This is an alphabetically ordered list of selected domestic dog breeds. (See also domestication; canine; gray wolf;

Cetaceans (order Cetacea) are an order of marine mammals (with a few freshwater species) comprising the whales, the dolphins, and the porpoises. The ancient Greeks recognized that cetaceans breathe air, give birth to live young, produce milk, and have hair—all features of mammals. Because of their

This is an alphabetically ordered list of dynasties grouped by place of dominance or by ethnic or religious

Egyptian kings were first divided into their traditional dynasties by an Egyptian priest named Manetho about 300 bce. Manetho gave each of these dynasties a number, starting with the unification of Egypt and ending when Egypt fell to the Persian king Artaxerxes III. Scholars have discovered the

An earthquake is a sudden shaking of the ground caused by the passage of seismic waves through Earth’s rocks. Seismic waves are produced when some form of energy stored in Earth’s crust is suddenly released, usually when masses of rock straining against one another suddenly fracture and “slip.”

An echinoderm is any of a variety of invertebrate marine animals belonging to the phylum Echinodermata, characterized by a hard spiny covering or skin. This is a list of significant echinoderms grouped by subphylum and ordered alphabetically followed by a list of extinct echinoderms grouped

A number of the aromatic plants of the carrot family, Apiaceae, are useful as food and flavouring. The following is a list of some of the major plants in the family, ordered alphabetically by common

The aster family (Asteraceae) is a diverse group of flowering plants distributed nearly worldwide. Noted for their attractive composite flowers, many are grown as garden ornamentals, and a number are cultivated as food crops or herbs. The following is a list of some of the major plants in the

With some 338 genera and more than 3,700 species, the mustard family (Brassicaceae) is one of the major angiosperm families. A number of species, especially those of the genus Brassica, have been significantly altered through domestication and are valued as food crops, while others are grown as

The heath family (Ericaceae) is a diverse group of flowering plants distributed nearly worldwide. Noted for their attractive flowers and foliage, many are grown as garden ornamentals, and a number are cultivated for their edible fruits. The following is a list of some of the major plants in the

One of the largest angiosperm families, the pea family (Fabaceae) features a number of economically significant plants, ranging from important food crops to costly invasive species. The following is a list of some of the major plants in the family, ordered alphabetically by common

With 236 genera and more than 7,000 species, the mint family (Lamiaceae) is one of the major angiosperm families. The following is a list of some of the economically important species in the family, ordered alphabetically by common

The mallow family (Malvaceae) is a diverse group of flowering plants distributed nearly worldwide. Noted for their attractive flowers, many are grown as garden ornamentals, and a number are cultivated for their useful fibres. The following is a list of some of the major plants in the family,

The grass family, Poaceae, ranks among the top five families of flowering plants in terms of the number of species. It is also one of the world’s most important sources of food: it includes the cereal crops as well as many plant species used to feed livestock and poultry. The following is a list of

Commonly known as the rose family, Rosaceae consists of some 2,500 plant species in more than 90 genera. One of the major angiosperm families, Rosaceae features a number of economically significant species. The following is a list of some of the major food crops and ornamentals in the family,

One of the major groups of angiosperms is the nightshade or potato family, Solanaceae, which contains nearly 3,000 species across more than 90 genera. The following is a list of some of the economically important members of the family, ordered alphabetically by common

This is a list of economists, ordered alphabetically by country of birth or residence. (See also

This is a list of editors ordered alphabetically by place of origin or residence. (See also book;

This is an alphabetically ordered list of educators organized by nationality. (See also education;

It seems everyone is agog for the EGOT. The acronym refers to the four major performing-arts awards in North America: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. Winning all of the honors is one of the most coveted achievements in entertainment. However, that was not always the case. In fact, the feat was

This is a list in alphabetical order of Egyptian mythological figures—gods, goddesses, and other deities. (See also Egyptian religion and ancient

Emoticons are used to communicate emotional states using ASCII characters and originated when the Internet was fully text based. The symbols are aptly named using a combination of the words “emotion” and “icon.” Though emoticons are still used today, emojis, digital pictograms also used to show

This is a list of notable emperors organized alphabetically by empire and chronologically years of reign. China and India are broken down chronologically by dynasty, empire, or

This is a list of empresses organized alphabetically by empire or country and chronologically by years of

This is a list of prominent engineers, ordered alphabetically by country of origin or residence. (See also engineering; aerospace engineering; chemical engineering; civil engineering; computer-aided engineering; electrical and electronics engineering; environmental engineering; human-factors

