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  Theranos, Inc. 　　 　　Elizabeth Holmes with Theranos's miniature blood vial Holmes claimed to have revolutionized the processes of blood testing by inventing a device that could conduct multiple tests on just a single drop of blood. The process, however, was soon exposed to be an elaborate ruse. (more) Theranos, Inc. American company Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL...
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  pronoun 　　pronoun grammar Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/pronoun Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/pronoun Written by Teagan Wolter Teagan Wolter is Associate Editor of Anthropology at Encyclopædia Britannica. Teagan Wolter Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from...
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  Austerlitz 　　 　　W.G. Sebald W.G. Sebald, author of Austerlitz (2001), 1999. (more) Austerlitz novel by Sebald Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Austerlitz-novel-by-Sebald Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Austerlitz-novel-by-Sebald Written by Peter Boxall Dr. Peter Boxall is a Senior Lecturer in English literature at the University of Sussex. He has published widely on...
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  Mount Ruang 　　 　　Mount Ruang The volcano's summit stands 2,378 feet (725 meters) above sea level. (more) Mount Ruang volcano, Indonesia Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/place/Mount-Ruang Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/place/Mount-Ruang Written by Laura Payne Laura Payne is a freelance writer whose work covers many topics. She is a former Wayne...
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  Sunshine Skyway Bridge 　　 　　Tampa Bay, Florida: Sunshine Skyway Bridge The Sunshine Skyway Bridge spans the southern end of Tampa Bay, western Florida. (more) Sunshine Skyway Bridge bridge, Tampa Bay, Florida, United States Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/place/Sunshine-Skyway-Bridge Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/place/Sunshine-Skyway-Bridge Also known as: Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge Written...
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  Federal Emergency Management Agency 　　 　　Hurricane Katrina: National Guard The National Guard searching for survivors in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. FEMA's response to the disaster led to changes in the agency. (more) Federal Emergency Management Agency United States government agency Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Federal-Emergency-Management-Agency Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL...
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  Hurricane Helene 　　 　　Hurricane Helene The aftermath of Hurricane Helene's wind and storm surge after making landfall near Horseshoe Beach, Florida, on September 26, 2024. (more) Hurricane Helene storm [2024] Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/event/Hurricane-Helen Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/event/Hurricane-Helen Written by John P. Rafferty John P. Rafferty writes about Earth...
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  Strange Fruit 　　 　　lynching Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith were lynched in Marion, Indiana, on August 7, 1930. (more) Strange Fruit song by Meeropol 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...
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  Glen Powell 　　 　　Glen Powell American actor Glen Powell attending the Los Angeles premiere of Twisters, the stand-alone sequel to 1996's Twister, 2024. (more) Glen Powell American actor Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Glen-Powell Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Glen-Powell Also known as: Glen Thomas Powell, Jr. Written by Laura Payne Laura Payne...
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  Shigeru Ishiba 　　 　　Shigeru Ishiba Defense expert Shigeru Ishiba became Japan's 102nd prime minister in October 2024. (more) Shigeru Ishiba prime minister of Japan Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Shigeru-Ishiba Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Shigeru-Ishiba Written by Ethan Teekah Ethan Teekah is an Assistant Editor for Encyclopædia Britannica. He covers topics primarily...
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  Victor Ambros 　　 　　Cowinner of the 2024 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine Victor Ambros Victor Ambros contributed to the discovery of microRNA, which had significant impacts on scientific understanding of cell function and mechanisms underlying gene activity and disease. (more) Victor Ambros American developmental biologist and molecular geneticist Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Victor-Ambros Share Share...
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  Jalen Brunson 　　 　　Jalen Brunson NBA player Jalen Brunson taking a jump shot, 2024. (more) Jalen Brunson American basketball player Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jalen-Brunson Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jalen-Brunson Also known as: Jalen Marquis Brunson Written by Laura Payne Laura Payne is a freelance writer whose work covers many topics....
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  Siege of Breda 　　 　　Ambrogio Spinola Portrait of Ambrogio Spinola, oil on canvas, 1609, in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. (more) Siege of Breda European history [1624-1625] 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...
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  Reconstruction 　　 　　Frederick Douglass Abolitionist, orator, and author Frederick Douglass, 1862. (more) Reconstruction article by Frederick Douglass, primary source Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Reconstruction-essay-by-Douglass Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Reconstruction-essay-by-Douglass Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge,...
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  immortal jellyfish 　　 　　immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii) This species of tiny, translucent, jellyfish-like invertebrates is renowned for its ability to evade death by cycling repeatedly between its polyp and medusa forms. (more) immortal jellyfish hydrozoan Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/animal/immortal-jellyfish Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/animal/immortal-jellyfish Also known as: Turritopsis dohrnii Written...
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  Almost Transparent Blue 　　 　　Ryū Murakami Ryū Murakami, author of Almost Transparent Blue (1976), in 2016. (more) Almost Transparent Blue novel by Murakami Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Almost-Transparent-Blue Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Almost-Transparent-Blue Also known as: “Kagirinaku tōmei ni chikai burū” Written by Bianca Jackson Bianca Jackson is a doctoral candidate writing...
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  Major Supreme Court Cases from the 2024–25 Term 　　 　　U.S. Supreme Court building West facade of the U.S. Supreme Court building, Washington, D.C. (more) Major Supreme Court Cases from the 2024–25 Term Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Major-Supreme-Court-Cases-from-the-2024-25-Term Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Major-Supreme-Court-Cases-from-the-2024-25-Term Written by Brian Duignan Brian Duignan is a senior editor at Encyclopædia Britannica. His subject...
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  Blackish 　　 　　Blackish The cast of the television show Blackish, including (from left) Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Jenifer Lewis, Berlin Gross (in front), Laurence Fishburne (in back), Marsai Martin, Tracee Ellis Ross, Anthony Anderson, and Miles Brown. (more) Blackish American television series Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Blackish Share Share Share to social media Facebook X...
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  cuckoo bee 　　 　　Cuckoo bee A neon cuckoo bee (Thyreus nitidulus) using its mandibles to grasp a plant stalk to rest. (more) cuckoo bee insect Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/animal/cuckoo-bee Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/animal/cuckoo-bee Written by Anna Dubey Anna Dubey is a freelance writer at Encyclopædia Britannica. Anna Dubey Fact-checked...
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  13 Great Indigenous Writers to Read and Celebrate 　　 　　Louise Erdrich American novelist Louise Erdrich, 2008. (more) 13 Great Indigenous Writers to Read and Celebrate Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/13-Great-Indigenous-Writers-to-Read-and-Celebrate Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/13-Great-Indigenous-Writers-to-Read-and-Celebrate Written by René Ostberg René Ostberg is an associate editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. René Ostberg Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica...

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