A scientific theory is an explanation of an aspect of the natural world and universe that can be (or a fortiori, that has been) repeatedly tested and...

research. Theories may be scientific, belong to a non-scientific discipline, or no discipline at all. Depending on the context, a theory's assertions...

general theories in science and pre-scientific natural philosophy and natural history that have since been superseded by other scientific theories. Many...

of a scientific theory, a validly reasoned, self-consistent model or framework for describing the behaviour of certain natural events. A theory typically...

antirealism was conducted as powerful scientific theories extended beyond the realm of the observable. The term "scientific method" came into popular use in...

than a biological one. The term scientific racism is generally used pejoratively when applied to more modern theories, such as those in The Bell Curve...

Scientific evidence is evidence that serves to either support or counter a scientific theory or hypothesis, although scientists also use evidence in other...

instrumentalism. Scientific realism involves two basic positions: First, it is a set of claims about the features of an ideal scientific theory; an ideal theory is...

of science and the general criteria for drawing the line between scientific theories and pseudoscientific beliefs, but there is widespread agreement "that...

the difference between science and non-science, the reliability of scientific theories, and the ultimate purpose and meaning of science as a human endeavour...