earth science
Cancer.
Emergency Medicine
Mycologists study fungi.
biology Animal Medicine and Health.
There is no abbreviation for a paleontologist. The only related abbreviation to this field is the publication JPL, or Journal of Paleontologist.
No, a paleontologist studies physical science. Life science is the study of all living things. Physical science is the study of all non-living matter. A paleontologist gathers knowledge about the history of the earth and using fossils.
Paleontologist is a noun (a person). The related noun is paleontology (a science).
Science is too broad of a topic to tackle as a whole.
paleontologist
Earth Science is what paleontology is.
That completely depends on the paleontologist, some do one, others the other.
If you want to obtain a science degree, you should look into colleges that specialize in the field of science and technology. For example, California Tech and MIT are excellent options.