This immense supercontinent straddled both the South Pole, located then in what is now northwest Africa, and the Equator, which then crossed present-day Australia and Antarctica. In this position, Africa and South America were rotated nearly 180° from their present orientation. A single body of...
Over 200,000 cases of murder remain unsolved since 1980. This category covers a variety of major crimes committed throughout history. Many are horrific.
Periodic large-scale mass extinctions have occurred throughout the history of life; indeed, it is on this basis that the geologic eras were first established. Of the five major mass extinction events, the one best known is the last, which took place at the end of the Cretaceous Period and...
Whether you like car races, golfing tournaments, tennis, musicals, surfing or lawn bowls, there's guaranteed to be something on the Gold Coast events calendar to suit you. The following is a brief guide to some of the major events held on the Gold Coast each year. See what's happening ...
Australian Open, Melbourne, Victoria © Tennis Australia 1 Australian Open Where:Melbourne When:January Kicking off the New Year – and the world’s tennis calendar – is theAustralian Open, perhaps one of the country’s most prized events and biggest summer parties. Hosted in January every ye...
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Define Major Leagues. Major Leagues synonyms, Major Leagues pronunciation, Major Leagues translation, English dictionary definition of Major Leagues. n. 1. Either of the two principal groups of professional baseball teams in the United States. 2. A leagu
Professor and Head of the School of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, James Cook University, Queensland, Australia. Michael John Kingsford Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from yea...
Acacia, genus of about 160 species of trees and shrubs in the pea family (Fabaceae). Acacias are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the world, particularly Australia (where they are called wattles) and Africa, where they are well-known landmar
But we can observe evolutionary events, turning points leading to an unstoppable movement toward truth. Here are two: In May, the US Army flushed some propaganda down their official tweetlet about the wondrous effects of life in the Empire’s Army on one soldier, and then asked for comments...