Sarah McBride Delaware State Sen. Sarah McBride is a progressive Democrat running in 2024 for Delaware's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. If she wins, she will become the first openly transgender member of Congress. (more) Sarah McBride American politician Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sarah-McBride Share Share Share to social media Facebook...

　　 　　Darién Rainforest in Darién, near the Panama-Colombia border. (more) Darién Gap geographic region Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/place/Darien-Gap Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/place/Darien-Gap Written by Miles Kenny Miles Kenny is an independent writer and researcher based in Portland, Oregon. Miles Kenny Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica...

　　 　　Decarbonization This climate-change mitigation solution is designed to reduce the production of greenhouse gases and remove excess amounts of greenhouse gases from Earth's atmosphere. (more) decarbonization Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/technology/decarbonization Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/technology/decarbonization Written by Nick Tabor Nick Tabor is a freelance journalist and the...

　　methaqualone drug Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/science/methaqualone Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/science/methaqualone Also known as: 714s, ludes, mandrax, quaaludes, sopors Written by Kara Rogers Kara Rogers is the senior editor of biomedical sciences at Encyclopædia Britannica, where she oversees a range of content from medicine and genetics to microorganisms....

　　 　　Matthew Broderick American actor Matthew Broderick, who is best known for playing the title character in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), pictured in 2017. “What's my legacy?” he asked aloud to The Guardian in 2023. “Well, I'm Ferris Bueller, I suppose. I have to accept it. And I like it. I've made my peace with it.” (more) Matthew Broderick...

　　 　　The surface web, deep web, and dark web in contrast The darknet enables users to access dark web content, which is often illegal in nature. (more) darknet Internet network Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/technology/darknet-Internet Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/technology/darknet-Internet Also known as: dark net Written by Jacob Stovall...

　　spironolactone drug Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/science/spironolactone Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/science/spironolactone Also known as: Aldactone A Written by Kara Rogers Kara Rogers is the senior editor of biomedical sciences at Encyclopædia Britannica, where she oversees a range of content from medicine and genetics to microorganisms. She joined Britannica...

　　 　　Steve Dahl on Disco Demolition Night Disc jockey Steve Dahl coengineered Disco Demolition Night at the Comiskey Park baseball field in Chicago on July 12, 1979. (more) Disco Demolition Night baseball promotion [1979] Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/event/Disco-Demolition-Night Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/event/Disco-Demolition-Night Written by Meg Matthias Meg...

　　 　　Manga A set of tankōbon volumes of several manga series. Tankōbon collect several chapters of a manga series together in a single volume. (more) manga Japanese literary style Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/art/manga-Japanese-comics Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/art/manga-Japanese-comics Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia...

　　 　　Ernest Hemingway, 1918 American writer Ernest Hemingway served as an ambulance driver for the American Red Cross in World War I. (more) War Stories: 13 Modern Writers Who Served in War Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/War-Stories-13-Modern-Writers-Who-Served-in-War Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/War-Stories-13-Modern-Writers-Who-Served-in-War Written by René Ostberg René Ostberg is...

　　 　　African Renaissance Monument Unveiled in 2010 as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Senegal's independence from France, the African Renaissance Monument in Dakar, Senegal, is a 164-foot (50-meter) bronze statue of a man, woman, and child and serves as a monument to Africa's renaissance. (more) List of African Countries’ Independence Dates Actions Share Share Share to...

　　 　　Fred Armisen American comedian and musician Fred Armisen, 2023. (more) Fred Armisen American comedian and musician Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fred-Armisen Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fred-Armisen Also known as: Fereydun Robert Armisen Written by Fred Frommer Fred Frommer is a sports historian, author, and writer who has written...