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Harlem Renaissance was a defining moment for African Americans living in the USA.If you didn’t know already, the Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual and cultural movement that took place during the 1920s and 1930s. The decade is defined by the prominence of African American culture in almost all creative forms, including music, art, theatre, and politics.The name of this movement comes from its epicenter, Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, and it’s said to have been influenced from Paris, France....

In this age of social media, beauty and skincare have gained so much importance.Skincare and makeup have come into the limelight and are a high priority for many people. While makeup was seen as the solution to this in the earlier decade, skincare is now gaining popularity.Whether you look at YouTube or Instagram, you can easily find beauty gurus, telling you which products are good for your skin, which make up technique gives a more natural look, which blending technique gives a more flawless and polished finish, which skincare products, moisturizer, and serums will give you a happier healthier more plump skin, how to make your nose the perfect shape, how to hide your double chin and elevate your cheekbones, which highlighter makes you glow like a disco ball and so on, the list is endless, as are the constant beauty facts and makeup trends....

The Mackenzie River is an important river valley in the north-western United States drainage network.Its watershed is the biggest in Canada, and only the Mississippi River exceeds it on the continent. The Mackenzie River system constitutes approximately 700,000 sq mi (1.8 million sq km), which is just about as big as Mexico.The whole river basin stretches for 2,650 mi (4,241 km) from the sources of the Finlay River, which drain into Williston Lake west of the Rocky Mountains, through the lake-strewn Canadian north-west, to drain into the chilly and often-frozen waters of the Beaufort Sea in the Arctic Ocean....

Ants are common insects with several interesting skills, and there are about 10,000 recognized ant species all over the globe.In proportion to the ant’s size, the ant is one of the world’s most powerful insects. A single ant can carry 50 times its own weight, and members of the colony will even team up together to transport larger things!The narrow area between the abdomen and the thorax, which resembles a small waist, can be used to identify ants....

profile of a cat with a tear coming from his eye and the Feline Fine logo on the image Credit: Christian Lechtenfeld / EyeEm / Getty Wondering if your cat will shed a tear if you’re gone too long? Or worse—when his breakfast is late? Cat behavior consultant Linda Hall knows all about sadness in cats and how to cheer up your feline friend. She’s the co-founder of Cat Behavioral Alliance and she helps cats and their parents work through feline emotional distress....

The barn swallow, Hirundo rustica, is a bird that belongs to the species known as swallows. In fact, barn swallows are the most widely distributed swallow species in the world. From Asia to Africa to the Americas, this bird is found practically everywhere on the planet, even though it is thought to have originated in the Northern Hemisphere. However, migrations during the months of winter take them to territories south of the equator....

The common yellowthroat warbler (family parulidae) is a new world warbler. It can be found from the south of Canada to Central Mexico in abundance. They are small songbirds with olive back, tails, and wings and yellow on chest and throat with white bellies. The common yellowthroat males have a black mask across their neck, eyes and forehead which has a white or a brown border. Common yellowthroat females are paler in color and do not have a mask across their faces....

The vastness of the sky is the residence of so many birds. The variety of birds that exist out there is beyond our imagination. Their sizes, colors, habitats, skills, population, and the importance they hold are beyond our knowledge. Many north American birds are responsible for keeping a check on the population of notorious pests, many are important pollinators and many have such amazing bird calls that act as therapies for various psychological issues....

If you are a lover of the seas and oceans then we have a perfect treat for you. We present to you a special animal - the diamondback terrapin. These animals have been named in this manner owing to the diamond-shaped markings that can be found on their carapace. The primary habitat of these animals are estuaries, salt marsh in Florida, and other nearby areas of the gulf coasts of the US....

Look closely around your house and you might spot a beetle, but did you know that these beetles can fake death if they feel threatened? This explains its name ‘Hister beetle’ as ‘hister’ means ‘actor’ in Latin. This bug is also known as the clown beetle as its legs look a little like a clown’s flat shoes.Hister beetles are found worldwide. Interestingly, from what we know from fossil studies, these insects or their clan crawled on the earth over 99 million years ago!...

