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class="contentsPage contentsPage--topic"> <div class="contentsPage__title"> <p>Wikipedia's contents: Natural and physical sciences </p> </div> <div class="contentsPage__intro"> <div class="contentsPage__sectionlinks"><span class="noprint plainlinks" title="Edit Wikipedia:Contents/Natural and physical sciences/Intro"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Contents/Natural_and_physical_sciences/Intro&action=edit">edit</a></span> · <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Contents/Natural_and_physical_sciences/Intro&action=watch">watch</a></span></div> <div style="float:right;margin-left:1em"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DNA-fragment-3D-vdW.png" class="mw-file-description" title="A fragment of DNA."><img alt="A fragment of DNA." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/DNA-fragment-3D-vdW.png/80px-DNA-fragment-3D-vdW.png" decoding="async" 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href="/wiki/Nature" title="Nature">nature</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Social_sciences" class="mw-redirect" title="Social sciences">social sciences</a>, which use the scientific method to study human behavior and society; and from the <a href="/wiki/Formal_science" title="Formal science">formal sciences</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Mathematics" title="Mathematics">mathematics</a> and <a href="/wiki/Logic" title="Logic">logic</a>, which use a different <a href="/wiki/Methodology" title="Methodology">methodology</a>. </p><p><b><a href="/wiki/Physical_science" class="mw-redirect" title="Physical science">Physical science</a></b> is an encompassing term for the branches of <a href="/wiki/Natural_science" title="Natural science">natural science</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Science" title="Science">science</a>, that study non-living systems, in contrast to the <a href="/wiki/Biology" title="Biology">biological</a> sciences. However, the term "physical" creates an involuntary, somewhat arbitrary distinction, since many branches of physical science also study biological phenomena. </p> <table class="noprint" width="100%" border="0" style="padding: 0; margin: 0; background-color:transparent"> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/Portal:Science" title="Portal:Science">The Science Portal</a></b></div></td> <td> <div style="text-align:right;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Natural_science" title="Natural science">More about Natural science</a> and <a href="/wiki/Physical_science" class="mw-redirect" title="Physical science">Physical science</a>...</b> </p> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist contentsPage__toc" style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center;"> <dl><dt>Natural and physical sciences</dt> <dd><a href="#Overviews">Overviews</a></dd> <dd><a href="#Outlines">Outlines</a></dd> <dd><a href="#Lists">Lists</a></dd> <dd><a href="#Portals">Portals</a></dd> <dd><a href="#Glossaries">Glossaries</a></dd> <dd><a href="#Categories">Categories</a></dd> <dd><a href="#Indices">Indices</a></dd></dl> </div> <div class="contentsPage__heading" id="Overview"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:P_literature.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/P_literature.svg/30px-P_literature.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/P_literature.svg/45px-P_literature.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/P_literature.svg/60px-P_literature.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="360"></a></span> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Overview" data-mw-thread-id="h-Overview"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Overview"></span>Overview<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Overview"></span></h2></div> <span class="contentsPage__xlink">(<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents/Overviews" title="Wikipedia:Contents/Overviews">see for all subject areas</a>)</span> <div class="contentsPage__sectionlinks"><span class="noprint plainlinks" title="Edit Wikipedia:Contents/Overview/Natural and physical sciences"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Contents/Overview/Natural_and_physical_sciences&action=edit">edit</a></span> · <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Contents/Overview/Natural_and_physical_sciences&action=watch">watch</a></span></div> </div> <div class="contentsPage__section"> <dl><dd><i>Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Natural_science" title="Natural science">Natural science</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nature" title="Nature">Nature</a></i> <i>See also <a href="/wiki/Science" title="Science">Science</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scientific_method" title="Scientific method">Scientific method</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scientist" title="Scientist">Scientist</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scientific_misconduct" title="Scientific misconduct">Scientific misconduct</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Fields_of_science" class="mw-redirect" title="Fields of science">Fields of science</a></i></dd></dl> <p><i><b><a href="/wiki/Biology" title="Biology">Biology</a></b></i> <b>–</b> <a href="/wiki/Anatomy" title="Anatomy">Anatomy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Human_anatomy" title="Human anatomy">Human anatomy</a>) • <a href="/wiki/Astrobiology" title="Astrobiology">Astrobiology</a> • <a href="/wiki/Biochemistry" title="Biochemistry">Biochemistry</a> • <a href="/wiki/Bioinformatics" title="Bioinformatics">Bioinformatics</a> • <a href="/wiki/Biological_anthropology" title="Biological anthropology">Biological anthropology</a> • <a href="/wiki/Biophysics" title="Biophysics">Biophysics</a> • <a href="/wiki/Botany" 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An older and closely related meaning still in use today is that of Aristotle, for whom scientific knowledge was a body of reliable knowledge that can be logically and rationally explained. <p><b>Basis of <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_natural_science" title="Outline of natural science">natural science</a></b> – natural science is a major branch of science, that tries to explain and predict nature's phenomena, based on empirical evidence. In natural science, hypotheses must be verified scientifically to be regarded as scientific theory. Validity, accuracy, and social mechanisms ensuring quality control, such as peer review and repeatability of findings, are amongst the criteria and methods used for this purpose. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_scientific_method" title="Outline of scientific method">Scientific method</a> – body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge. To be termed scientific, a method of inquiry must be based on gathering empirical and measurable evidence subject to specific principles of reasoning.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_the_metric_system" title="Outline of the metric system">Metric system</a> – decimal based system of measurement based on the metre and the kilogram, units of measure that were developed in France in 1799 and which is now used in most branches on international commerce, science and engineering.</li></ul> <p><b>Branches of <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_natural_science" title="Outline of natural science">natural science</a></b> – also called "the natural sciences", which are: </p> <ul><li><span class="anchor" id="Biology"></span><b><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_biology" title="Outline of biology">Biology</a></b> – study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. <ul><li>Biological phenomena <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_death" title="Outline of death">Death</a> – cessation of life; end of life-cycle</li></ul></li> <li>Branches of biology <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_human_anatomy" title="Outline of human anatomy">Anatomy</a> – study of the structure of living things. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_the_human_nervous_system" title="Outline of the human nervous system">Human nervous system</a> – part of the human body that coordinates a person's voluntary and involuntary actions and transmits signals between different parts of the body. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_the_human_brain" title="Outline of the human brain">Human brain</a> – central organ of the nervous system located in the head of a human being, protected by the skull</li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_biochemistry" title="Outline of biochemistry">Biochemistry</a> – interdisciplinary field at the nexus of biology and chemistry, elucidating the molecular processes that underpin life. Investigating the structure, function, and interactions of biological molecules, biochemists explore the intricate mechanisms within cells and organisms. Central themes include enzymes catalyzing biochemical reactions, DNA's genetic information storage, and the synthesis of proteins. Understanding cellular metabolism, signal transduction, and molecular genetics, biochemistry plays a pivotal role in advancing medical research, biotechnology, and pharmacology. Analyzing the molecular intricacies of life, biochemistry not only unlocks the secrets of biological phenomena but also informs innovations in medicine and the development of novel therapies.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_biophysics" title="Outline of biophysics">Biophysics</a> – interdisciplinary science that uses the methods of physical science to study biological systems. Studies included under the branches of biophysics span all levels of biological organization, from the molecular scale to whole organisms and ecosystems.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_botany" title="Outline of botany">Botany</a> – a branch of biology, focuses on the study of plants, encompassing their structure, physiology, classification, and ecology. Botanists explore plant life at various levels, from cellular processes to entire ecosystems. This scientific discipline contributes crucial insights into plant evolution, growth patterns, and interactions with the environment. Understanding botany is essential for agricultural advancements, environmental conservation, and the development of sustainable practices. From microscopic algae to towering trees, botany unravels the mysteries of plant life, fostering appreciation for the diverse and vital role plants play in the world.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_cell_biology" title="Outline of cell biology">Cell biology</a> – study of cells. Their physiological properties, their structure, the organelles they contain, interactions with their environment, their life cycle, division and death.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_ecology" title="Outline of ecology">Ecology</a> – study of interactions between organisms and their environment.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_environmental_studies" title="Outline of environmental studies">Environmental studies</a> – multidisciplinary academic field that systematically studies human interaction with the environment, bringing together principles of the physical sciences, commerce/economics and social sciences to solve today's complex contemporary environmental problems. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_air_pollution_dispersion" title="Outline of air pollution dispersion">Air pollution dispersion</a> – distribution of air pollution, the study of which is used by many regulatory agencies to control air pollution</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_evolution" title="Outline of evolution">Evolution</a> – study of evolutionary processes that produced the diversity of life on Earth.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_genetics" title="Outline of genetics">Genetics</a> – study of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_immunology" title="Outline of immunology">Immunology</a> – study of immune systems in all organisms.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_neuroscience" title="Outline of neuroscience">Neuroscience</a> – scientific study of the nervous system. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_brain_mapping" title="Outline of brain mapping">Brain mapping</a> – neuroscience techniques for making spatial maps of the (human or non-human) brain.