Image:20xScience5.png Science is a game concept in Civilization V which represents the research power of your civilization. Unlike other stats like Image:20xCulture5.png Culture or Image:20xfaith5.png Faith, it has only one use: the acquisition of new Technologies. This, however, is paramount for your progress in the game, because technologies unlock buildings and improvements that allow you to access resources and produce almost everything else, and they also advance your military, allowing you to fight more effectively. And of course, it is one of the main paths towards winning the game, via the Science Victory.