Scientists from all over the world are of the view that birds somehow evolved from dinosaurs. Believed to be the first avialan bird to have existed in China, Jinfengopteryx elegans is one of the dinosaur species that marks the evolution of birds. In Chinese folklore, it is considered to be the queen of birds, and hence, the dinosaur is referred to as ‘Jinfeng’ or the ‘golden phoenix’. However, this bird-like dinosaur that inhabited the earth about 122 million years ago was first rendered identification as a basal bird, often being contrasted with Archaeopteryx....

The Lagosuchus is a doubtful genus of the lightly built Avemetatarsalian archosaur that belonged to the phylum Chordata and was believed to be a dinosaur community from the middle Triassic period of dinosaurian precursors. Due to the fragmented well-preserved holotype skeletons found in the Chañares Formation of Argentina, are considered close relatives of the dinosaurs as a community member of the Dinosauromorpha.This animal is known for its limited remains such as its hind libs, shoulder blade, and vertebrates....

Are you always keen on knowing what the paleontologists are up to? If so, then you have heard about the recent discovery of a new specimen of the Leinkupal laticauda dinosaur. The first remains of this dinosaur were found in the Bajada Colorada Formation of Argentina, South America. It’s said to belong to the Early Cretaceous period, and remains were first discovered during 2010-2012. The quartet of Pablo Gallina, Alejandro Haluza, Sebastián Apesteguía, and Juan Canale described and named the Leinkupal laticauda in 2014 and classified it to be a small diplodocine sauropod from the Early Cretaceous period and was placed in the Diplodocidae family....

What type of animal is a Mangrove Cuckoo? Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor) is a type of cuckoo species that is native to Neotropics and among the North American birds. Fun Mangrove Cuckoo Facts For Kids What do they prey on? Caterpillars, grasshoppers, spiders What do they eat? Omnivores Average litter size? 2-3 How much do they weigh? 2.3-3.6 oz (65.2-102 g) How long are they? Body length: 11-13 in (28-33 cm)Wingspan: 15-17 in (38....

The Monolophosaurus is an extremely fun dinosaur to know about. This is a tetanuran theropod dinosaur that existed on earth during the Middle Jurassic period. The meaning of this dinosaur’s name translates to ‘the single-crested lizard’. If you want to know the story behind the name of this dinosaur, keep reading!The fossil remains were found in the Shishugou Formation of present-day Xinjiang in China. The entire skeleton of this specimen was discovered in the year 1981....

Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) is a large medium raptor. They are also known as true hawks. In Latin, accipiter means ‘a hawk’ and gentilis means ’to be gentle’ or ’noble’. During the middle ages only the noble or royal folks were allowed to fly the goshawks from the falconry. This species of family accipitridae are found in the temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere, both in North America and Eurasia. This North American bird species is the second most widely distributed hawk of the true hawks family, only behind the golden eagle....

Do you know about the world’s most endangered species of crocodiles in the world? In this article, we will explore some fascinating facts about the Philippine crocodile, one of the two varieties of crocodiles that are indigenous to the Philippines. Also known as the Mindoro crocodile, the Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis) is a freshwater crocodile. Earlier, it was considered a subspecies of the New Guinea crocodile and had a flourishing population throughout the country, but since 2008 it is listed as Critically Endangered....

Meet our medium-sized Woodpecker with black and white patterns on the back, and a blush of red on its belly and head. Due to the prominent color on the head, sometimes people have mistaken them as Red-headed woodpeckers, which belong to similar species. Their habitat includes forests and woodlands, and if you are living near that forest area, you can attract them using feeders filled with suet. When people saw these woodpeckers, they believed that the red on their heads symbolizes the stimulation and wakening of new mental faculties and new ways to look at things or new wisdom in general....

Rhinorex condrupus dinosaurs were a huge terrestrial grazing dinosaur species that roamed the Earth during the later Cretaceous period, around 75-76 million years ago. They were a hadrosaur species that lived in North America. Terry Gates, with his companion, found Rhinorex remains in central Utah in 1992. Rhinorex (king nose) were big and heavy creatures that lived in groups. Their body length was around 29 ft 6 in (9 m), and their body weight was greater than 3 tons (2721....

Ringed seals are among the smallest and most prevalent of all seals inhabiting the ice habitat of the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions. The scientific name for these animals is Pusa Hhispida or Phoca hispida. These animals have dark-colored coats with light rings appearing on their back and sides, which gives rise to their name. Their plump bodies are a result of the thick layer of fat (blubber) that helps to keep them warm in the freezing temperatures of their environment....