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Collocations for science - noun

ADJECTIVE

modern
bad, junk (informal)
This rule is based on bad science.
good, hard, real, sound
His essay is not based on good science.
exact, inexact
Politics is as much an art form as an exact science.
popular
a writer of popular science books
advanced, basic
applied, empirical, experimental
pure, theoretical
biological, chemical, evolutionary, human, life, materials, mathematical, natural, physical
The life sciences include biology and botany.
agricultural, earth, environmental, food, marine, soil
biomedical, forensic, medical, veterinary
behavioural/behavioral, cognitive, political, social
computer, information
space
management, sports
creation

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VERB + science

advance
Research is critical to advancing medical science.
understand
our ability to understand the science of environmental degradation

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science + NOUN

curriculum
education, research, teaching
experiment, project
lab (informal), laboratory
major (AmE)
researcher
adviser
President Bill Clinton's science adviser
correspondent, editor, journalist, reporter (esp. AmE), writer
book, journal, textbook
policy (esp. AmE)
The society provides advice on science policy.
community (esp. AmE) (usually scientific community in BrE and AmE)
museum, park
fair (esp. AmE)

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PREPOSITION

science of
Meteorology is the science of the weather.

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PHRASES

the advancement of science, the development of science
the history of science
the laws of science
science and technology
the world of science
His experiments have achieved notoriety in the world of science.

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