The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to natural science:
Contents
- What type of thing is natural science
- Physical science
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Earth Science
- Biology
- History of natural science
- History of the branches of natural science
- General natural science concepts
- Natural science publications
- Persons influential in natural science
- References
Natural science – a major branch of science that tries to explain, and predict, nature's phenomena based on empirical evidence. In natural science, hypothesis must be verified scientifically to be regarded as scientific theory. Validity, accuracy, and social mechanisms ensuring quality control, such as peer review and repeatability of findings, are amongst the criteria and methods used for this purpose. Natural science can be broken into 2 main branches: life science, and physical science. Each of these branches, and all of their sub-branches, are referred to as natural sciences.
What type of thing is natural science?
Natural science can be described as all of the following:
Physical science
Physics
Chemistry
Earth Science
Biology
History of natural science
History of natural science