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On the Road Again: Blue Ridge Parkway
Britannica celebrates National Park Week with an examination of a park that isn’t just off the beaten path— it is the beaten path. Running 469 miles (755 km) between Shenandoah National Park and Great...
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House of the Sun: Haleakala National Park
Among America’s nearly 400 national parks—all of which are free to visitors from April 21st through the 29th, in celebration of National Park Week—is one of Hawaii’s gems, Haleakala National Park....
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In North America’s Alps: North Cascades National Park
North Cascades National Park, located in northwestern Washington, U.S., is known for its picturesque mountains, waterfalls, and alpine meadows—features that inspired the region’s nickname, the North...
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In the Waterpocket Fold: Capitol Reef National Park
The yellow, white, and red sandstone formations of Capitol Reef National Park in south-central Utah, U.S., are some of the most distinctive in the American West. The park’s remarkable natural features,...
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Celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in London
The Queen's Diamond JubileeIn 2012 Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the 60th year of her reign, which is known as a Diamond Jubilee (see Britannica’s special report here). To commemorate this occasion...
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Turbulence: An Airplane’s (and Airplane Passenger’s) Worst Nightmare
A jet airplane is traveling along at its normal fast clip, eating up the miles. Suddenly, it shudders, shies, sideslips, and skitters, its soundtrack a cacophony of clattering tableware, falling...
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Parabéns, Brazil!
Today marks the 190th anniversary of Brazil‘s declaration of independence. Dom Pedro, the heir to the throne of Portugal, spent much of his early life in Brazil, after Napoleon’s conquest of Portugal...
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Happy Birthday, Yosemite National Park
This week marks the 122nd anniversary of the creation of Yosemite National Park. The park, which is the third oldest national park in the U.S., encompasses almost 1,200 square miles of soaring peaks,...
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Almost Apocalypse: Five Questions for Writer and Explorer Craig Childs
Credit: courtesy of Craig Childs When the noted American writer and environmentalist Edward Abbey died in 1989, many names were advanced as heirs to his role as gadfly, desert rat, and literary...
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Britannica1768: Africa
AFRICA, one of the four principal divisions of the earth. Map of Africa from the first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 2, plate XC. Credit: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Along the coasts,...
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Of Mullions and Mustard: Four Museums Off the Beaten Path
The grand courtyard of the National Building Museum, Washington, D.C. Credit: Gregory McNamee. All rights reserved. Like many travel buffs, I am a collector of unusual places—those venues, usually in...
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2013 in Review: Reassessing Airport and Airline Security
Credit: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Since 1938 Britannica’s annual Book of the Year has offered in-depth coverage of the events of the previous year. While the 75th anniversary edition of the book...
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Britannica Blog Archive: Posts from 2009 Rare Moons (On the Occasion of the Year-Ending Blue Moon of 2009) Australia’s “Great Ocean Road” is Indeed Great! The Rolling Stones Sell Rice Krispies (Great...
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Britannica Blog Archive: Posts from 2010 The Zombie Diet A Pictorial Toast to New Year’s Nanotechnology: The Science of Miniaturization (Picture Essay of the Day) The Collins Kids, “Chantilly Lace”...
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Britannica Blog Archive: Posts from 2011 The Euro Turns 10 (So How’s that Working Out for You?) What Do Squirrels Do in Winter? The Realities of Homelessness Walking with the World on the Camino de...
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Britannica Blog Archive: Posts from 2012 2012 in Review: Notable Anniversaries Almost Apocalypse: Five Questions for Writer and Explorer Craig Childs The Maya and the End of the World 2012 in Review:...
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Britannica Blog Archive: Posts from 2013 A Clever Use of Spines 2013 in Review: Elephant Poaching First Neutrinos from Outer Space 2013 in Review: Virtual Currency Crazy-Thorax Membracid They Call it...
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Seven years, 4,783 posts, around 300 contributors. Britannica Blog has had a good run since it first came online in 2006. But new ideas come to light, new paradigms emerge, and new tasks are taken on...
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