What is Biology? 
My specific interests are in Evolutionary Biology and Sociobiology 
What is Evolutionary Biology? 
What is Evolution? 


What is Biology? 
In the most generalized sense, Biology is the study of Life. 
More precise, it is the scientific study of the nature and history of all known living organisms, past and present.

For now, this field of scientific study only includes actual study of Life as we know it here on Planet Earth. However, the idea and scope of the field of biology encompasses all life, everywhere, and will expand to accommodate any new life forms we find, wherever we may find them; whether that be here on this planet or somewhere other than Earth. 


What is Evolutionary Biology?
According to the KLI Theory Lab: A powerful scientific database, A public service of the Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research, "[Evolutionary Biology] refers to the collective disciplines of biology that treat the evolutionary process and the characteristics of populations of organisms, as well as ecology, behavior, and systematics"

So basically, it means to study Life while keeping in mind an understanding of the Nature and History of its Evolution. Not only that (to keep it's evolutionary history in mind), but to also go beyond that and be the area of science which actually searches for and studies that history. 
    For example, evolutionary biologists want to find out about not only the anatomical but also the genetic links between species. Sometimes we can better understand a species' current form and function in the context of it's place on the tree of life and the various environmental conditions it may have experienced along the way. 

There's probably really no point in drawing a distinction between Biology and Evolutionary Biology anymore since, in the long run, any worthwhile study of life is dependant on an understanding of its evolution (if it is going to be scientifically sound Biology that is). 


What is Evolution? 

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