Zwarte Piet A soot-covered Zwarte Piet accompanying St. Nicholas in a parade in Nijmegen, Netherlands, in 2023. (more) Zwarte Piet legendary figure Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Zwarte-Piet Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Zwarte-Piet Also known as: Black Peter Written by Meg Matthias Meg Matthias is Senior Video Production Manager...

　　 　　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...

　　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...

　　 　　Moon's far side from Luna 3, 1959 One of the first recorded views of the Moon's far side, part of a 29-photograph sequence taken by the Soviet Luna 3 spacecraft on October 7, 1959. Mare Smythii, which lies on the boundary between the near and far sides, is the circular dark patch below and left of center, and Mare...

　　 　　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...

　　shilajit natural substance Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/science/shilajit Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/science/shilajit Also known as: mineral tar, mumijo, mumiyo, salajeet 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...

　　 　　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...

　　hash table computer science Actions Cite verifiedCite While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Select Citation Style MLA APA Chicago Manual of Style Copy Citation Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/hash-table Give...

　　 　　We'wha A:Shiwi (Zuni) artist We'wha photographed between 1871 and 1896. (more) We’wha Shiwi artist Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wewha Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wewha Also known as: We’wah, We:wa, Wewhe Written by Laura Payne Laura Payne is a freelance writer whose work covers many topics. She is a...

　　 　　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...

　　 　　Studio 54 The legendary New York City nightclub Studio 54 opened in April 1977. (more) Studio 54 nightclub, New York City, New York United States Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Studio-54 Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Studio-54 Written by Thad King Thad King was an editor at Encyclopædia Britannica for...

　　 　　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...