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  common garden insects and their larvae 　　common garden insects and their larvae Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/common-garden-insects-and-their-larvae Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/common-garden-insects-and-their-larvae Written by Patrick Riley Patrick Riley is the Senior Illustrator for Encyclopædia Britannica. He has worked at Britannica since 2007. Patrick Riley, Melissa Petruzzello Melissa Petruzzello is Assistant Managing Editor and covers a...
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  triangle 　　triangle mathematics Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/science/triangle-mathematics Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/science/triangle-mathematics Written by Michael McDonough Michael McDonough was a media team intern at Encyclopaedia Britannica. He is expected to graduate in 2023 from Northwestern University. Michael McDonough Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee...
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  Tollund Man 　　Tollund Man Iron Age bog body, Denmark Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tollund-Man Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tollund-Man Written by Roland Martin Roland Martin is a freelance writer living in San Francisco. Roland Martin Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they...
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  Quinta Brunson 　　Quinta Brunson American actress, writer, and producer Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Quinta-Brunson Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Quinta-Brunson Written by Sophie Eyre Sophie Eyre is a Chicago-based freelance contributor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. Sophie Eyre Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they...
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  Foley artist 　　Foley artist motion picture Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/art/Foley-artist Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/art/Foley-artist Written by Don Vaughan Don Vaughan is a freelance writer based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Don Vaughan Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive...
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  Conor McGregor 　　Conor McGregor Irish mixed martial artist Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Conor-McGregor Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Conor-McGregor Also known as: Conor Anthony McGregor, The Notorious Written by René Ostberg René Ostberg is an associate editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. René Ostberg Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors...
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  butterwort 　　butterwort plant Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/plant/butterwort Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/plant/butterwort Also known as: Pinguicula, ping Written by Karen Sottosanti Karen Sottosanti is a writer and editor who works in educational publishing. Karen Sottosanti Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in...
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  Black horror 　　Black horror film subgenre Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/art/Black-horror Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/art/Black-horror Also known as: horror noire Written by Karen Sottosanti Karen Sottosanti is a writer and editor who works in educational publishing. Karen Sottosanti Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject...
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  qigong 　　qigong exercise and meditation technique Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/qigong Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/qigong Also known as: Qi Gong, dao yin Written by Suzan Colón Suzan Colón has written several books and is a former senior editor of O, the Oprah Magazine. Suzan Colón Fact-checked by The Editors...
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  Songkran 　　Songkran Buddhist festival Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Songkran Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Songkran Also known as: Chaul Chnam Thmey, Poshui Jie, Thingyan Written by Charles Preston Charles Preston is Associate Editor for Religion at Encyclopædia Britannica. Charles Preston Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee...
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  Kristi Noem 　　Kristi Noem American politician Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kristi-Noem Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kristi-Noem Also known as: Kristi Arnold Written by Nick Tabor Nick Tabor is a freelance journalist and the author of Africatown: America's Last Slave Ship and the Community It Created. Nick Tabor Fact-checked by The Editors...
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  Elizabeth Olsen 　　Elizabeth Olsen American actress Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elizabeth-Olsen Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elizabeth-Olsen Written by Fred Frommer Fred Frommer is a sports historian, author, and writer who has written for a host of national publications. Fred Frommer Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee...
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  Battle of Cádiz 　　The intense rivalry between England and Spain during the reign of Elizabeth I led Philip II of Spain to prepare an armada to invade England. Learning of this through spies employed by her councilor, Sir Francis Walsingham, Elizabeth ordered a preemptive strike against the Spanish fleet, a daring raid sometimes called the Battle of Cádiz, though its leader, Francis Drake,...
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  Battle of Tanga 　　Battle of Tanga, the opening battle in German East Africa (Tanzania) on November 2–5, 1914, during World War I in which an amphibious landing at Tanga ended in total fiasco for the British. Failure to secure the harbor as a base for future operations ended hopes that the German colony would be occupied quickly. 　　Military commanders in London originally intended...
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  Woman Holding a Balance 　　Woman Holding a Balance painting by Johannes Vermeer Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/art/Woman-Holding-a-Balance Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/art/Woman-Holding-a-Balance Written by Ann Kay Ann Kay is a writer and editor with a degree in the history of art and literature at Kent University and a postgraduate qualification in graphic design...
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  Girl with the Red Hat 　　Girl with the Red Hat painting by Johannes Vermeer Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/art/Girl-with-the-Red-Hat Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/art/Girl-with-the-Red-Hat Written by Ann Kay Ann Kay is a writer and editor with a degree in the history of art and literature at Kent University and a postgraduate qualification in graphic...
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  Wagyu 　　Wagyu breed of cattle Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Wagyu Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Wagyu Written by Michele Metych Michele has a B.A. in English from Southeast Missouri State University and an M.A. from DePaul University. She's a Chicago girl at heart, but she still misses living in a place...
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  Jessica Fox 　　Jessica Fox French-born Australian athlete Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jessica-Fox-athlete Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jessica-Fox-athlete Also known as: Jessica Esther Fox Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by...
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  Lawrence Wong 　　Lawrence Wong prime minister of Singapore Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lawrence-Wong Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lawrence-Wong Written by Ethan Teekah Ethan Teekah is an Assistant Editor for Encyclopædia Britannica. He covers topics primarily related to Asia and Asian Studies. Ethan Teekah Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia...
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  blue jay 　　blue jay bird Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/animal/blue-jay Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/animal/blue-jay Also known as: Cyanocitta cristata Written by Jennifer Murtoff Jennifer Murtoff is a bilingual English-Spanish publishing professional with a master’s degree in Hispanic linguistics. Jennifer Murtoff Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors...

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