The natural environment or natural world encompasses all biotic and abiotic things occurring naturally, meaning in this case not artificial. The term is most often applied to Earth or some parts of Ea
Land management has preserved the natural characteristics of Hopetoun Falls, Australia while allowing ample access for visitors.
An image of the Sahara Desert from satellite. It is the world's largest hot desert and third-largest desert after the polar deserts.
Coral reefs have significant marine biodiversity.
Rocky stream in the U.S. state of Hawaii
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. This is made possible by Earth being an ocean world, the only one in the Solar System sustaining liquid su
Natural environment
…or natural world encompasses all biotic and abiotic things occurring naturally, meaning in this case not artificial. The term is most often applied to Earth or some parts of Earth. This environment encompasses the interaction of all living species, climate, weather and natural resources that affect human…
Earth as seen from Meteosat-12 in 2025, during the March equinox
A depiction of the early Solar System's protoplanetary disk from which Earth and other Solar System bodies were formed
Pale orange dot, an impression of Early Earth, featuring its tinted orange methane-rich early atmosphere
A conception of the scorched Earth after the Sun has entered the red giant phase, about 5–7 billion years in the future