This is an alphabetically ordered list of engines. (See also engineering; mechanical engineering;

The English language comprises a hodgepodge of words borrowed from all over the globe, and a wide variety of those loanwords hail from the languages of India. Many Indian-origin words were adopted into English during the time of British colonialism in India, but some words came from India even

This is an alphabetically ordered list of explorers organized by country of origin or residence. See also European

This is an alphabetically ordered list of fairs and

Game shows were first introduced to audiences on radio broadcasts in the mid-1930s, and they have been captivating television viewers since the first one aired on the BBC in May 1938. The blend of entertainment, competition, and suspense, combined with the ability to play along from home, continues

This is a list of fashion designers, ordered alphabetically by country of origin or residence. (See also fashion industry and

The U.S. Congress has established 12 permanent federal holidays, 11 of which are observed annually. The 12th—Inauguration Day—is celebrated every four years following a presidential election and applies only to the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Federal holidays are legally mandated only for

The word cow may bring to mind a familiar farm animal, but in zoological terminology, the term has a much wider application. You might find a cow in the sea—yes, you read it right! The term cow can be used to describe an adult female of various mammals across land and sea. Read this list of female

This is an alphabetically ordered list of feminists organized by nationality and feminist generation, or “wave.” See also Equal Rights Amendment; feminism; National Organization for Women; Nineteenth Amendment; Seneca Falls convention; women’s movement; woman

Ferns (division Pteridophyta) are an ancient group of nonflowering vascular plants. They have true roots, stems, and complex leaves and reproduce by spores. Ferns can be found nearly worldwide and more than 9,000 extant species are known to science. The following is a list of some of the major fern

This is an alphabetically ordered list of fictional characters, including the titles of works in which they appear. See also literature; novel; fable; short

Costumed heroes have appeared in films since the Golden Age of Hollywood, with crimefighters such as the Shadow, the Phantom, and Captain Marvel starring in serials and B-movies. In the 21st century Marvel launched a string of commercially successful movies that differed from prior efforts to

A fjord is a long narrow arm of the sea, commonly extending far inland, that results from marine inundation of a glaciated valley. This is a list of fjords, ordered alphabetically by continent or region and by

Although many winged insects are commonly called flies, the name is strictly applicable only to members of Diptera. One of the largest insect orders, it numbers more than 160,000 species that are relatively small, with soft bodies. This is an alphabetically ordered list of significant

Formula One (F1) is the most prestigious international open-wheel, single-seat automobile racing competition in the world. Races are sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), founded in 1904. The F1 season consists of a series of races on a combination of purpose-built

The fungus kingdom contains more than 99,000 known species distributed throughout the world. Fungi are extremely diverse, ranging from mushrooms to yeasts, and the taxonomy of the group is contentious. The following is a partial taxonomic list of

This is an alphabetically ordered list of individual furniture pieces followed by a list of furniture types or

A galaxy is any of the systems of stars and interstellar matter that make up the universe. Many such assemblages are so enormous that they contain hundreds of billions of stars. Galaxy clusters are gravitationally bound groupings of galaxies, numbering from the hundreds to the tens of thousands.

This is a list of games organized alphabetically by type. (See also list of hobbies, list of sports, and list of children’s games and toys in

The following is a list of botanical gardens and arboretums, ordered alphabetically by

This is a list of gemstones. (See also

This is a list of prominent geneticists, organized alphabetically by country of birth or residence. Geneticists study heredity in general and genes in particular. (See also biology; DNA; genetics;

This is an alphabetically ordered list of selected goats (genus Capra). (See also artiodactyl; bovid;

This is a list of golfers, ordered alphabetically by place of origin or residence. (See also

This is an alphabetically ordered list of Greek mythological figures, including deities and other immortal beings as well as significant legendary mortals. (See also Greek mythology; Hellenistic religion; ancient Greece;

This is an alphabetically ordered list of American footballplayers. (See also football and National Football

This is a list of herbs and spices, ordered alphabetically by common name. (See also spice and herb; spice

Immense in scope, the rich cinematic landscape of India is as diverse as its population of more than a billion souls, for whom movies have long been a cultural touchstone. While the serious cinema of such filmmakers as Satyajit Ray and Mrinal Sen has attracted critical admiration, it is the

