natural science
noun
: any of the sciences (such as physics, chemistry, or biology) that deal with matter, energy, and their interrelations and transformations or with objectively measurable phenomena
natural scientist
noun
Examples of natural science in a Sentence
He is interested in the natural sciences.
a new approach to natural science
Recent Examples on the Web
Proceeds go to environmental and conservation initiatives, as well as scholarships for college and graduate students studying the natural sciences and landscape design.
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Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
This camp offers one to two-week sessions where campers will explore activities such as outdoor exploration, art, tinkering, natural science and more.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
In a best-case scenario UMES' new veterinary school will be accredited by 2025 and will have as many as 100 graduate students taking classes a year later, said Moses Kairo, the university's agricultural and natural sciences dean.
—USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
Clark credits his interest in the natural sciences to watching Attenborough’s nature documentaries, hence the name of the new fossil.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
Taxonomy within the natural sciences is what allows zoologists to identify species.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2024
Her characters, dressed in waistcoats and bonnets, were rendered with meticulous attention to anatomical detail, an outgrowth of Potter’s long interest in natural science.
—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2024
The son of an English blacksmith, Faraday was apprenticed to a bookbinder at 14, a choice of profession that enabled him to read voraciously, particularly about the natural sciences.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 26 Dec. 2023
Yale social and natural science professor Dr. Nicholas Christakis, M.D., and law professor Kate Stith are leading a new effort to focus the Ivy League university on the search for truth, not politics.
—James Freeman, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2024
Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
This camp offers one to two-week sessions where campers will explore activities such as outdoor exploration, art, tinkering, natural science and more.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
In a best-case scenario UMES' new veterinary school will be accredited by 2025 and will have as many as 100 graduate students taking classes a year later, said Moses Kairo, the university's agricultural and natural sciences dean.
—USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
Clark credits his interest in the natural sciences to watching Attenborough’s nature documentaries, hence the name of the new fossil.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
Taxonomy within the natural sciences is what allows zoologists to identify species.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2024
Her characters, dressed in waistcoats and bonnets, were rendered with meticulous attention to anatomical detail, an outgrowth of Potter’s long interest in natural science.
—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2024
The son of an English blacksmith, Faraday was apprenticed to a bookbinder at 14, a choice of profession that enabled him to read voraciously, particularly about the natural sciences.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 26 Dec. 2023
Yale social and natural science professor Dr. Nicholas Christakis, M.D., and law professor Kate Stith are leading a new effort to focus the Ivy League university on the search for truth, not politics.
—James Freeman, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2024
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“Natural science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural%20science. Accessed 14 May. 2024.
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