What is science?

Science is the search for truth and knowledge. It holds the key to understanding life, the Universe...and almost everything! To make it easier to study, scientists divide science into different areas.

EVERY THING YOU SEE IS MADE UP OF MICROSCOPIC ATOMS

From atoms to space

Scientists study a huge variety of things, from the tinist atoms that make up everythingaround us to the mysteries of space.

LIFE SCIENCE 

How do living things survive and grow, where do they live, what do they eat, and how do there bodies work? Life science seeks to answer such questions about the living world, from microscopic bacteria to plants and animals - including you!

PHYSICAL SCIENCE

This science looks at energy and forces. There are different types of energy, including light, heat, and sound. Forces are the things that hold everything in place in our world. Without the force of gravity, for example, you would fly off into space!

THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF VOLCANOES IS CALLED VOLCANOLIGY

EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE 

Earth is a dot in a vast Universe filled with planets and moons, stars and galaxies. As far as we know, Earth is special because it is the only place that supports life. Earth and space science is the study of the space structure of our planet - and everything that exists beyond it.

MATERIAL SCIENCE 

Our universe is filled with atoms and elements, molecules, mixtures, and compounds. Materials science is the study of these things, how they behave, how we use them, and how they react with one another.

ONE BRANCH OF SCIENCE STUDIES HOW MATERIALS CAN CHANGE

All about change 

People always want to make life better, and that's what puts us on the road to scientific discovery. Whether it's inventing the wheel, or sending rockets into space, science drives us onwards, changing the world we live in.

PICTURES OF EARTH FROM SPACE HELPS SCIENTISTS UNDERSTAND EARTH BETTER