Hills are landforms that rise above the surrounding terrain and have relatively confined summits but are generally understood to be smaller than mountains. There is no formal distinction between the two. This is a list of hills, ordered alphabetically by country. Also included are landforms such as

Hinduism is known for its many—and many-armed—gods. How many gods are there? Some Hindus insist that there is only a single essence, called brahman, pervading everything, while others would contend that there is one god appearing in multiple forms. Still other Hindus acknowledge a plethora of

This is a list of hobbies organized alphabetically by type of activity. See also list of games and list of

This is a list of hockey players, ordered alphabetically by country of origin or residence. (See also ice hockey; field hockey; National Hockey

This is a list of holidays and observances organized alphabetically by religion, followed by a list of secular and ancient holidays and observances. See also holiday; feast; Buddhism; Christianity; Hinduism; Islam; Jainism; Judaism;

Homopterans are any of the more than 32,000 species of sucking insects constituting the order Homoptera. All of the Homoptera are plant feeders, with mouthparts adapted for sucking plant sap. This is an alphabetically ordered list of significant

The horses, zebras, and asses constitute the family Equidae. All of the modern members of the family are placed in the genus Equus. This is a list of equines ordered alphabetically by species. (See also horse racing; list of

When a user visits a website using an Internet browser, the browser communicates with a server that handles browser requests. The server responds to the request with a certain action, either allowing the website to load or displaying an error message. Such actions are determined by the HyperText

This is a list of people who have made significant contributions to the advancement of human rights, ordered alphabetically by country of birth or residence. It includes politicians, artists, and other people who have championed human rights causes through activism or philanthropy in addition to

Straits are narrow waterways that link two larger bodies of water. Commonly straits are formed by tectonic activity, such as a fracture in an isthmus. Alternatively straits can appear due to water overflowing an area of eroded or subsided land. A canal, though it may function in the same way as a

The cuisine of India is varied thanks to the country’s diverse cultures and history. The following are 10 Indian spices that are central to the flavours of the

This is a list of the capital cities of the 28 states and 8 union territories (administrative units partly or wholly governed by the union government) in India, ordered alphabetically by state. The list also provides the population for each capital city based on the most recent census conducted in

This is an alphabetically ordered list of infectious diseases, grouped by the type of organism that causes them. (See also bloodborne disease; sexually transmitted disease; zoonotic disease; list of parasitic

Computer science, like many other STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) disciplines, is primarily male-dominated. Women have made important contributions to the field with significantly less recognition than their male counterparts, and, as of 2023, approximately a fifth of

Insects (class Insecta) have segmented bodies, jointed legs, and external skeletons. Insects are distinguished from other arthropods by their body, which is divided into three major regions: (1) the head, which bears the mouthparts, eyes, and a pair of antennae, (2) the three-segmented thorax,

list of Internet domains, This is a list of the most popular top-level domains (TLDs) in order of popularity. The first TLD was .arpa, for sites connected to the ARPANET computer network. With the tremendous growth in Internet sites in the 1980s, .arpa was replaced by five TLDs: .gov for government

The Apple iPhone, first released in 2007, ushered in a new era of smartphone innovation. The first widely distributed touchscreen phone, the iPhone was created after two years of development and ran on the iPhone OS 1 (developed from Mac OS X) operating system. The main appeal of the device was its

This a list of significant islands, island groups, and archipelagos ordered alphabetically by country or region. (See also island

James Bond is a fictional character created by British novelist Ian Fleming. Fleming introduced Bond, a secret agent in the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), in his 1953 novel Casino Royale. Known as Agent 007, Bond is a suave Cold War–era superspy who uses his special forces training and

It is a truth universally acknowledged that there is no such thing as too many Jane Austen adaptations. Screen iterations of her six completed novels are abundant, and even the unfinished novel Sanditon has been made into a TV series (2019–23). The many interpretations of Austen’s works for film

This is an alphabetically ordered list of jazz musicians, including both instrumentalists and vocalists. See also jazz, swing, bebop, Dixieland, Kansas City style, New Orleans style, Chicago style, Latin jazz, free jazz, jazz-rock, and

This is a list of journalists, organized alphabetically by place of origin or residence. (See also

Judges are public officials vested with the authority to hear, determine, and preside over legal matters brought in a court of law. This is a list of judges ordered alphabetically by country of origin or residence. (See also administrative law; common law; civil law; constitutional law; criminal

The American civil rights movement was a nationwide struggle for justice and equality for Black Americans during the 1950s and ’60s. While the names of some activists—Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and Thurgood Marshall—and their contributions are well known, those figures are just a few of