</li></ul></li> <li>Paleontology – study of prehistoric life, including organisms' evolution and interactions with each other and their environments (their paleoecology). <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_dinosaurs" title="Outline of dinosaurs">Dinosaurs</a> – diverse group of animals that were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period (about 230 million years ago) until the end of the Cretaceous (about 65 million years ago), when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of most dinosaur species at the close of the Mesozoic era.</li></ul></li> <li>Pharmacology – broadly defined as the study of drug action and pharmacokinetics.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_physiology" title="Outline of physiology">Physiology</a> – study of how living organisms function.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_zoology" title="Outline of zoology">Zoology</a> – study of the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_life_forms" title="Outline of life forms">Life forms</a> – living organisms <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_animals" class="mw-redirect" title="Outline of animals">Animals</a> – multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia (also called Metazoa). All animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and independently at some point in their lives. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their lives. All animals are heterotrophs: they must ingest other organisms or their products for sustenance. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_ants" title="Outline of ants">Ants</a> – more than 12,000 species of social insects evolved from wasp-like ancestors, that live in organised colonies which may consist of millions of ants.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_gastropods" title="Outline of gastropods">Gastropods</a> – any member of the class Gastropoda, which includes slugs and snails.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_reptiles" title="Outline of reptiles">Reptiles</a> – group of tetrapods with an ectothermic ('cold-blooded') metabolism and amniotic development. Includes turtles, crocodilians, lizards and snakes, and tuatara.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_birds" title="Outline of birds">Birds</a> – feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic (warm-blooded), egg-laying, vertebrate animals. There are about 10,000 living species of birds.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_fish" title="Outline of fish">Fish</a> – any member of a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic craniate animals that lack limbs with digits. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_sharks" title="Outline of sharks">Sharks</a> – type of fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton and a highly streamlined body. The earliest known sharks date from more than 420 million years ago.</li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_fungi" title="Outline of fungi">Fungi</a> – group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_lichens" title="Outline of lichens">Lichens</a> – composite organisms made up of one or more fungal partners and one or more photosynthetic partners (either algae or cyanobacteria)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_extraterrestrial_life" title="Outline of extraterrestrial life">Extraterrestrial life</a> – life that may occur outside Earth and which did not originate on Earth.</li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_physical_science" title="Outline of physical science">Physical sciences</a></b> – encompasses the branches of science that study non-living systems, in contrast to the life sciences. However, the term "physical" creates an unintended, somewhat arbitrary distinction, since many branches of physical science also study biological phenomena. <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_chemistry" title="Outline of chemistry">Chemistry</a></b> – study of matter, especially its properties, structure, composition, behavior, reactions, interactions and the changes it undergoes. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_organic_chemistry" title="Outline of organic chemistry">Organic chemistry</a> – study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation (by synthesis or by other means) of carbon-based compounds, hydrocarbons, and their derivatives.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_water" title="Outline of water">Water</a> – chemical substance with the chemical formula H<sub>2</sub>O. Its molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state (water vapor or steam).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_alchemy" title="Outline of alchemy">Alchemy</a> – protoscience considered a predecessor to chemistry</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Earth_sciences" title="Outline of Earth sciences">Earth science</a></b> – all-embracing term for the sciences related to the planet Earth. It is arguably a special case in planetary science, the Earth being the only known life-bearing planet. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Earth" title="Outline of Earth">Earth</a> – planet you are on right now. Third planet from the Sun, the densest planet in the Solar System, the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets, and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.</li> <li><a href="#Geography_and_places">Geography</a> – study of the Earth and its lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth".</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_geology" title="Outline of geology">Geology</a> – study of the Earth, with the general exclusion of present-day life, flow within the ocean, and the atmosphere. The field of geology encompasses the composition, structure, physical properties, and history of Earth's components, and the processes by which they are shaped. Geologists typically study rock, sediment, soil, rivers, and natural resources.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_plate_tectonics" title="Outline of plate tectonics">Plate tectonics</a> – theory that describes the surface of the Earth as comprised of large tectonic plates</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_geophysics" title="Outline of geophysics">Geophysics</a> – physics of the Earth and its environment in space; also the study of the Earth using quantitative physical methods. Includes Earth's shape; its gravitational and magnetic fields; its internal structure and composition; its dynamics and their surface expression in plate tectonics, the generation of magmas, volcanism and rock formation.