Facts about Nature
Despite the extraordinary diversity in nature, there is a sense of remarkable unity and harmony at each level.
Some fields of science see nature as matter in motion, obeying certain laws of nature, which science seeks to understand.
Nature not only provides the necessary environment for human existence and other valued physical components and functions; it also offers aesthetic and internal attributes.
Nature also provides numerous non-essential but valued products and functions, such as aesthetic values.
Both secular-based ideologies that have been emerging in the last several decades, and world religions in existence for millennium, have dealt with human ethics towards nature.
Increasingly the valuing of nature became an aspect of Western culture.
A common classical idea of beautiful art involves the word mimesis, the imitation of nature.
Despite the extraordinary diversity in nature, there is a sense of remarkable unity and harmony at each level.
Ranging from food production to energy, nature influences economic wealth.
Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism all have sacred scripture addressing reverence for all life and the sanctity of nature.
Nature and wildness have been important subjects in various epochs of world history.
The word nature is derived from the Latin word natura, meaning "essential quality," "origin," "innate disposition", and in ancient times, literally meant "birth," coming from nasci, "to be born."
That nature has been depicted and celebrated by so much art, photography, poetry and other literature shows the strength with which many people associate nature and beauty.
The tradition of representing nature as it is became one of the aims of Chinese painting and was a significant influence in Asian art.
The exact nature of these components is still unknown and is currently under intensive investigation by physicists.
Some nature writers believe wilderness areas are vital for the human spirit and creativity, and some ccologists consider wilderness areas to be an integral part of the planet's self-sustaining natural ecosystem (the biosphere).
Beauty in nature has historically been a prevalent theme in art and books, filling large sections of libraries and bookstores.
The interrelationship between humans and nature is particularly notable in that humans, although they comprise only a minuscule proportion of the total living biomass on Earth, have a disproportionately large effect on nature.
Nature, broadly defined, refers to the physical (natural, material) world at all levels (subatomic to cosmic), especially when regarded as distinct from human beings and those things generated or substantially altered by humans.
Lithium does not occur as the metal in nature, but is found combined in small amounts in nearly all igneous rocks and in the waters of many mineral springs. Spodumene, petalite, lepidolite, and amblygonite are the more important minerals containing lithium.
But there are ways to use nature to take a guess at what the weather will be like – albeit far less accurate estimates.Look to the west. ... Smell the flowers. ... Red sky at night, shepherd's delight: it works. ... Look for a lunar or solar corona. ... Check hair. ... Watch cows. ... Grow some scarlet pimpernel. ... Keep an eye on your dog.More items...
Locke's political theory was founded on social contract theory. Unlike Thomas Hobbes, Locke believed that human nature is characterised by reason and tolerance. Like Hobbes, Locke believed that human nature allowed people to be selfish.
To Hobbes, the government can do anything it wants. The people give up their rights to an absolute ruler. The ruler has to be absolute if society is to survive. The major difference, then, is that Locke envisions a very limited government while Hobbes believes in the need for absolute monarchy.
Veins of gold, such as this one trapped in quartz and granite, may deposit when the high-pressure water in which they were dissolved suddenly vaporises during an earthquake. Scientists have long known that veins of gold are formed by mineral deposition from hot fluids flowing through cracks deep in Earth's crust.Mar 17, 2013
Gold is found on every continent on Earth, except Antarctica. The largest amounts of gold on Earth are found in the oceans - but it is not yet feasible to extract gold from seawater. Gold is found all over the world including Canada, the United States, South Africa, Russia, Peru, China, Australia, Indonesia.
The alkali metals, found in group 1 of the periodic table (formerly known as group IA), are very reactive metals that do not occur freely in nature. These metals have only one electron in their outer shell. Therefore, they are ready to lose that one electron in ionic bonding with other elements.
Alkali metals are the first group in the periodic table. They are never found in nature uncombined because they are unstable and they react fast to other elements. They bond well with all elements except the noble gases.
Scientists have long known that veins of gold are formed by mineral deposition from hot fluids flowing through cracks deep in Earth's crust. But a study published today in Nature Geoscience1 has found that the process can occur almost instantaneously — possibly within a few tenths of a second.Mar 17, 2013