A science laboratory (for short, lab or science lab) was any area set-up for work in experimental or observational science. Areas like these were commonplace aboard explorational vessels such as Federation starships, space stations and outposts, under the auspices of Starfleet's sciences division.
Constitution class
The Constitution-class USS Enterprise had fourteen separate science labs during James T. Kirk's historic five-year mission as commanding officer. Kirk met psychologist Helen Noel at the 2265 science lab Christmas party. (TOS: "Operation -- Annihilate!", "Dagger of the Mind")
- Geological lab (TOS: "The Cage")
- Astrophysics lab
- Bio and Medical labs (TOS: "Space Seed")
- Biopsy lab (TOS: "The Naked Time", "The Deadly Years")
- Biochemistry lab (TOS: "This Side of Paradise")
- Pharmacology lab (TOS: "Return to Tomorrow")
- Chem lab (TOS: "Mirror, Mirror")
- Nuclear electronics lab (TOS: "Who Mourns for Adonais?")
The refit configuration of the Constitution-class also had science labs, as was typified aboard the USS Enterprise-A. In 2293, Spock and Chekov used one such lab to examine Klingon blood. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
Galaxy class
Galaxy-class starships like the USS Enterprise-D had at least sixteen general-purpose science laboratories plus a number of dedicated facilities studying different disciplines. Extra labs could be installed on Deck 8 if needed. (TNG: "Suspicions", "Liaisons") Typical science laboratories aboard a Galaxy-class starship included:
- astronomical sciences
- astrophysics lab (TNG: "Disaster")
- stellar cartography lab (TNG: "Lessons")
- stellar cartography viewscreen (Star Trek Generations)
- stellar dynamics (TNG: "Cause and Effect")
- planetary sciences
- geological lab (TNG: "Pen Pals")
- physical sciences
- engineering lab (TNG: "Suspicions")
- quantum mechanics (TNG: "Lessons")
- biological and medical sciences
- exobiology (TNG: "The Game")
- arboretum (TNG: "Night Terrors")
- hydroponics (TNG: "Disaster")
- cetacean ops (TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise", "The Perfect Mate")
- biomedical lab (TNG: "Home Soil", "Evolution", "Clues", "The Game")
- medlabs one through four (TNG: "Ethics")
- Plant biology lab (TNG: "Night Terrors")
- cybernetics lab (TNG: "The Offspring")
- cultural anthropology
- archaeology lab (TNG: "The Chase")
- tactical lab (TNG: "The Emissary", "The Mind's Eye")
Intrepid and Nova class
Intrepid-class and Nova-class ships shared an identical science lab design. Typical science laboratories aboard these starships included:
- Stellar cartography
- Astrometrics (USS Voyager only) (VOY: "Revulsion", "Year of Hell", "Shattered")
- Bio and medical labs
- Sickbay lab (VOY: "Parallax", "Macrocosm", "Tuvix", "Drone")
- Science lab (VOY: "Day of Honor", "Scientific Method")
- Holographic research lab (VOY: "Fair Haven")
Sovereign class
Typical science laboratories aboard a Sovereign-class starship included:
- stellar cartography (Star Trek: First Contact)
- bio and medical labs
Miscellaneous
- Deep Space 9
- Cambridge University
- Biometrics lab
- A laboratory at the Bajoran Research Center, in which Odo "grew up" (DS9: "The Forsaken")
- Enterprise NX-01
- Exobiology lab (ENT: "Rajiin")
- Temporary chem lab (ENT: "Rajiin", "The Shipment", "Damage")
- Environmental maintenance lab
- A laboratory aboard Malik's Bird-of-Prey where Arik Soong studied and modified an Augment embryo (ENT: "The Augments")
- Starfleet Academy
- Arctic Archaeology Team research module lab