The effort by human beings to understand how the world works. Science is based on the ideas of research and discovery in the natural sciences (such as geology and biology), the social sciences (like psychology and economics), and the applied sciences (such as engineering, energy, environmental studies, and medicine).

This is the place for the latest news about anything science-related.

Science and technology are quickly becoming larger parts of our everyday lives. Research ethics, access to new drugs, fuel efficiency R&D, the internet, breast cancer research, and genetically engineered foods are a few of the millions of ways that they are ever-present. This is also the place for stories about science and technology policy - how these things are run and accessed by every level of society, from the government to research institutions to the people.

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