# What is science? Even scientists can't agree

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- Published: 2026-11-11T22:20:25+00:00
- Category: Science
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Scientists spend their careers trying to understand the world, but a new study suggests they have surprisingly different ideas about what science itself is. The study, published in Royal Society Open Science, found that scientists disagree about the meaning and purpose of science even more than the general public does. Of the 18 descriptions of science examined, few received unqualified endorsemen

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