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                NATURE  NATURE 'S BEST CREATION    Nature , in the broadest sense, is the natural, physical, or material world or   universe . "Nature" can refer to the   phenomena   of the physical world, and also to life in general. The study of nature is a large, if not the only, part of   science . Although humans are part of nature, human activity is often understood as a separate category from other natural phenomena. [1] The word   nature   is derived from the   Latin   word   natura , or "essential qualities, innate disposition", and in ancient times, literally meant "birth". [2]   In ancient philosophy,   Natura   is mostly used as the 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. [3] [4]  ...