natural science

Empirical world study

Natural science is the study of the physical world through observation and experiment—biology, chemistry, physics, geology, and related fields.

The term distinguishes these disciplines from the social sciences (economics, psychology, sociology) and the formal sciences (mathematics, logic).

She majored in natural science before specializing in biochemistry.

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evolutionary biology · fossil record · geology · meteorology · oceanography · zoology · taxonomy · botany · paleontology · earth sciences · chemistry · specimen · organisms · evolution · molecules · empirical · research · laboratory

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Study of culture

social sciences · liberal arts · arts · philosophy · fine arts

epistemological approach

natural sciencereligion

System of spiritual belief

theology · faith · mysticism · superstition · pseudoscience

applied vs. pure knowledge

natural scienceapplied science

Problem-solving through research

engineering · technology · medicine · practical arts · vocational training

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