What does science do?

[shenfrey]

IN laymen terms, lol what does science do? Does it decrease the turns it takes to research new tech or does it reveal hidden techs or what? (Really getting into this game, sorry if i am asking many questions i would just like to learn about the game so i can enjoy it more and know what it is i am actually doing)

Cheers!

[durecellrabbit]

Science is a resource that goes towards researching a new tech. Each tech has a cost and thats is how much science beakers you must produce before you learn the tech. If you press the right trigger on the 360 you'll bring up a overview which will let you see this.