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_meteorology" title="Outline of meteorology">Meteorology</a> – study of the atmosphere, including study and forecasting of the weather. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_tornadoes" title="Outline of tornadoes">Tornadoes</a> – violently rotating columns of air that can produce extreme damage.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_tropical_cyclones" title="Outline of tropical cyclones">Tropical cyclones</a> – storm systems characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_oceanography" title="Outline of oceanography">Oceanography</a> – The study of the physical and biological aspects of the ocean.</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_physics" title="Outline of physics">Physics</a></b> – study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_acoustics" title="Outline of acoustics">Acoustics</a> – interdisciplinary science that deals with the study of all mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids including topics such as vibration, sound, ultrasound and infrasound.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_energy" title="Outline of energy">Energy</a> – scalar physical quantity that describes the amount of work that can be performed by a force. Energy is an attribute of objects and systems that is subject to a conservation law.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_fluid_dynamics" title="Outline of fluid dynamics">Fluid dynamics</a> – subdiscipline of fluid mechanics that describes the flow of fluids (liquids and gases).</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_space_science" title="Outline of space science">Space science</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_astronomy" title="Outline of astronomy">Astronomy</a> – study of celestial objects (such as stars, planets, comets, nebulae, star clusters and galaxies) and phenomena that originate outside the Earth's atmosphere (such as the cosmic background radiation). <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_the_Solar_System" title="Outline of the Solar System">Solar System</a> – gravitationally bound system comprising the Sun and the objects that orbit it, either directly or indirectly. Where the Earth is located (the third planet orbiting the Sun). <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Mercury_(planet)" title="Outline of Mercury (planet)">Mercury</a> – closest planet to the sun.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Venus" title="Outline of Venus">Venus</a> – second closest planet to the sun. It is a terrestrial planet.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Earth" title="Outline of Earth">Earth</a> – home of the human race, and 3rd planet closest to the sun. It is the only planet known to support life. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_the_Moon" title="Outline of the Moon">Moon</a> – astronomical object that orbits planet Earth, being Earth's only permanent natural satellite.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Mars" title="Outline of Mars">Mars</a> – terrestrial planet. Fourth closest planet to the sun.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Jupiter" title="Outline of Jupiter">Jupiter</a> – gas giant, and fifth planet from the sun.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Saturn" title="Outline of Saturn">Saturn</a> – gas giant, famous for its rings, and sixth planet from the sun.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Uranus" title="Outline of Uranus">Uranus</a> – ice giant, and seventh planet from the sun.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Neptune" title="Outline of Neptune">Neptune</a> – ice giant. Eighth and furthest planet from the sun.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_black_holes" title="Outline of black holes">Black holes</a> – mathematically defined region of spacetime exhibiting such a strong gravitational pull that no particle or electromagnetic radiation can escape from it.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_galaxies" title="Outline of galaxies">Galaxies</a> – gravitationally bound systems of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter. 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Primates</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_domesticated_animals" title="List of domesticated animals">Domesticated animals</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_dinosaurs" class="mw-redirect" title="List of dinosaurs">List of dinosaurs</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_genera_in_Caesalpinioideae" class="mw-redirect" title="List of genera in Caesalpinioideae">Genera in Caesalpinioideae</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_genera_in_Faboideae" class="mw-redirect" title="List of genera in Faboideae">Genera in Faboideae</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_genera_in_Mimosoideae" class="mw-redirect" title="List of genera in Mimosoideae">Genera in Mimosoideae</a> • <a href="/wiki/Lists_of_organisms_by_population" title="Lists of organisms by population">Organisms by population</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_organisms_named_after_famous_people" title="List of organisms named after famous people">Organisms named after famous people</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_organisms_named_after_works_of_fiction" title="List of organisms named after works of fiction">Organisms named after works of fiction</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_organisms_with_names_derived_from_indigenous_languages_of_the_Americas" class="mw-redirect" title="List of organisms with names derived from indigenous languages of the Americas">Organisms with names derived from indigenous languages of the Americas</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_Quercus_species" title="List of Quercus species">Quercus species</a> (oak) • <a href="/wiki/List_of_Smilax_species" title="List of Smilax species">Smilax species</a> • <a href="/wiki/Lists_of_birds_by_region" title="Lists of birds by region">Birds by region</a> • <a href="/wiki/Lists_of_regional_mammals" class="mw-redirect" title="Lists of regional mammals">Mammals by region</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_Utricularia_species" title="List