Wikipedia article of the day is Transandinomys. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Transandinomys is a genus of rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of the family Cricetidae—a grouping of medium-sized, soft-furred rice rats. It includes two species—T. bolivaris and T. talamancae—found in forests from Honduras in Central America to southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Venezuela in South America. The […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on September 26, 2021: A JR East 205-600 series 4-car EMU on the Nikko Line. More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is British nuclear tests at Maralinga. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: British nuclear tests were conducted at Maralinga in the Woomera Prohibited Area in South Australia between 1956 and 1963. A total of seven major nuclear tests took place at Maralinga, with explosive yields ranging from approximately 1 to 27 […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on September 25, 2021: Zea mays ‘Ottofile giallo Tortonese’ , seeds. More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots is an 1832 book by Edward Lear containing 42 hand-coloured lithographs (example pictured). Lear started painting parrots for the book in 1830 when he was 18 years old, […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on September 24, 2021: Male violet-backed starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster verreauxi), Damaraland, Namibia. More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Star Control 3. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Star Control 3 is an action-adventure game developed by Legend Entertainment and published by Accolade. The third and final official entry in the Star Control trilogy, the game was released for MS-DOS on September 24, 1996, and Mac OS in 1998. It […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on September 23, 2021: A sukkah during Sukkot at Temple Emanu-El in Manhattan, New York More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Turf Moor. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Turf Moor is an association football stadium in Burnley, Lancashire, England, which has been the home of Burnley F.C. since 1883. This unbroken service makes Turf Moor the second-longest continuously used ground in English professional football. The stadium is situated on Harry […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on September 22, 2021: Swamp cypresses (Taxodium distichum) near Sukko, Krasnodar Krai (Russia) More Info