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science

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
science [Lat. scientia =knowledge]. For many the term science refers to the organized body of knowledge concerning the physical world, both animate and inanimate, but a proper definition would also have to include the attitudes and methods through which this body of knowledge is formed; thus, a science is both a particular kind of activity and also the results of that activity. The Scientific Method The scientific method has evolved over many centuries and has now come to be described in terms of a well-recognized and well-defined series of steps. First, information, or data, is... Read more
life sciences
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

life sci·enc·es • plural n. the sciences concerned with the study of living organisms, including biology, botany, zoology, microbiology, physiology, biochemistry, and related subjects. Often contrasted with physical sciences . DERIVATIVES: life ...

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Earth sciences
World Encyclopedia

Earth sciences Term used to describe all sciences concerned with the structure, age, composition and atmosphere of the Earth . It includes the basic subject of geology , with its sub-classifications of geochemistry , geomorphology , geophysics ; mineralogy , petrology ; seismology , volcanism ; ...

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