of Utricularia species">Utricularia species</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_cryptids" title="List of cryptids">Cryptids</a></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i><b>Plants</b></i> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_Arecaceae_Genera" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Arecaceae Genera">Arecaceae Genera</a> (palm tree family) • <a href="/wiki/List_of_Acer_species" title="List of Acer species">Acer species</a> (maple) • <a href="/wiki/List_of_sequoia_groves" class="mw-redirect" title="List of sequoia groves">Sequoia groves</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_domesticated_plants" title="List of domesticated plants">Domesticated plants</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_edible_seeds" title="List of edible seeds">Edible seeds</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_famous_trees" class="mw-redirect" title="List of famous trees">Famous trees</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_fruits" class="mw-redirect" title="List of fruits">Fruits</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_garden_plants" class="mw-redirect" title="List of garden plants">Garden plants</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_herbs" class="mw-redirect" title="List of herbs">Herbs</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_vegetables" title="List of vegetables">Vegetables</a></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i><b>Insects</b></i> • <a href="/wiki/Lists_of_insects_of_Great_Britain" title="Lists of insects of Great Britain">Insects of Britain</a></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i><b>Fish</b></i> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_fishes_of_the_Coral_Sea" title="List of fishes of the Coral Sea">Fishes of the Coral Sea</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_fishes_of_Great_Britain" title="List of fishes of Great Britain">Fishes of Great Britain</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_fish_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="List of fish of Ireland">Fish of Ireland</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_fish_of_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="List of fish of Montana">Fish of Montana</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_fish_in_Sweden" class="mw-redirect" title="List of fish in Sweden">Fish in Sweden</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_fishes_of_West_Virginia" title="List of fishes of West Virginia">List of fishes of West Virginia</a></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><i><b>Diseases</b></i> – <a href="/wiki/List_of_banana_and_plantain_diseases" title="List of banana and plantain diseases">Banana and plantain diseases</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_sweet_potato_diseases" title="List of sweet potato diseases">Sweet potato diseases</a></dd></dl> <p><b>Physical science</b> </p> <dl><dd><i><b>Astronomy</b></i></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i><b>Telescopes</b></i> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_telescope_types" title="List of telescope types">Telescope types</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_optical_telescopes" title="List of optical telescopes">Optical telescopes</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_largest_optical_reflecting_telescopes" title="List of largest optical reflecting telescopes">Largest optical reflecting telescopes</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_largest_optical_refracting_telescopes" title="List of largest optical refracting telescopes">Largest optical refracting telescopes</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_largest_optical_telescopes_historically" title="List of largest optical telescopes historically">Largest optical telescopes historically</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_space_telescopes" title="List of space telescopes">Space telescopes</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_X-ray_space_telescopes" class="mw-redirect" title="List of X-ray space telescopes">X-ray space telescopes</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_proposed_space_observatories" class="mw-redirect" title="List of proposed space observatories">Proposed space observatories</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_astronomical_interferometers_at_visible_and_infrared_wavelengths" title="List of astronomical interferometers at visible and infrared wavelengths">Astronomical interferometers at visible and infrared wavelengths</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_largest_infrared_telescopes" title="List of largest infrared telescopes">Largest infrared telescopes</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_solar_telescopes" title="List of solar telescopes">Solar telescopes</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_highest_astronomical_observatories" title="List of highest astronomical observatories">Highest astronomical observatories</a></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i><b><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_astronomical_objects" title="Lists of astronomical objects">Astronomical objects</a></b></i> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_constellations" class="mw-redirect" title="List of constellations">Constellations</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_constellations_by_area" class="mw-redirect" title="List of constellations by area">Constellations by area</a> • <a href="/wiki/Lists_of_exoplanets" class="mw-redirect" title="Lists of exoplanets">Exoplanets</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_supernovae" title="List of supernovae">Supernovae</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_supernova_remnants" title="List of supernova remnants">Supernova remnants</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_brown_dwarfs" title="List of brown dwarfs">Brown dwarfs</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_gamma-ray_bursts" title="List of gamma-ray bursts">Gamma-ray bursts</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_black_holes" title="List of black holes">Black holes</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_voids" title="List of voids">Voids</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_most_distant_astronomical_objects" class="mw-redirect" title="List