body of knowledge
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Three years later, their partnership has produced an unprecedented body of knowledge about hundreds of protist species and laid the groundwork for a "planetary atlas" of plankton.
From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025
The study may not be generalizable to all kinds of applications handled through blinded review but adds to a growing body of knowledge about the practice, which the authors suggest other funders consider trying.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 17, 2024
Even if we learn that Psyche is not an ancient planetary core, we're bound to significantly add to our body of knowledge about the solar system and the way planets form.
From Salon • Aug. 23, 2023
On balance, science tends to follow a slow and incremental path: new observations build on previous findings, often over many years, contributing piecemeal to a larger body of knowledge.
From Scientific American • Feb. 28, 2023
No nation, no religion, no economic system, no body of knowledge, is likely to have all the answers for our survival.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
