Science is a systematic and rigorous endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the world. It is both a body of knowledge and a process of discovery that allows us to link isolated facts into coherent and comprehensive understandings of the natural world. Science is concerned with the physical world and its phenomena and entails unbiased observations and systematic experimentation.
Some key features of science include:
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Empirical observations: Both natural and social sciences are empirical sciences, as their knowledge is based on empirical observations and is capable of being tested for its validity by other researchers working under the same conditions.
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Systematic methodology: Scientific methodology includes objective observation, evidence, experiment and/or observation as benchmarks for testing hypotheses, induction, repetition, critical analysis, and verification and testing through critical exposure to scrutiny, peer review, and assessment.
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Branches: Modern science is commonly divided into three major branches: natural science, social science, and formal science. Each of these branches comprises various specialized yet overlapping scientific disciplines that often possess their own nomenclature and expertise.
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Ongoing: Science is continually refining and expanding our knowledge of the universe, and as it does, it leads to new questions for future research.
Science is exciting, useful, and ongoing. It allows us to discover what’s in the universe and how those things work today, how they worked in the past, and how they are likely to work in the future.
