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New space race infographic between China, India, and Japan. Asian space race, space exploration

The New Space Race

In the first decades of the 21st century, a new space race emerged...

Lancelot Brown, also known as Capability Brown, designed the gardens of the estate Stourhead near Mere, Wiltshire, England.

Capability Brown at 300

Who was this oddly named man, and why should you care?

US Marines firing at Fallujah, Iraq, during the Second Battle of Fallujah in November 2004. Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq War.

Timeline of the 2000s

Do you remember what happened in the aughts?

Presidential Debate Bingo. As candidates for the Republican Party's nomination for the 2024 presidential election take to the stage to debate the issues and each other, keep track of the facts you need to know with updated Britannica entries. As with every Bingo game, if you connect five tiles in a row, celebrate!

Presidential Debate Bingo

Learn about the people and topics likely to come up in upcoming...

Paleogeography and paleoceanography of Early Triassic time. The present-day coastlines and tectonic boundaries of the configured continents are shown at the lower right. Continents, continental drift, plate tectonics, Pangea, Laurussia, Gondwana.

Spotting a Supercontinent: How Pangea Was Discovered

In the early 20th century, a scientist proposed the existence...

Naomi Osaka, of Japan, fires a ball into the stands after defeating Shelby Rogers, of the United States, during the quarterfinal round of the US Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, in New York.

4 Questions for Tennis Star Naomi Osaka

Family shaped who Naomi Osaka is today.

Hindenburg zeppelin crashing, 1937

The Hindenburg, Before and After Disaster

On May 6, 1937, the Hindenburg, a

Tom Cruise as Maverick in Top Gun(1986) directed by Tony Scott.

Can You Guess the Movie by the Scene?

Grab a bowl of popcorn and see how many movies you can name.

Community service - volunteers picking up garbage in a park during a spring cleanup. Environmentalism

A Timeline of Environmental History

A glimpse of some of our environmental successes and failures.

People in Taksim Square for LGBT pride parade on June 30, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. Almost 100.000 people attracted to pride parade and the biggest pride ever held in Turkey.

LGBTQ Pride Month Is Here

The rainbow flag celebrates the beauty in diversity.

Silhouettes of People Holding Gay Pride Symbol Flag

Celebrating LGBTQ Pride

The month of June marks the annual celebration of lesbian, gay,...

J. Robert Oppenheimer (L) & Gen. Leslie R. Groves at ground zero examine remains of a base of the steel test tower at the Trinity Test site of a nuclear bomb; as part of the Manhattan Project in New Mexico, Sep. 1945. Los Alamos National Laboratory

Timeline of the Manhattan Project

What led to the creation of the atomic bomb?

Knife and blades used for girls circumcision, female genital mutilation, FGM, Kenya, Africa

The Controversy over Female Genital Cutting

A look at the practice of female genital cutting and the controversy...

Flower bingo

Britannica’s Flower Bingo

Test your knowledge of garden flowers!

Rooftop and patio gardens amidst modern office and residential towers in downtown city center, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (green roofs, roof gardens)

The Evergreen Benefits of Rooftop Gardening

Looking for some peas and quiet in your busy metropolis? Nothing...

President Richard M. Nixon smiles and gives the victory sign as he boards the White House helicopter after his resignation on August 9, 1974 in Washington, D.C.

Timeline of the 1970s

Do you remember what happened in the seventies?

Programming computer abstract

Pro and Con: Net Neutrality in the United States

Net neutrality is a complex and evolving issue in the U.S., with...

Albert Einstein in Washington, D.C. c. 1921-1923. Physicist

The Solar Eclipse That Made Albert Einstein a Science Celebrity

How an eclipse tested the theory of general relativity.

University Students Walking On Campus Road

Trigger Warnings on Campus

Students have been requesting more trigger warnings in college...

Computer mapping, woman at early 1990s computer

Timeline of the 1990s

Do you remember what happened in the nineties?

Various LGBTQ pride flags. Rainbow flag. Transgender flag (pale pink, blue and white). Bisexual flag (dark pink, purple, blue)

A Guide to LGBTQ+ Pride Flags

More than just the rainbow.

President's bingo. Guess and select to correct president based on images.

Britannica’s U.S. Presidents Bingo

Test your knowledge of U.S. presidents.

Germans from East and West stand on the Berlin Wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate in the November 10, 1989, photo, one day after the wall opened.

Timeline of the 1980s

Do you remember what happened in the Eighties?

Bar graph of the United States Death Toll during major events. Infogram chart.

U.S. Death Toll During Major Events

Explore an infographic that compares the number of deaths caused...