Environment
noun
The natural world in which people, animals, and plants live.
We need to protect the environment from pollution.
Often appears as...
- natural environment
- environmental protection
noun
The conditions and influences that surround and affect a person or thing.
She grew up in a loving environment.
Often appears as...
- working environment
- social environment
noun
The complete set of external conditions for a community in which an organism or population lives.
The desert is a harsh environment for most animals.
Often appears as...
- marine environment
- forest environment
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Academic
noun
The total of surroundings and conditions within a particular graphic, artistic, or computer system.
Developers need a good working environment with the right software tools.
Often appears as...
- programming environment
- digital environment
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Technical
noun
The natural world in which people, animals, and plants live.
We need to protect the environment from pollution.
Often appears as...
- natural environment
- environmental protection
noun
The conditions and influences that surround and affect a person or thing.
She grew up in a loving environment.
Often appears as...
- working environment
- social environment
noun
The complete set of external conditions for a community in which an organism or population lives.
The desert is a harsh environment for most animals.
Often appears as...
- marine environment
- forest environment
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The total of surroundings and conditions within a particular graphic, artistic, or computer system.
Developers need a good working environment with the right software tools.
Often appears as...
- programming environment
- digital environment
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/2Human Impact
Consider how human activities affect the natural world when you use 'environment'.
Environmental laws regulate human impact on the environment.
Pro Tip 2/2Ecological Context
Use 'environment' to discuss ecosystems and how living things coexist within them.
Coral reefs are sensitive environments that need protection.
Pro Tip 1/2Human Impact
Consider how human activities affect the natural world when you use 'environment'.
Environmental laws regulate human impact on the environment.
Pro Tip 2/2Ecological Context
Use 'environment' to discuss ecosystems and how living things coexist within them.
Coral reefs are sensitive environments that need protection.
Pro Tip 1/2Human Impact
Consider how human activities affect the natural world when you use 'environment'.
Environmental laws regulate human impact on the environment.
Pro Tip 2/2Ecological Context
Use 'environment' to discuss ecosystems and how living things coexist within them.
Coral reefs are sensitive environments that need protection.
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Deep Sea Anglerfish Sex...
Vampire squid was one of them. Massive eyes. Extraordinary, absolutely extraordinary. They often do have massive eyes, don't they in the deep sea, because it is so dark so they need big receptors to get as much light as possible to sense their environment and I worked with deep sea sharks, a group of sharks called mustelus, and they have those really big eyes as well.
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Jonathan Foley: The...
Tonight, I want to have a conversation about this incredible global issue that's at the intersection of land use, food and environment, something we can all relate to, and what I've been calling the other inconvenient truth. But first, I want to take you on a little journey. Let's first visit our planet, but at night,
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How plants tell time -...
These biological clocks allow organisms to keep track of time and pick up on environmental cues that help them adapt. That's important, because the planet's rotations and revolutions put us in a state of constant flux, although it plays out in a repetitive, predictable way.
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Creating living...
we make concessions for the environment but we rarely create behaviors that are in tune with the plants and animal species within those environments it is possible though for us to begin building much more responsive landscapes this prototype of a spillway basically
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Cloudy climate change:...
also known as particle nucleation. Aerosols are everywhere in the atmosphere, and they can block out the sun in polluted urban environments, or bathe distant mountains in a blue haze. More importantly, a cloud droplet cannot form without an aerosol particle seed.
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The Call of Everest PIPE...
the garbage goes in it does not go out now this is burned it's an environmental hazard it's a hazard for human and animal health because they are often located in seasonal watercourses and that contaminates the groundwater likewise what happens when you put
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Meet the tardigrade, the...
And by studying how tardigrades survive prolonged exposure to the vacuum of outer space, scientists can generate clues about the environmental limits of life and how to safeguard astronauts. In the process, tardigrades could even help us answer a critical
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What would happen if you...
and signals from the environment telling us it's dark outside. The rise in sleep-inducing chemicals, like adenosine and melatonin, send us into a light doze that grows deeper, making our breathing and heart rate slow down and our muscles relax.
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How do nuclear power...
fission products, and plutonium, a radioactive material not found in nature. This mix must be isolated from the environment until it has all safely decayed. Many countries propose deep time storage in tunnels drilled far underground,
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Garth Lenz: The true...
The world's largest and most devastating environmental and industrial project is situated in the heart of the largest and most intact forest in the world, Canada's boreal forest.
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Deep Sea Anglerfish Sex...
Vampire squid was one of them. Massive eyes. Extraordinary, absolutely extraordinary. They often do have massive eyes, don't they in the deep sea, because it is so dark so they need big receptors to get as much light as possible to sense their environment and I worked with deep sea sharks, a group of sharks called mustelus, and they have those really big eyes as well.
Video examples
Jonathan Foley: The...
