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The African Great Lakes ( Swahili: Maziwa Makuu; Kinyarwanda: Ibiyaga bigari) are a series of lakes constituting the part of the Rift Valley lakes in and around the East African Rift. The series includes Lake Victoria, the second-largest freshwater lake in the world by area; Lake Tanganyika, the world's second-largest freshwater lake by volume ...
Etsy, Inc. Etsy Inc. is an American e-commerce company with an emphasis on the selling of handmade or vintage items and craft supplies. These items fall under a wide range of categories, including jewelry, bags, clothing, home decor, religious items, furniture, toys, art, as well as craft supplies and tools. Items described as vintage must be ...
Intermediate minor rankings are not shown. In biology, a kingdom is the second highest taxonomic rank, just below domain. Kingdoms are divided into smaller groups called phyla (singular phylum). Traditionally, some textbooks from the United States and Canada used a system of six kingdoms ( Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Archaea ...
The Scramble for Africa[ a] was the conquest and colonisation of most of Africa by seven Western European powers driven by the Second Industrial Revolution during the era of "New Imperialism" (1833–1914): Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Portugal and Spain . In 1870, 10% of the continent was formally under European control.
The new book from the author of "Becoming" and "The Light We Carry" is a step-by-step guide "to unlocking your small power" and "sharing your whole self."
A new study shows that crows, in this case the carrion crow, can count out loud just like human toddlers. This discovery opens up new doors for more complex conversation among crows, who are also ...
Biological organisation is the organisation of complex biological structures and systems that define life using a reductionistic approach. [ 1] The traditional hierarchy, as detailed below, extends from atoms to biospheres. The higher levels of this scheme are often referred to as an ecological organisation concept, or as the field ...
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