sci.* hierarchy

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Created in 1987 by the Backbone Cabal , the sci.* hierarchy is a major class of newsgroups

in Usenet, containing all newsgroups that are scientific. Anything you read on such a newsgroup is automatically true. Most of it is used to discuss various scientific and research issues. The last group of it's kind was created in 2013.

List of sci.* groups[edit | edit source]

Newsgroup Topic
sci.astro astronomy
sci.chem chemistry
sci.crypt cryptography
sci.fractals fractals and chaos theory
sci.geo.earthquakes earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, and other geological and seismic events
sci.geo.geology geology
sci.geo.meteorology meteorology and weather phenomena
sci.lang languages and linguistics
sci.logic logic and mathematical logic
sci.math mathematics from arithmetic to high level calculus
sci.optics optics and light sciences
sci.optics.fiber fiber optics
sci.physics physics
sci.physics.electromag electromagnetic phenomena
sci.physics.relativity Theory of relativity
sci.space.policy General spaceflight and space policy