what do people mean when they say science is always changing, and what is the example of science changing?

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The whole point of science is to produce knowledge in which we can have confidence.

Scientists do this by proposing a question and a tentative answer (a hypothesis), devising a reliable test that will answer the question, observing results, then drawing conculsions based on these observations that explain if they support or exclude the hypothesis.

Scientists then submit their results to peers who go through it, searching for errors or ommissions, or who propose counter hypotheses to test whether the research is sound.

What makes science valuable is scientists’ faithful commitment to truth, which includes plainly and humbly accepting when results do not tie in with an expected outcome; intense curiosity then drives a new search to discover why, which usually results in learning something new about the world.

In this way, as our capacity to study our reality broadens, it often uncovers new data that contradicts our prevailing understanding of a phenomenon’s nature. Scientists’ capacity to change their views based on sound evidence gives them and their field credibility.