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Our Top Stories for the Week of August 22, 2022

It’s been a busy week, from violence around the world to discoveries in space. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top stories of the week.  …

hibernation

(Encyclopedia) hibernationhibernationhīˌbərnāˈshən [key] [Lat.,= wintering], practice, among certain animals, of spending part of the cold season in a more or less dormant state, apparently as…

sorghum

(Encyclopedia) sorghum, tall, coarse annual (Sorghum bicolor) of the family Poaceae (grass family), somewhat similar in appearance to corn (but having the grain in a panicle rather than an ear) and…

Our Top 5 Stories for the Week of December 27, 2021

It’s been a busy week, from the notable deaths to severe weather advisories. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top five stories of the week. Covid-19…

Hebei

(Encyclopedia) Hebei or Hopei Hebei both: h&oobreve;-bā [key], province, 78,900 sq mi (204,404 sq km), NE China,…