Scientific processes

Scientific ideas are not accepted until there is evidence to back them up.
- Theories, theorems and experimental results are published in scientific journals. These undergo peer review by the scientific community before they are accepted.
- Scientists will also repeat experiments described in journals to confirm their results are valid.
- Some scientific ideas considered correct today were not initially accepted until decades after they were first published, such as Darwin’s theory of evolution.
Currently accepted scientific theories and models are the ones that best fit the current evidence and knowledge of the universe. They may be disproven in future.
Scientific ideas that are reported in popular media before verification and peer review can lead to negative opinions of science.

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