Anthropology	the study of humans.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Anthropology.Archaeology	the study of the material culture of past humans.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Anthropology.Cultural_Anthropology	definition pending.	rlriall	2003-03-01	2003-03-01	1
Art	definition pending.	rlriall	2003-03-01	2003-03-01	1
Art.Illustration	definition pending.	rlriall	2003-03-01	2003-03-01	1
Art.Illustration.Technical_Illustration	definition pending.	rlriall	2003-03-01	2003-03-01	1
Astronomy	the study of any objects outside Earth's atmosphere.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Astronomy.Geology	the study of non-Earth geological systems, including planets and asteroids.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Biology	the study of living material.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Biology.Anatomy	the study of the structures of living things.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Biology.Behavior	the study of the reactions of living things to stimuli.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Biology.Botany	the study of plants.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Biology.Chemosynthesis	the study of organisms which derive energy from chemical reactions rather than light.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Biology.Cladistics	a form of classification which organizes organisms into a branching hierarchy based on shared characteristics ("nodes").	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Biology.Cytology	the study of cell processes and structures.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Biology.Dendrochronology	the study and correlation of tree-rings, which display discrete annual units and vary in size with environmental conditions, for age-dating purposes.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Biology.Ecology	the study of the relationships of organisms with other aspects of  their environments.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Biology.Evolution	the study of the change in organisms over time, especially the ascending relationships from past to modern taxa.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Biology.Fisheries	the study of the biological and ecological aspects of the harvesting of fish and other sea organisms for human consumption.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Biology.Functional_Morphology	the study of the form of an organism and its components within the context of functionality; often involves an evolutionary emphasis.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Biology.Genetics	the study of the heredity and variability of traits in organisms as  dictated by genes.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Biology.Ichthyology	the study of fish.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	2006-08-08
Biology.Microbiology	the study of organisms too small to be seen with the unaided eye.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Biology.Ontogeny	definition pending.	rlriall	2003-03-01	2003-03-01	1
Biology.Organism_Morphology	the study of the form of specific organisms, often  with an interest in ecology, paleoecology, or functionality.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Biology.Paleontology	the study of past organisms based on their fossils, with an  emphasis on their biological characteristics.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Biology.Palynology	the study and identification of pollen and spore species (often fossils in the context of paleoenvironmental reconstruction).	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Biology.Parasitology	definition pending.	rlriall	2003-03-01	2003-03-01	1
Biology.Pathology	the study of diseases, both causes and resultant organismal changes.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Biology.Phycology	definition pending	rlriall	2003-09-01	2003-09-01	1
Biology.Physiology	the study of the functions and activities of living things.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Biology.Taxonomy	the naming of organisms based on their inferred relatedness to one another.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2003-05-01	1
Biology.Toxicology	the study of poisons and their effects on living things.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Biology.Zoology	the study of animals.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Chemistry	the study of substance and their reactions with one another and under  changed environmental conditions.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Chemistry.Environment	the study of chemicals and chemical reactions that are  significant to environmental systems.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Climatology	the study of climates.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Climatology.Global_Warming	the study of the warming of Earth's climate due to  increased abundance of certain atmospheric gases, especially carbon dioxide.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Climatology.Paleoclimatology	the study of past climates and climate change.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Computer_Science	the development and application algorithms which apply computers to a variety of problems.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Computer_Science.Database_Design	the selection of parameters and procedures operating in a computer database or database management system.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Computer_Science.Data_Structures	the design of structures to hold and procedures to operate on large amounts of data in a computer.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Computer_Science.Graphics_Processing	the development and application of algorithms to process, modify, create, and/or derive information from images such as the analysis of data from satellite images or the modeling of a three-dimensional geospatial object.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Computer_Science.Modeling	the use of computers' mathematical capabilities to  model --or mathematically approximate --complex real-world situations and inter-relations of variables.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Computer_Science.Networks	definition pending	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Computer_Science.Software_Engineering	the process of planning and programming applications to run on computers.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Computer_Science.Systems_Architecture	the process of designing and implementing computer hardware and software systems with a specific task or set of capabilities in mind.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Computer_Science.Visualization	definition pending.	rlriall	2003-03-01	2003-03-01	1
Ecology	the study of the interrelationships between organisms and the rest of their environments.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Ecology.Autecology	the study of the ecology of individual organisms or species.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Ecology.Ethology	the study of animal behavior, especially in an environmental context.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Ecology.Genecology	the study of changes in gene variability and frequency in relation to an organism's environment.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Ecology.Paleoecology	the study of past ecosystems and their change over time.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Ecology.Parasitology	the study of parasites, organisms who utilize the resources of a host organism while typically injuring or weakening the host.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Ecology.Phytosociology	the study of plant communities.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Ecology.Planktonology	the study of planktonic organisms; plankton float or maneuver weakly in water.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Ecology.Radioecology	the study of the effects of radiation on an ecological community.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Ecology.Synecology	the study of the processes and composition of ecological communities.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Economics	definition pending.	aallwardt 2004-02-24 2004-02-24	1
