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Botany
Botany: The Study of Plants
Botany, also known as phytology or plant science, encompasses the scientific study of plants, focusing on their anatomy, taxonomy, and ecology. Botanists specialize in this field, studying approximately 410,000 species of land plants, including:
- Vascular plants:
Theoretical computer science
Theoretical Computer Science
Theoretical computer science explores the foundational principles and mathematical underpinnings of computation. It covers a diverse range of topics, including algorithms, data structures, computational complexity, distributed computation, automata theory, and quantum computing.
Historical ...
Chronology of the universe
Chronology of the Universe
The Chronology of the Universe is a detailed history of the universe as described by the Big Bang cosmology. Research conducted in 2015 estimated the formation of the universe to have occurred 13.8 billion years ago, with an uncertainty of 21 million years at a 68% confidence level.
Five Stag...
Woodstock of physics
The Woodstock of Physics: A Scientific Revolution
In March 1987, the American Physical Society's meeting became known as the "Woodstock of Physics," marking a groundbreaking event in high-temperature superconductivity research. The marathon session featured 51 presentations showcasing recent discoveries that cha...
The God Particle
The God Particle
The term "God Particle" can refer to several different concepts:
Higgs Boson: In physics, the Higgs boson is a fundamental particle believed to be responsible for the existence of mass for other particles. It is often called the "God particle" due to the significance of i...
Formal science
Formal Sciences: Language Tools for Abstract Structures
Formal sciences are disciplines that study abstract structures described by formal systems, such as logic, mathematics, and statistics. Unlike natural sciences that investigate physical systems and social sciences that focus on social systems, formal scienc...
Aristotelian physics
Aristotle's Physics
Concepts
Aristotle's physics describes a hierarchical cosmos with spheres carrying celestial bodies orbiting around a central Earth. The universe is divided into two spheres: the terrestrial (changeable) and the celestial (unchanging).
Elements and Spher...
Maitri (research station)
Maitri Research Station
Maitri, also known as Friendship Research Centre, is India's second permanent research station in Antarctica. Established in 1984, it is located in the Schirmacher Oasis, near the Russian Novolazarevskaya Station. Maitri is India's primary research hub for various scientific disciplines, including biolo...
Geomatics
Geomatics: Integrating Geographic Data
Geomatics, a field focused on geographic data, entails gathering, analyzing, and presenting geographic information. It encompasses tools and techniques used in various disciplines, including land surveying, remote sensing, GIS, and GPS. The term was originally proposed in F...
Relationship between religion and science
The Relationship between Religion and Science
Introduction
The relationship between religion and science is a complex and multifaceted topic that has been debated for centuries. The ancient and medieval worlds did not conceive of "science" or "religion" as distinct concepts in the modern ...