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The traditional description of natural science is the study of nature: the physical, nonhuman aspects of the earth and the cosmos. Natural sciences form the basis for the applied sciences. Together, the natural and applied sciences are distinguished from the social sciences on the one hand, and from the humanities, theology and the arts on the other. Mathematics is not itself a natural science, but provides many tools and frameworks used within the natural sciences. The term natural science is also used to identify "science" as a discipline following the scientific method, in contrast to natural philosophy.
Alongside this traditional usage, more recently the words "natural sciences" are sometimes used in a way more closely matching their everyday meaning, stemming from natural history. In this sense "natural sciences" can be an alternative phrase for biological sciences, involved in biological processes, or perhaps also the earth sciences, as might distinguished from the physical sciences (more directly involved in the study of physical and chemical laws underlying the universe).
The traditional description of natural science is the study of nature: the physical, nonhuman aspects of the earth and the cosmos. Natural sciences form the basis for the applied sciences. Together, the natural and applied sciences are distinguished from the social sciences on the one hand, and from the humanities, theology and the arts on the other. Mathematics is not itself a natural science, but provides many tools and frameworks used within the natural sciences. The term natural science is also used to identify "science" as a discipline following the scientific method, in contrast to natural philosophy.
Alongside this traditional usage, more recently the words "natural sciences" are sometimes used in a way more closely matching their everyday meaning, stemming from natural history. In this sense "natural sciences" can be an alternative phrase for biological sciences, involved in biological processes, or perhaps also the earth sciences, as might distinguished from the physical sciences (more directly involved in the study of physical and chemical laws underlying the universe). (http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Natural_science)
New Gene Tool May Unlock Root Causes of Disease
Genetic researchers have made substantial advances in understanding the root causes of common diseases and the history of human evolution. An international consortium of more than 200 scientists has concluded that genetic variants located physically close to each other are inherited collectively as groups called haplotypes. The comprehensive catalog of all of these blocks is known as the "HapMap."
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