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For a more comprehensive list, see the List of science topics.

Science in the broadest sense refers to any system of objective knowledge. In a more restricted sense, science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on the scientific method, as well as to the organised body of knowledge humans have gained by such research.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to science:

Science portal

Essence of science

Main article: Science

Branches or types of science

Empirical science (typically what is meant by the word "science"). The two main branches of science are:

• Natural science - studies natural phenomena, including biological life
• Social science - studies human behavior and societies

Formal science

Applied science

Scientific fields

Main article: Fields of science

Natural sciences

Main article: Natural sciences

Biology (aka Biological science)

Main articles: Biology and List of biology disciplines

• Biochemistry
• Biophysics
• Botany
• Cellular biology
• Ecology
• Medicine
• Microbiology
• Molecular biology
• Physiology
• Zoology

Physical sciences

Main article: Physical science

• Astronomy
• Chemistry
• Earth sciences
• Physics

Social sciences

Main article: Social sciences

Formal sciences

Main article: Formal science

• Logic - see the List of basic topics in logic
• Mathematics - sometimes referred to as the "third science". See the List of basic mathematics topics
• and the theoretical branches of
  • Computer science
  • Information theory
  • Statistics - see the List of basic statistics topics

Applied sciences

Main article: Applied sciences

• Engineering - see the List of basic engineering topics
• Technology - see the List of basic technology topics

History of science

Main article: History of science

See also: List of basic technology topics: History of technology

Basic science concepts

Biological terms

• Underlying and unifying principles of the biological sciences:
  • Universality
  • Evolution
  • Diversity
  • Continuity
  • Genetics
  • Homeostasis
  • Interactions

Famous scientists

Main list: List of scientists

• Aristotle
• Archimedes
• Andreas Vesalius
• Nicolaus Copernicus
• Galileo Galilei
• Johannes Kepler
• René Descartes
• Isaac Newton
• Leonhard Euler
• Pierre-Simon Laplace
• Alexander von Humboldt
• Charles Darwin
• James Clerk Maxwell
• Marie Curie
• Albert Einstein
• Linus Pauling
• John Bardeen
• Frederick Sanger

Science lists

Main article: List of science topics

• List of scientists