as in knowledge
a body of facts learned by study or experience
the science of medicine grew tremendously in the course of the 19th century
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Blue Ghost comes equipped with 10 science instruments and technology demonstrations from NASA, some of which already began collecting data as the lunar lander traversed the roughly 239,000-mile (384,400-kilometer) void between Earth and the moon.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
The science on alcohol consumption can be confusing and overwhelming.
—New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2025
Rights & Permissions Meghan Bartels is a science journalist based in New York City.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
The dismissals have also rattled graduate students eyeing careers in public health and the biomedical sciences.
—Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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Jackie Wattles, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
The science on alcohol consumption can be confusing and overwhelming.
—New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2025
Rights & Permissions Meghan Bartels is a science journalist based in New York City.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
The dismissals have also rattled graduate students eyeing careers in public health and the biomedical sciences.
—Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Science.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/science. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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