Science is the concerted human effort to understand, or to understand better, the history of the natural world and how the natural world works, with observable physical evidence as the basis of that understanding. It is done through observation of natural phenomena, and/or through experimentation that tries to simulate natural processes under controlled conditions. Consider some examples. An ecologist observing the territorial behaviors of bluebirds and a geologist examining the distribution of fossils in an outcrop are both scientists making observations in order to find patterns in natural phenomena. They just do it outdoors and thus entertain the general public with their behavior. An astrophysicist photographing distant galaxies and a climatologist sifting data from weather balloons similarly are also scientists making observations, but in more discrete settings. The examples above are observational Science, but there is also experimental Science. A chemist observing the rates of one chemical reaction at a variety of temperatures and a nuclear physicist recording the results of bombardment of a particular kind of matter with neutrons are both scientists performing experiments to see what consistent patterns emerge. A biologist observing the reaction of a particular tissue to various stimulants is likewise experimenting to find patterns of behavior. These folks usually do their work in labs and wear impressive white lab coats, which seems to mean they make more money too.

What is Science?

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Dipti Subedi | Beginner-Level 1

4 years ago

Science is the application of knowledge about the fact of social world and the universe & nature. Science believes on Evidence only.

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Kundan Kumar | Beginner-Level 2

8 years ago

Systematized knowledge derived from observation study and experimentation carried on in order to determine the nature or principle of what is being studied.

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Bhupin Sharma | Contributor-Level 8

9 years ago

Science is an art or subject of innovations, to carry out or analyse natural effects or phenomenon of chemical substances and their structures, biological events and conclusions and the study of physical surroundings. Hope you got it.

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Renuka Rana | Guide-Level 12

9 years ago

Science is the concerted human effort to understand, or to understand better, the history of the natural world and how the natural world works, with observable physical evidence as the basis of that understanding. It is done through observation of natural phenomena, and/or through experimentation th

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