The Saud dynasty was established under the rule of Muhammad ibn Saud in the 18th century and has since ruled three successive states, followed by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (established in 1932). Although dynastic succession has often passed from father to son, the Saud dynasty is not strictly

This is a list of lakes ordered alphabetically by continent or region and by

Lichens are composite organisms that consist of a symbiotic association of photosynthetic algae or cyanobacteria and one or two fungi. Given that each individual consists of two or three distinct and unrelated species, the taxonomy of the group is contentious. The following is a list of some of the

We all have personal lists we keep. Sometimes they’re short-term lists—like grocery lists (why did I want sour tapioca flour?) or things we want to accomplish next weekend (turn off water to outside faucets, prune azaleas, shred leaves). But sometimes they are lists we may need to consult for the

This is a list of literary prizes and awards ordered alphabetically by the country in which the prize is based. Included are awards for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and journalism. (See also

Air India, the flag carrier of India, spawned civil aviation in the country when its first flight took to the skies in 1932. Since then the airline has expanded its operations to various destinations across the globe, including Europe, Australia, Asia, the United States, and Canada. Although its

In Major League Baseball (MLB) history, there have been only 24 perfect games pitched. A perfect game is one in which a pitcher faces the minimum of 27 opposing batters across nine innings without allowing anyone on base. It is a subset of the more common no-hitter (more than 300 recorded in MLB

Delhi and Mumbai have long set benchmarks for change and development in India. Their importance has only continued to grow over the years: Delhi, as the capital of India, holds the country’s political power, and Mumbai has emerged as its financial nerve center. Their strategic and commercial

A marsupial is any of the more than 250 species belonging to the infraclass Metatheria (sometimes called Marsupialia), a mammalian group characterized by premature birth and continued development of the newborn while attached to the nipples on the mother’s lower belly. This is a list of selected

Among the many unfortunate events that fill the pages of history, there have been numerous shocking examples of mass suicide. Some of these mass suicides have been motivated by religious fervor and conviction, whereas others have been based on social codes of honor. In the ancient world the story

This is a list of mathematicians, ordered alphabetically by country of origin or residence. (See also

This is a list of medical tests and procedures used to obtain health information and diagnose pathological and nonpathological conditions of the human body. It is grouped by type of procedure and ordered alphabetically. (See alsoddiagnosis; medicine;

Mollusks are soft-bodied invertebrates of the phylum Mollusca, usually wholly or partly enclosed in a calcium carbonate shell secreted by a soft mantle covering the body. Along with the insects and vertebrates, mollusks are one of the most diverse groups in the animal kingdom, with nearly 100,000

There are 171 moons, or natural satellites, orbiting the planets in our solar system; Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have 1, 2, 66, 62, 27, and 13 moons, respectively. The following is a list of some of the major planetary moons, including those of the dwarf planet

Mosses are small, nonvascular, spore-bearing plants of the division Bryophyta. The approximately 12,000 species are distributed throughout the world. The following is a list of some of the major genera and species of mosses, arranged alphabetically by common

Infectious diseases have played a powerful role in shaping human history and still affect lives today—from sweeping pandemics that span continents to everyday outbreaks in classrooms and communities. What makes some illnesses spread like wildfire while others fizzle out? A key factor is the basic

This is a list of mountain ranges ordered alphabetically by continent or region and by

A mountain is a landform that rises prominently above its surroundings, generally exhibiting steep slopes, a relatively confined summit area, and considerable local relief. Mountains generally are understood to be larger than hills, but the term has no standardized geological meaning. Very rarely

This is a chronologically ordered list of movies. See also motion picture, history of the motion picture and Academy

This is a list of museums, ordered alphabetically by continent or region and by

This is a list of classical musical compositions alphabetically organized by composer and by the composer’s place of origin or residence. See also musical form; concerto; fugue; march; opera; operetta; prelude; quartet; scherzo; sinfonia; sonata;

Music often sounds effortless to the ear, but behind every performance is a carefully written language that directs how sound is created and expressed. Written symbols on a musical score guide musicians, telling them when to play, when to pause, and how each note should sound and feel. For someone

Mustelids include the polecats, the badgers, the martens, the otters, the wolverine, and other members of the weasel family. Historically, skunks have also been included in Mustelidae, but genetic analyses suggest that they belong to a separate family of their own (Mephitidae). Mustelids are