Natural history
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| '''Natural history''' is the [[scientific research]] of [[plant]]s or [[animal]]s, leaning more towards the [[observation]]al than [[experiment]]al methods of study, and encompasses more research that is published in [[magazine]]s than in [[academic journal]]s. Grouped among the [[natural sciences]], ''Natural history'' is the [[scientific research|systematic study]] of any category of natural objects or organisms. That is a very broad designation in a world filled with many narrowly focused disciplines, so while modern natural history dates [[historical]]ly from studies in the ancient [[Greco-Roman world]] and then the [[Muslim Agricultural Revolution|medieval Arabic world]] through to the scattered European [[Renaissance]] scientists working in near isolation, today's field is more of a cross discipline umbrella of many specialty sciences that like [[geobiology]] have a strong multi-disciplinary nature combining scientists and scientific knowledge of many specialty sciences. | '''Natural history''' is the [[scientific research]] of [[plant]]s or [[animal]]s, leaning more towards the [[observation]]al than [[experiment]]al methods of study, and encompasses more research that is published in [[magazine]]s than in [[academic journal]]s. Grouped among the [[natural sciences]], ''Natural history'' is the [[scientific research|systematic study]] of any category of natural objects or organisms. That is a very broad designation in a world filled with many narrowly focused disciplines, so while modern natural history dates [[historical]]ly from studies in the ancient [[Greco-Roman world]] and then the [[Muslim Agricultural Revolution|medieval Arabic world]] through to the scattered European [[Renaissance]] scientists working in near isolation, today's field is more of a cross discipline umbrella of many specialty sciences that like [[geobiology]] have a strong multi-disciplinary nature combining scientists and scientific knowledge of many specialty sciences. | ||
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| *[[Natural philosophy]] | *[[Natural philosophy]] | ||
| *[[Natural science]] | *[[Natural science]] | ||
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- Natural history is the scientific study of plants and animals in their natural environments. It is concerned with levels of organization from the individual organism to the ecosystem, and stresses identification, life history, distribution, abundance, and inter-relationships. It often and appropriately includes an esthetic component.—Stephen Herman, 2002
Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards the observational than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research that is published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, Natural history is the systematic study of any category of natural objects or organisms. That is a very broad designation in a world filled with many narrowly focused disciplines, so while modern natural history dates historically from studies in the ancient Greco-Roman world and then the medieval Arabic world through to the scattered European Renaissance scientists working in near isolation, today's field is more of a cross discipline umbrella of many specialty sciences that like geobiology have a strong multi-disciplinary nature combining scientists and scientific knowledge of many specialty sciences.
See also
- Natural philosophy
- Natural science
- Naturalism (philosophy)
- Nature documentary
- Nature writing
- Nature
- Nature study
- Big History
- Terra: The Nature of Our World (video podcast)
- Timeline of evolution
