Understanding Science 101 - Understanding Science
WEBScience is complex and multi-faceted, but the most important characteristics of science are straightforward: Science is a way of learning about what is in the natural world, how the natural world works, and how the natural world got to be the way it is.
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WEB2 days ago · Breaking science news and articles on global warming, extrasolar planets, stem cells, bird flu, autism, nanotechnology, dinosaurs, evolution -- the latest discoveries in astronomy, anthropology...
Science and technology on fast forward - Understanding Science
WEBAs an example, we’ll start with a single scientific idea and trace its applications and impact through several different fields of science and technology, from the discovery of electrons in the 1800s to modern forensics and DNA fingerprinting….
Science aims to explain and understand
WEBEither way (so-called “pure” or “applied” research), science aims to increase our understanding of how the natural world works. The knowledge that is built by science is always open to question and revision.
SpaceX crew returns to Earth after historic mission
WEB5 days ago · SpaceX's Polaris Dawn crew has returned to Earth after five days in orbit, following a historic mission featuring the world's first commercial spacewalk.. The Dragon capsule made splashdown off ...
Claim of ‘dark oxygen’ on sea floor faces doubts - Science
WEB1 day ago · NOAA Ocean Exploration. Two months ago, a team of researchers made a startling claim: In the pitch-black darkness of the abyss, metallic nodules that can naturally form on the sea floor could be acting like batteries, splitting seawater and producing oxygen. If real, this “dark oxygen” would be a monumental discovery, comparable to the ...
The biggest questions in science - Nature
WEBMay 9, 2018 · Innovations In: The Biggest Questions in Science is a special report on the state of inquiry into these questions—the latest research on the nature of spacetime, the identity of dark matter, the...
We need better and more PopSci by scientists | Science - AAAS
WEBJul 18, 2024 · To be clear, PopSci, or popular science, is “ science presented in a way that is interesting and understandable to people who are not experts.” It’s how most people acquire scientific knowledge.
16 Science Majors (and Related Careers) to Consider | Coursera
WEBNov 29, 2023 · Discover your options for choosing a science major that suits your personal and professional goals. When you major in science, you can build a broad base of knowledge to draw from across a wide variety of subjects, including biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, psychology, medicine, engineering, computing, and many others.
Can We Trust Science? : 13.7: Cosmos And Culture : NPR
WEBFeb 10, 2017 · Science is knowledge. The practice of science is nothing more, and nothing less, than the earnest and thoughtful work of figuring things out, of trying to understand, of learning how things...