Nature

Nature, in the broadest sense, is equivalent to the natural world, physical world, or material world. "Nature" refers to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. It ranges in scale from the subatomic to the cosmic.

The word nature is derived from the Latin word natura, or "essential qualities, innate disposition", and in ancient times, literally meant "birth". Natura was a Latin translation of the Greek word physis (φύσις), which originally related to the intrinsic characteristics that plants, animals, and other features of the world develop of their own accord. The con
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How to Survive in the Woods
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When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World
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Grandpere's Ghost Swamp
Night Owl: Poems
Nightfaring: In Search of the Disappearing Darkness
Warning Signs
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Strange Animals
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Heartwood
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North Woods
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The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love
Under Water
How to Survive in the Woods
Bog Queen
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The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There
H is for Hawk
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