of most distant astronomical objects">Most distant astronomical objects</a> • <a href="/wiki/Astronomical_objects_named_after_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Astronomical objects named after people">Astronomical objects named after people</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_interstellar_and_circumstellar_molecules" title="List of interstellar and circumstellar molecules">Interstellar and circumstellar molecules</a></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><i><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_solar_system_objects" class="mw-redirect" title="List of solar system objects">Objects</a></b></i> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_Solar_System_objects_by_size" title="List of Solar System objects by size">Size</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_gravitationally_rounded_objects_of_the_Solar_System" title="List of gravitationally rounded objects of the Solar System">Gravitationally rounded</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_meteor_showers" title="List of meteor showers">Meteor showers</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_natural_satellites" title="List of natural satellites">Moons</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_tallest_mountains_in_the_Solar_System" title="List of tallest mountains in the Solar System">Tallest mountains</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_geological_features_of_the_Solar_System" class="mw-redirect" title="List of geological features of the Solar System">Geological features</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_largest_lakes_and_seas_in_the_Solar_System" title="List of largest lakes and seas in the Solar System">Largest lakes and seas</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_extraterrestrial_volcanoes" title="List of extraterrestrial volcanoes">Extraterrestrial volcanoes</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_minor_planets" title="List of minor planets">Minor planets</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_minor_planet_moons" class="mw-redirect" title="List of minor planet moons">Minor planet moons</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_trans-Neptunian_objects" title="List of trans-Neptunian objects">Trans-Neptunian objects</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_unnumbered_minor_planets" title="List of unnumbered minor planets">Unnumbered minor planets</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_possible_dwarf_planets" title="List of possible dwarf planets">Possible dwarf planets</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_comets_by_type" title="List of comets by type">Comets by type</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_numbered_comets" title="List of numbered comets">Numbered comets</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_Solar_System_extremes" title="List of Solar System extremes">Extremes</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_objects_at_Lagrangian_points" class="mw-redirect" title="List of objects at Lagrangian points">Objects at Lagrangian points</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_hypothetical_Solar_System_objects" title="List of hypothetical Solar System objects">Hypothetical objects</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><i><b>Mercury</b></i> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_Mercury-crossing_minor_planets" title="List of Mercury-crossing minor planets">Mercury-crossing asteroids</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_geological_features_on_Mercury" title="List of geological features on Mercury">Geological features</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_craters_on_Mercury" title="List of craters on Mercury">Craters</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_albedo_features_on_Mercury" title="List of albedo features on Mercury">Albedo features</a> •</dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><i><b>Venus</b></i> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_Venus-crossing_minor_planets" title="List of Venus-crossing minor planets">Venus-crossing asteroids</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_montes_on_Venus" title="List of montes on Venus">Mountains</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_geological_features_on_Venus" title="List of geological features on Venus">Geological features</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_craters_on_Venus" title="List of craters on Venus">Craters</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_terrae_on_Venus" title="List of terrae on Venus">Terrae</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_coronae_on_Venus" title="List of coronae on Venus">Coronae</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><i><b>Moon</b></i> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_craters_on_the_Moon" title="List of craters on the Moon">Craters</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_lunar_features" title="List of lunar features">Features</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_mountains_on_the_Moon" title="List of mountains on the Moon">Mountains</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_mountains_on_the_Moon_by_height" class="mw-redirect" title="List of mountains on the Moon by height">mountains by height</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_maria_on_the_Moon" title="List of maria on the Moon">Maria</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_valleys_on_the_Moon" title="List of valleys on the Moon">Valleys</a> • <a href="/wiki/Lists_of_lunar_eclipses" title="Lists of lunar eclipses">Lists of eclipses</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><i><b>Mars</b></i> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_Mars-crossing_minor_planets" title="List of Mars-crossing minor planets">Mars-crossing asteroids</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_rocks_on_Mars" title="List of rocks on Mars">Rocks</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_craters_on_Mars" title="List of craters on Mars">Craters</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_mountains_on_Mars" title="List of mountains on Mars">Mountains</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_mountains_on_Mars_by_height" class="mw-redirect" title="List