Nature is an inherent character or constitution,
particularly of the ecosphere or the universe as a whole. In this
general sense nature refers to the laws, elements and phenomena of the
physical world, including life. Although humans are part of nature,
human activity or humans as a whole are often described as at times at
odds, or outright separate and even superior to nature.
Within
the various uses of the word today, "nature" often refers to geology and
wildlife. Nature can refer to the general realm of living plants and
animals, and in some cases to the processes associated with inanimate
objects—the way that particular types of things exist and change of
their own accord, such as the weather and geology of the Earth. It is
often taken to mean the "natural environment" or wilderness—wild
animals, rocks, forest, and in general those things that have not been
substantially altered by human intervention, or which persist despite
human intervention.