Education	the study of teaching.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Education.Science	the study of teaching, with an emphasis on the special approaches required for conveying science.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Engineering	the application of mathematics and science  to the construction of objects.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Engineering.Chemical_Engineering	the use of chemical properties and reactions in the service of humans.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Engineering.Civil_Engineering	the application of engineering to public-works projects, such as public roads and levees.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Engineering.Computer	the design and implementation of computers, especially hardware.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Engineering.Electrical_Engineering	the design and implementation of electrical devices, conduits, and sources.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Engineering.Mechanical_Engineering	the application of mechanics to engineering.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Engineering.Scientific_Equipment	the design, development, and application of equipment for the gathering of scientific information.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Engineering.Vessels	the design, building, and maintenance of vehicles.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geochemistry	study of the chemical reactions and compositions of Earth and other celestial bodies.  See also Oceanography.Chemistry	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geochemistry.Bedrock	the study of the chemistry of the bedrock (solid rock underlying the surface of Earth or another body).	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geochemistry.Biogeochemistry	the study of chemical cycling, reactions, and composition in and between biological and geological systems.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geochemistry.Ground_Water	the study of chemical cycling, reactions, and especially composition of ground water (water held in the pores and joints within rocks and sediments).	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	aallwardt	2004-11-04
Geochemistry.Radioisotope	the study of radioisotopes included in minerals, especially in light of their decay and fractionation, which may indicate age and geobiological processes respectively.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geochemistry.Sediment	the study of chemical cycling, reactions, and especially composition of sediments (loose particles derived from geological or other sources).	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geography	the study of the distribution of things over Earth's surface.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geography.Cartography	the process of surveying for and creating a map.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geography.Cartography.Biological_Mapping	the mapping and study of the distribution of biota.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geography.Cartography.Geological_Mapping	the mapping and study of the distribution of geological features such as strata, rock bodies, sediments, structures, and depositional environments.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geography.Cartography.GIS_Systems	mapping using GIS, Geographic Information	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geography.Cartography.Seafloor	mapping of seafloor features.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geography.Cartography.Seafloor.Morphology	the mapping of seafloor relief.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geography.Cartography.Seafloor.Morphology.Large-Scale	the mapping of large- scale seafloor bathymetric features, such as seamounts and trenches.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geography.Cartography.Seafloor.Morphology.Small-Scale	the mapping of  small-scale seafloor morphological features, such as bedforms.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geography.Cartography.Seafloor.Texture	the mapping of the seafloor with regard to sediment texture (grain size, sorting, and bedforms).	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geography.Cartography.Shoreline	the mapping of the intersection of land and water, often with an emphasis on shoreline movement (transgression and regression).	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geography.Cartography.Subsurface	the mapping of structures and strata beneath Earth's (or another celestial body's) surface.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geography.Cartography.Topography	the mapping of non-marine relief.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geography.Demography	the study of the composition and structure of populations, especially those of humans.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geography.Land_Cover	the study of the distribution of populations, ecosystems, or resources over Earth's surface.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geography.Land_Use	the study of use of Earth's surface and near-surface by humans.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geography.Resources	the study of the distribution and use of resources over and under Earth's surface.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geology	the study of historical and ongoing processes of Earth and/or other celestial bodies as reflected in the records of rocks and sediments.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geology.Engineering_Geology	definition pending.	aallwardt	2004-11-04
Geology.Environmental_Geology	definition pending.	aallwardt	2004-11-04
Geology.Geohistory	the study of the history of Earth or other celestial bodies.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geology.Geomorphology	the study and genetic interpretation of the surficial morphology of Earth and other celestial bodies.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geology.Hydrogeology	the study of ground water and related aspects of surface water.	aallwardt	2004-11-04
Geology.Lithology	the study of the characteristics of discrete rock bodies.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geology.Mineralogy	the study of the chemical and physical properties of minerals ("homogenous" crystalline substances) or the study of the mineral composition of a rock or sediment body.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geology.Paleontology	the study of past life forms based on their fossils, with an emphasis on preservational and taphonomic Earth processes.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geology.Paleontology.Micropaleontology	the study of past micro-organisms by their fossils.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geology.Petroleum	the study of geology and sedimentology as they relate to the origin and extraction of petroleum deposits.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geology.Petrology	the study of the composition, properties, structure, origin, and history of rocks.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geology.Petrology.Petrogenesis	the study of the origins of rocks.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geology.Planet	the study of the geology of non-Earth bodies.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geology.Sedimentology	the study of sediments (loose surficial materials of Earth or other bodies) and sedimentary rocks.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geology.Sedimentology.Characterization	the description of a sediment or sedimentary rock's physical and chemical properties.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geology.Sedimentology.Paleoenvironments	the attempted correlation of environmental and sedimentological changes over time.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geology.Soil_Science	definition pending	rlriall	2001-08-01	2003-02-03	1