of mountains on Mars by height">Mountains by height</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_valles_on_Mars" title="List of valles on Mars">Valles</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_Martian_meteorites" title="List of Martian meteorites">Meteorites</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_areas_of_chaos_terrain_on_Mars" title="List of areas of chaos terrain on Mars">Areas of chaos terrain</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_chasmata_on_Mars" title="List of chasmata on Mars">Chasmata</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_catenae_on_Mars" title="List of catenae on Mars">Catenae</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_plains_on_Mars" title="List of plains on Mars">Plains</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_terrae_on_Mars" title="List of terrae on Mars">Terrae</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_Labes_on_Mars" title="List of Labes on Mars">Labes</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Phobos_(moon)#Named_geological_features" title="Phobos (moon)">Geological features on Phobos</a> • <a href="/wiki/Deimos_(moon)#Named_geological_features" title="Deimos (moon)">Geological features on Deimos</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><i><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_asteroids" class="mw-redirect" title="List of asteroids">Asteroids</a></b></i> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_noteworthy_asteroids" class="mw-redirect" title="List of noteworthy asteroids">Noteworthy asteroids</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_Aten_asteroids" title="List of Aten asteroids">Aten asteroids</a> • <a href="/wiki/Apollo_asteroid#List" title="Apollo asteroid">Apollo asteroids</a> • <a href="/wiki/Amor_asteroid#Lists" title="Amor asteroid">Amor asteroids</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_Apohele_asteroids" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Apohele asteroids">Apohele asteroids</a> • <a href="/wiki/Asteroid_moon#List" class="mw-redirect" title="Asteroid moon">Asteroids with moons</a> • <a href="/wiki/Centaur_(planetoid)#Notable_centaurs" class="mw-redirect" title="Centaur (planetoid)">Centaurs</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_asteroids_named_after_important_people" class="mw-redirect" title="List of asteroids named after important people">Asteroids named after important people</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_exceptional_asteroids" title="List of exceptional asteroids">Exceptional asteroids</a> • <a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_near-Earth_asteroids_by_distance_from_Sun&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of near-Earth asteroids by distance from Sun (page does not exist)">Near-Earth asteroids by distance from Sun</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_minor-planet_groups" title="List of minor-planet groups">Asteroid groups</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><i><b>Jupiter</b></i> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_Jupiter-crossing_minor_planets" title="List of Jupiter-crossing minor planets">Jupiter-crossing asteroids</a> • <a href="/wiki/Moons_of_Jupiter" title="Moons of Jupiter">Moons</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_geological_features_on_Jupiter%27s_inner_moons" class="mw-redirect" title="List of geological features on Jupiter's inner moons">Geological features on Jupiter's inner moons</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_Jupiter_trojans_(Trojan_camp)" title="List of Jupiter trojans (Trojan camp)">Jupiter trojans (Trojan camp)</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_Jupiter_trojans_(Greek_camp)" title="List of Jupiter trojans (Greek camp)">Jupiter trojans (Greek camp)</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_Jupiter_events" title="List of Jupiter events">Events</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><i><b>Io</b></i> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_mountains_on_Io" title="List of mountains on Io">Mountains on Io</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_geological_features_on_Io" title="List of geological features on Io">Geological features</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_volcanic_features_on_Io" title="List of volcanic features on Io">Volcanic features</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><i><b>Europa</b></i> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_geological_features_on_Europa" title="List of geological features on Europa">Geological features</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_craters_on_Europa" title="List of craters on Europa">Craters</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><i><b>Ganymede</b></i> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_geological_features_on_Ganymede" title="List of geological features on Ganymede">Geological features</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_craters_on_Ganymede" title="List of craters on Ganymede">Craters</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><i><b>Callisto</b></i> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_geological_features_on_Callisto" title="List of geological features on Callisto">Geological features</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_craters_on_Callisto" title="List of craters on Callisto">Craters</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><i><b>Saturn</b></i> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_Saturn-crossing_minor_planets" title="List of Saturn-crossing minor planets">Saturn-crossing asteroids</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_geological_features_on_Saturn%27s_smaller_moons" class="mw-redirect" title="List of geological features on Saturn's smaller moons">Geological features on Saturn's smaller moons</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_geological_features_on_Mimas" title="List of geological features on Mimas">Geological features on Mimas</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_geological_features_on_Enceladus" title="List of geological features on Enceladus">Geological features on Enceladus</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_geological_features_on_Tethys" title="List of geological features on Tethys">Geological features on