Tonight, I want to have a conversation about this incredible global issue that's at the intersection of land use, food and environment, something we can all relate to, and what I've been calling the other inconvenient truth. But first, I want to take you on a little journey. Let's first visit our planet, but at night,
Video examples
How plants tell time -...
These biological clocks allow organisms to keep track of time and pick up on environmental cues that help them adapt. That's important, because the planet's rotations and revolutions put us in a state of constant flux, although it plays out in a repetitive, predictable way.
Video examples
Creating living...
we make concessions for the environment but we rarely create behaviors that are in tune with the plants and animal species within those environments it is possible though for us to begin building much more responsive landscapes this prototype of a spillway basically
Video examples
Cloudy climate change:...
also known as particle nucleation. Aerosols are everywhere in the atmosphere, and they can block out the sun in polluted urban environments, or bathe distant mountains in a blue haze. More importantly, a cloud droplet cannot form without an aerosol particle seed.
Video examples
The Call of Everest PIPE...
the garbage goes in it does not go out now this is burned it's an environmental hazard it's a hazard for human and animal health because they are often located in seasonal watercourses and that contaminates the groundwater likewise what happens when you put
Video examples
Meet the tardigrade, the...
And by studying how tardigrades survive prolonged exposure to the vacuum of outer space, scientists can generate clues about the environmental limits of life and how to safeguard astronauts. In the process, tardigrades could even help us answer a critical
Video examples
What would happen if you...
and signals from the environment telling us it's dark outside. The rise in sleep-inducing chemicals, like adenosine and melatonin, send us into a light doze that grows deeper, making our breathing and heart rate slow down and our muscles relax.
Video examples
How do nuclear power...
fission products, and plutonium, a radioactive material not found in nature. This mix must be isolated from the environment until it has all safely decayed. Many countries propose deep time storage in tunnels drilled far underground,
Video examples
Garth Lenz: The true...
The world's largest and most devastating environmental and industrial project is situated in the heart of the largest and most intact forest in the world, Canada's boreal forest.
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Quote examples
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Indian Philosopher
It is really very important while you are young to live in an environment in which there is no fear. Most of us, as we grow older, become frightened; we are afraid of living, afraid of losing a job, afraid of tradition, afraid of what the neighbours, or what the wife or husband would say, afraid of death.
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Ben Carson
American Scientist
I would like people to recognize in looking at my story that the person who has the most to do with what happens to you is you. It's not the environment, it's not the other people who were there trying to help you or trying to stop you. It's what you decide to do and how much effort you put behind it.
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E. O. Wilson
American Scientist
It's obvious that the key problem facing humanity in the coming century is how to bring a better quality of life - for 8 billion or more people - without wrecking the environment entirely in the attempt.
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Deepak Chopra
American Speaker
You can't make positive choices for the rest of your life without an environment that makes those choices easy, natural, and enjoyable.
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Lou Holtz
American Coach
I was raised in a religious environment, and my wife is one of the more religious people that I have ever known.
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Brad Pitt
Actor
I had a very supportive family environment that gave me room to explore and discover things about myself.
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Leonardo DiCaprio
American Actor
Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever.
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Clarence Seedorf
Dutch Coach
To make a difference within the football environment means to make a difference in the world.
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Gordon Ramsay
Scottish Chef
Kitchens are hard environments and they form incredibly strong characters.
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Marcus Brigstocke
English Comedian
I rarely fly, for environmental reasons more than anything else.
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Jiddu Krishnamurti
Indian Philosopher
It is really very important while you are young to live in an environment in which there is no fear. Most of us, as we grow older, become frightened; we are afraid of living, afraid of losing a job, afraid of tradition, afraid of what the neighbours, or what the wife or husband would say, afraid of death.
Quote examples
Ben Carson
American Scientist
I would like people to recognize in looking at my story that the person who has the most to do with what happens to you is you. It's not the environment, it's not the other people who were there trying to help you or trying to stop you. It's what you decide to do and how much effort you put behind it.
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E. O. Wilson
American Scientist
It's obvious that the key problem facing humanity in the coming century is how to bring a better quality of life - for 8 billion or more people - without wrecking the environment entirely in the attempt.
Quote examples
Deepak Chopra
American Speaker
You can't make positive choices for the rest of your life without an environment that makes those choices easy, natural, and enjoyable.
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Lou Holtz
American Coach
I was raised in a religious environment, and my wife is one of the more religious people that I have ever known.
Quote examples
Brad Pitt
Actor
I had a very supportive family environment that gave me room to explore and discover things about myself.
Quote examples
Leonardo DiCaprio
American Actor
Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever.
Quote examples
Clarence Seedorf
Dutch Coach
To make a difference within the football environment means to make a difference in the world.
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Gordon Ramsay
Scottish Chef
Kitchens are hard environments and they form incredibly strong characters.
Quote examples
Marcus Brigstocke
English Comedian
I rarely fly, for environmental reasons more than anything else.
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