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(CC) Photo: Sverrir Thor
The eruption of a volcano -- a natural spectacle of the kind that always fascinates human observers.

Nature is a concept used as a complement to culture and, historically, religion. It encompasses the physical, chemical and biological environment in which we live, our planet as a whole, and extends as far as the universe.