Tethys</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_geological_features_on_Dione" title="List of geological features on Dione">Geological features on Dione</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_geological_features_on_Rhea" title="List of geological features on Rhea">Geological features on Rhea</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_geological_features_on_Iapetus" title="List of geological features on Iapetus">Geological features on Iapetus</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><i><b>Uranus</b></i> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_Uranus-crossing_minor_planets" title="List of Uranus-crossing minor planets">Uranus-crossing asteroids</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_geological_features_on_Puck" class="mw-redirect" title="List of geological features on Puck">Geological features on Puck</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_geological_features_on_Miranda" title="List of geological features on Miranda">Geological features on Miranda</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_geological_features_on_Ariel" title="List of geological features on Ariel">Geological features on Ariel</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_geological_features_on_Titania" title="List of geological features on Titania">Geological features on Titania</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_geological_features_on_Oberon" title="List of geological features on Oberon">Geological features on Oberon</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_craters_on_Umbriel" class="mw-redirect" title="List of craters on Umbriel">Craters on Umbriel</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><i><b>Neptune</b></i> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_Neptune-crossing_minor_planets" title="List of Neptune-crossing minor planets">Neptune-crossing asteroids</a> • <a href="/wiki/Moons_of_Neptune" title="Moons of Neptune">Moons</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_geological_features_on_Triton" title="List of geological features on Triton">Geological features on Triton</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><i><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_stars" class="mw-redirect" title="List of stars">Stars</a></b></i> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_stars_by_constellation" class="mw-redirect" title="List of stars by constellation">By constellation</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_brightest_stars" title="List of brightest stars">Brightest</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_nearest_bright_stars" title="List of nearest bright stars">Nearest bright</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_most_luminous_stars" title="List of most luminous stars">Most luminous</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_most_massive_stars" title="List of most massive stars">Most massive</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_largest_stars" title="List of largest stars">Largest</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_hottest_stars" title="List of hottest stars">Hottest</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_least_massive_stars" class="mw-redirect" title="List of least massive stars">Least massive</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_nearest_stars" title="List of nearest stars">Nearest</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_traditional_star_names" class="mw-redirect" title="List of traditional star names">Traditional star names</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_Arabic_star_names" title="List of Arabic star names">Arabic star names</a> • <a href="/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_star_names" class="mw-redirect" title="Traditional Chinese star names">Chinese star names</a> • <a href="/wiki/Stars_named_after_people" title="Stars named after people">Named after people</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_variable_stars" title="List of variable stars">Variable</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_semiregular_variable_stars" title="List of semiregular variable stars">Semiregular variable</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_stars_with_proplyds" title="List of stars with proplyds">With proplyds</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_X-ray_pulsars" title="List of X-ray pulsars">X-ray pulsars</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><i><b><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_nebulae" title="Lists of nebulae">Nebulae</a></b></i> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_dark_nebulae" title="List of dark nebulae">Dark nebulae</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_diffuse_nebulae" title="List of diffuse nebulae">Diffuse nebulae</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_planetary_nebulae" title="List of planetary nebulae">Planetary nebulae</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_protoplanetary_nebulae" title="List of protoplanetary nebulae">Protoplanetary nebulae</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><i><b>Star clusters</b></i> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_globular_clusters" title="List of globular clusters">Globular clusters</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_open_clusters" title="List of open clusters">Open clusters</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_stellar_streams" title="List of stellar streams">Stellar streams</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><i><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_galaxies" title="List of galaxies">Galaxies</a></b></i> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_nearest_galaxies" title="List of nearest galaxies">nearest galaxies</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_galaxies_named_after_people" class="mw-redirect" title="List of galaxies named after people">galaxies named after people</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_spiral_galaxies" title="List of spiral galaxies">Spiral galaxies</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_polar-ring_galaxies" title="List of polar-ring galaxies">polar-ring galaxies</a> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_quasars" title="List of 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