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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Under Water
How to Survive in the Woods
The Geomagician
When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World
The Glorians: Visitations from the Holy Ordinary
Grandpere's Ghost Swamp
Night Owl: Poems
Nightfaring: In Search of the Disappearing Darkness
Warning Signs
A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness
Strange Animals
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Eradication: A Fable
Wild Dark Shore
Heartwood
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Raising Hare: A Memoir
Go as a River
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
The Island of Missing Trees
Once There Were Wolves
North Woods
A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness
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The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love
Under Water
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Science for Kids
482 books — 136 voters

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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World
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The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
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H is for Hawk
Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
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