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Featured Article: Comoros
The Comoros (officially the Union of the Comoros) is an island nation in the Indian Ocean. The country consists of three islands in the volcanic Comoros archipelago: Njazidja, Mwali, and Nzwani. Comoros also lays claim to Mayotte (aka Mahoré), a neighboring island in the Comoro archipelago that remains a French Overseas Territory. The Comoros is notable for its diverse culture and history, as a nation formed at the crossroads of many civilizations.
Popular Article: Cenozoic
The Cenozoic (from the Greek kainos meaning "new" and zoe meaning "life") era is an interval of about 65 million years defined on the geologic timescale as spanning roughly from 65 million years ago (mya) to the present and ongoing into the foreseeable future. The Cenozoic era began after the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event at the end of the Cretaceous period that marked the demise of the last dinosaurs and the end of the Mesozoic era.
