the natural world
noun
: all of the animals, plants, and other things existing in nature and not made or caused by people
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For now, Scorpiops krachana sits under a rock in a Thai national park — a reminder that the natural world still has surprises to offer, sometimes right at your feet.
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
In a time when headlines about the natural world often carry a heavy sense of loss — vanishing species, shrinking habitats — this discovery offers something different.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026
Beguš hopes research like Project CETI will help to deepen humans’ appreciation of the natural world, much like Mabel’s foray into the animal world in Hoppers.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 8 Mar. 2026
As the Arctic becomes a top trending travel destination, Lambe urges travelers to see this special place—like Iqaluit’s vast open tundra dotted by mountains, rivers, and rocky outcrops—through an Indigenous point of view, in which humans are inextricably intertwined with the natural world.
—Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
In a time when headlines about the natural world often carry a heavy sense of loss — vanishing species, shrinking habitats — this discovery offers something different.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026
Beguš hopes research like Project CETI will help to deepen humans’ appreciation of the natural world, much like Mabel’s foray into the animal world in Hoppers.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 8 Mar. 2026
As the Arctic becomes a top trending travel destination, Lambe urges travelers to see this special place—like Iqaluit’s vast open tundra dotted by mountains, rivers, and rocky outcrops—through an Indigenous point of view, in which humans are inextricably intertwined with the natural world.
—Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2026
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“The natural world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20natural%20world. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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