In general,
Science is the socially organized activity of setting and solving problems concerned with the natural world, where the importance of the problems and the adequacy of the answers are subject to critical scrutiny.
What developments characterize “modern” science as a distinctive practice?
Avoiding philosophical, religious questions (as a principle)
New or transformed Institutions, training, certification
Categories of experts, researchers, specialists
Routine employment of experiments, mathematical models
Mechanistic (non-magical) answers
Publishing, peer review, open knowledge