natural science

Also known as natural sciences, natural history, science

branch of science about the natural world

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Natural science is the branch of science that studies the natural world—including living things, matter, energy, and physical phenomena. It matters because it helps us understand how nature works and provides knowledge we use to solve practical problems, develop technology, and make informed decisions about our environment and health.

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Research

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Why natural science needs phenomenological philosophy.ReviewProgress in biophysics and molecular biology · 2015Rosen SMDOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2015.06.008
Accelerating discovery in natural science laboratories with AI and robotics: Perspectives and challenges.ReviewScience robotics · 2025Cooper AI, Courtney P, Darvish K et al.DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.adv7932
Can biosemiotics be a "science" if its purpose is to be a bridge between the natural, social and human sciences?ReviewProgress in biophysics and molecular biology · 2015Brier SDOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2015.08.001
[Nursing science and natural sciences. Critical notes on a difficult relationship as a starting point for its new definition].ReviewPflege · 1999Müller EDOI: 10.1024/1012-5302.12.1.35
The 2010-2020 National Natural Science Foundation of China: Radiation Therapy.Current medical science · 2022Liu J, Li Y, Shi RDOI: 10.1007/s11596-022-2531-6
[Research status on efficacy enhancement and toxicity reduction of Chinese medicine in treatment of malignant tumors: a review of projects supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China].ReviewZhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica · 2022Liu XW, Lou YN, Feng Z et al.DOI: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20211104.301
A science for gods, a science for humans: Kant on teleological speculations in natural history.Studies in history and philosophy of science · 2022McNulty MBDOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2022.04.008
Science that Inspires.Molecular cell · 2020Cell Press TeamDOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2020.01.015

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Natural science or empirical science is a branch of science concerned with the description, understanding, and prediction of natural phenomena, based on empirical evidence from observation and experimentation. Mechanisms such as peer review and reproducibility of findings are used to try to ensure the validity of scientific advances.

Natural science can be divided into two main branches: life science and physical science. Life science is alternatively known as biology. Physical science is subdivided into physics, astronomy, Earth science, and chemistry. These branches of natural science may be further divided into more specialized branches, also known as fields. As empirical sciences, natural sciences use tools from the formal sciences, such as mathematics and logic, converting information about nature into measurements that can be explained as clear statements of the "laws of nature".