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Earth Day
Why these rivers have the same legal rights as people
Rachel Carson: Silent Spring
The dark side of animal tourism
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For Students
environmentalism summary
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Community service - volunteers picking up garbage in a park during a spring cleanup. Environmentalism
A Timeline of Environmental History
Portrait of a mountain gorilla at a short distance. gorilla close up portrait.The mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)
Falling Stars: 10 of the Most Famous Endangered Species
Earth Day. Environmentalism. Girl writes on globe and participate in the 2008 Earth Day event at Seoul City Hall on April 20, 2008 in Seoul, South Korea. UN Earth Day, vernal equinox, environmental movement, sustainability
Celebrate Earth Day
Composite photograph. Young girl with glasses and ponytail in silhouette. Photograph created for use in Britannica's "Teenagers Who Changed the World" article.
Teenagers Who Changed the World in 2020
Majestic sequoias in Sequoia National Park. (trees; sunlight; forest; conifers; sequoia tree)
Saving the World’s Largest Trees
Discover
Amendments 1-10 to the Constitution of the United States constitute what is known as the Bill of Rights on an American flag.
What Is the Emoluments Clause?
Lead image for "A Timeline of the World in 8 Maps"
A Timeline of the World in 8 Maps
Hindu Holi Festival celebrations with colored water, powder and colorful flower petals thrown over celebrants at a Hindu temple in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India on March 24, 2021.
Holi: Festival of Colors
Calendar marking march 15th
22 Questions About Time and Timekeeping Answered
Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
12 Greek Gods and Goddesses
The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)
New Seven Wonders of the World
A Factory Interior, watercolor, pen and gray ink, graphite, and white goache on wove paper by unknown artist, c. 1871-91; in the Yale Center for British Art. Industrial Revolution England
Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

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Why these rivers have the same legal rights as people
In 2017, India's Ganges River and its main tributary, the Yamuna River, were granted...
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The dark side of animal tourism
How the animal tourism industry exploits animals.
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What is greenwashing?
Look beyond the buzzwords.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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Earth Day
A crowd gathering to celebrate Earth Day at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.
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Rachel Carson: Silent Spring
Book cover of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, first published in 1962.
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