Geology.Stratigraphy	the study of the genesis, correlation, distribution, and succession of geologic strata (discrete sedimentary units with certain shared characteristics).	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geology.Structural_Geology	the study of the structures and movement of rock bodies, including faults, joints, and folds.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geology.Tectonics	the study of the structures and movement of rock bodies, especially that of lithospheric plates.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geology.Volcanology	the study of volcanoes.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geophysics	the study of the physical processes and behavior of the Earth or another planetary body.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geophysics.Geodesy	the mathematical study of Earth's size and shape.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geophysics.Geomagnetism	the study of the behavior and variation of Earth's (or another celestial body's) magnetic field.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geophysics.Geomagnetism.Paleomagnetism	the study of historical changes in Earth's (or another celestial body's) magnetic field.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geophysics.Seismology	the study of earthquakes and vibrations of the Earth (or other celestial bodies).	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geophysics.Tectonophysics	the study of the physical behavior of the lithosphere and mantle of Earth (or another planetary body).	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Geophysics.Terrane_Tectonics	the study of terranes, very large blocks or fragments of crust distinct in origin and characteristics from the surrounding rocks.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
History	the study of the past.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
History.Biography	the history of an individual human's life.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
History_of_Science	the evolution of the methodology and philosophy of science and the body of knowledge and theories discovered thereby.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
History_of_Science.Biology	the historical evolution of biological methodology, knowledge, and theory.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
History_of_Science.Ecology	the historical evolution of ecological methodology, knowledge, and theory.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
History_of_Science.Geology	the historical evolution of geological methodology, knowledge, and theory.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
History_of_Science.Geophysics	the historical evolution of geophysical methodology, knowledge, and theory.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
History_of_Science.Mapping	the historical evolution of mapping methodology, knowledge, and theory.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
History_of_Science.Software	the historical evolution of software in general or of specific types or titles of software.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Hydrology	definition pending.	aallwardt	2004-11-04
Information_Science	the study of applying, organizing, and otherwise dealing with information in general.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Information_Science.Information_Organization	the process of systematically ordering, classifying, and placing information for use by others, as in the classification scheme of a library or the organization of a database.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Mathematics	the study of numbers and their operations, relations, and functions.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Mathematics.Modeling	the mathematical, rather than technical, aspects of approximating real-world situations numerically and functionally.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Mathematics.Numerical_Analysis	the analysis of numerical functions, including their formulaic approximation.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Mathematics.Statistical_Analysis	study, analysis, and generalizations about some set of statistics or group of data.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Meteorology	the study of weather.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Meteorology.Atmospheric_Chemistry	the study of chemical reactions and compositions in Earth's or another atmosphere.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Meteorology.Atmospheric_Physics	the study of dynamical gas behavior, phase transitions, and other physical properties of Earth's atmosphere.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Meteorology.Climate	the study of climate, or long-term weather.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Meteorology.Weather	the study of weather, or short-term atmospheric conditions.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Museum_Studies	the study of ways to treat collections of physical things.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Museum_Studies.Curation	the practice of organizing and handling collections of physical things.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Museum_Studies.Description	the practice of describing and gathering knowledge about collections of physical things.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Oceanography	the study of the oceans.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Oceanography.Biology	the study of living things in the oceans and their relation to the ocean environment.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Oceanography.Chemistry	the study of chemical compositions, reactions, and distributions in the oceans.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Oceanography.Dynamics	the study of dynamical processes in the oceans, such as fluid flow or bedform generation.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Oceanography.Fisheries	the study of oceanography as it applies to the capture of sea organisms for human consumption.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Oceanography.Paleoceanography	the reconstruction and characterization of past oceans, either from cores in existing oceans or from the study of now-terrestrial sediments.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Oceanography.Physics	the study of physical processes in the oceans, including dynamics, mechanics, and kinematics.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Physics	the study of the interactions of matter and energy.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Physics.Acoustics	the study of the physical behavior of sound waves.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Physics.Electromagnetism	the study of electricity and magnetism.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Physics.Hydrodynamics	the study of the dynamical behavior of water.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Physics.Optics	the study of the properties of light.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Physics.Phase_Transitions	the study of the transitions of matter between its phases, such as the change from ice to water with temperature.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Physics.Thermodynamics	the study of the transfer and generation of heat.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Psychology	the study of the human mind.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Psychology.Education	the study of psychology as it relates to teaching and learning.	rlriall	2002-06-27	2002-06-27	1
Sociology	definition pending.	aallwardt 2004-02-24 2004-02-24	1