964746671](https://x.com/sobhan9335/status/2108478178964746671)  


> 
> "گفته بودین داستان پشت پروژه رو میخواین؟
پس با ما همراه باشید 
سوال اینه ک یه روز انسان میتونه از انرژی کل خورشید استفاده کنه؟
شاید شبیه فیلم‌های علمی‌تخیلی باشه ولی این ایده خیلی وقته که مطرح شده
حالا 
@projectspherexy
 می‌خواد از گسترش انسان در فضا بگه
ولی داستان از کجا میشه ؟"


### Discussion #25 by @FAB87F
> **Author:** [@FAB87F](https://x.com/FAB87F)  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 9 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-09T08:45:19+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/FAB87F/status/2108478906198036837](https://x.com/FAB87F/status/2108478906198036837)  


> 
> "Some climate tipping points are being studied far more than others – new research"


### Discussion #26 by @sobhan9335
> **Author:** [@sobhan9335](https://x.com/sobhan9335)  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 4 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-09T08:42:31+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/sobhan9335/status/2108478200187949428](https://x.com/sobhan9335/status/2108478200187949428)  


> **Visual Context:** A space scene showing Earth in the foreground, the sun in the distance, a large spiral galaxy, and a space station.  

> 
> "2/ برگردیم به سال ۱۹۶۰
یه دانشمند به اسم فریمن دایسون یه ایده مطرح کرد
اگه تمدنی اون‌قدر پیشرفته بشه که بخواد انرژی یه ستاره رو جمع‌آوری کنه چه شکلی می‌شه؟
ایده‌ای که بعدها با اسم Dyson Sphere معروف شد
منظور یه توپ غول‌پیکر دور خورشید نیست که همین الان دارن می‌سازنش بحث درباره ی"


### Discussion #27 by @sobhan9335
> **Author:** [@sobhan9335](https://x.com/sobhan9335)  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 2 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-10-09T08:42:36+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/sobhan9335/status/2108478220639105507](https://x.com/sobhan9335/status/2108478220639105507)  


> **Visual Context:** An educational infographic titled 'THE KARDASHEV SCALE', explaining it as a way to measure a civilization's technological advancement, displaying Type I Planetary, Type II Stellar, and Type III Galactic.  

> 
> "3
یه تمدن با تکنولوژی بسیار پیشرفته‌ست.
4سال بعدش کارداشف یه مقیاس برای سنجش تمدن‌ها مطرح کرد ک خلاصش اینه
Type I انرژی در مقیاس یک سیاره
Type II  انرژی در مقیاس یک ستاره
Type III  انرژی در مقیاس یک کهکشان
حالا اینام دقیقا به همین دنیای فکری وصلن: رسیدن تمدن به Kardashev Type II"