No, biology is not considered a social science; it is classified as a natural science. While social sciences, like sociology and psychology, focus on human behavior and societal interactions, biology studies living organisms, their structures, functions, growth, and evolution. These fields employ scientific methods to understand natural phenomena, often relying on observation and experimentation.
However, there are overlaps between biology and social sciences, particularly in areas such as environmental biology or public health, where biological factors influence social issues or human behavior. For example, understanding diseases can incorporate both biological and sociological perspectives. But fundamentally, biology itself remains rooted in the natural sciences.