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Grenada

(Encyclopedia) CE5 GrenadaGrenadagrĭnāˈdə [key], independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations (2015 est. pop. 107,000), 133 sq mi (344 sq km), in the Windward Islands, West Indies. The…

Cenozoic era

(Encyclopedia) Cenozoic eraCenozoic erasēnəzōˈĭk, sĕn– [key], last major division of geologic time (see Geologic Timescale, tablegeologic timescale, table) lasting from 65 million years ago to the…

Ryukyu Islands

(Encyclopedia) Ryukyu IslandsRyukyu Islandsrē&oomacr;ˈky&oomacr; [key], Jap. Ryukyu-retto or Nansei-shoto [southwest group], archipelago (1990 est. pop. 1,500,000), c.1,850 sq mi (4,790 sq km…

Science Questions

What causes a rainbow? A rainbow in Indiana, Oct. 2015. Source: AP Photo/Michael Conroy Although light looks colorless, it’s made up of many colors-red, orange, yellow, green, blue…

Women's History Month

Guide to Worldwide Goddesses   Women's History Month Nobel Winning Scientists Nobel Peace Prize Winners…

Queen Elizabeth II's Death...and Telling the Bees

Source: iStock After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s late monarch, several processes were put into motion. Once her passing at Scotland’s Balmoral Castle was announced at 6:31 p.m. on…

Hawaii, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 HawaiiHawaiihəwīˈē, häväˈē [key], 50th state of the United States, comprising a group of eight major islands and numerous islets in the central Pacific Ocean, c.2,100 mi (3,380…

Mars, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia) Mars, in astronomy, 4th planet from the sun, with an orbit next in order beyond that of the earth. Mars has two natural satellites, discovered by Asaph Hall in 1877. The innermost…

Northern Mariana Islands

(Encyclopedia) Northern Mariana IslandsNorthern Mariana Islandsmärēäˈnä [key], officially Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, a self-governing entity in association with the United States (…

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