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Natural springs in forested area
Abernathy Spring
Abernathy Spring is a mineral spring located in Polk County, 2.8 km (1.75 mi.) east of the unincorporated comm...
White man with mustache in military uniform with cap
Eugene Hardeman Abington (1873–1965)
Eugene Hardeman (E. H.) Abington, a physician, practiced medicine and pharmacy in Arkansas and Oklahoma for mo...
William Henry Abington (1870–1951)
William Henry (W. H.) Abington, a physician and a Democratic politician, served as a state senator and a state...
Young white protesters with signs being interviewed by local news
Abortion
Abortion is defined as either a spontaneous early ending of a pregnancy (a.k.a. miscarriage) or an induced ear...
Chart indicating various life cycle changes of a worm
Acanthocephalans
aka: Spiny-Headed Worms
aka: Thorny-Headed Worms
These cylindrical metazoan worms, superficially similar to nematode...
Act 1220 of 2003
aka: Childhood Obesity Act
Act 1220 of 2003, which launched comprehensive efforts to curb chil...
White woman in white-collared suit and glasses
Act 346 of 2021
Act 346 of 2021, titled “An Act to Prohibit the Performance of a Pelvic Examination on an Unconscious or Ane...
Act 911 of 1989
aka: Arkansas Conditional Release Program
Act 911 of 1989 pertains to the evaluation, commitment, and conditi...
Four white women in dresses hats and "Kennedy Johnson" belts pose feeding and petting donkey
Elizabeth Lucille (Betty Lu) Hunter Sorensen Adams (1926–)
Elizabeth Lucille (Betty Lu) Hunter Sorensen Adams was a pioneer occupational therapist at Arkansas Children...
"Northeast Arkansas Regional AIDS Network" flyer with contact information
AIDS
By 2007, a cumulative 4,119 Arkansans had been diagnosed with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), the d...
White man in suit and tie sitting at his desk with flag and U.S. Capitol visible in the background through a window
Thomas Dale Alford (1916–2000)
Thomas Dale Alford was a prominent Arkansas ophthalmologist, Episcopalian, radio announcer, civic leader, and ...
Several tall trees standing in layers of green algae sitting on top of shallow water
Algae
Arkansas has a very diverse assemblage of algae. The majority of the research conducted on algae in the state ...
Alligator snapping turtle in water
Alligator Snapping Turtle
The alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) is North America’s largest freshwater turtle. This tu...
Cover of a booklet "Alzheimer's Arkansas"
Alzheimer's Arkansas
Alzheimer’s Arkansas is an incorporated nonprofit organization governed by a local board of directors consis...
Stuffed alligator with sign on wooden shelf
American Alligator
The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) belongs to the class Reptilia, order Crocodylia, superfami...
Black and orange insect on human hand and pair of insects
American Burying Beetle
aka: Giant Carrion Beetle
The American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus)—which belong...
Four phases of eel growth from just born to adult form
American Eel
The American eel (Anguilla rostrata) belongs to the order Anguilliformes and family Anguillidae. Common names ...
African Americans lined up at "Tyronza Chapter" buildling
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross has been active in Arkansas since the second decade of the twentieth century. As an org...
Ammonite fossil examples with corresponding letters
Ammonites
aka: Ammonoids
Ammonites are an extinct group of marine invertebrates in the Phylu...
Three-toed Amphiuma (snake like amphibian) sliding across dirt and pine needled surface
Amphibians
Arkansas has within its borders a modest assemblage of salamanders, frogs, and toads, which are taxonomically ...
Types of amphipod with corresponding letters for each
Amphipods
aka: Scuds
Amphipods belong to the Phylum Arthropoda, Class Crustacea, Subclas...
Examples of worms with corresponding letters
Annelids
aka: Segmented Worms
The phylum Annelida consists of over 22,000 living species of segme...
Apicomplexans under magnification with corresponding letters
Apicomplexans
aka: Sporozoans
The protistan Phylum Apicomplexa (formerly Sporozoa) contains a tre...
Book cover for "Introduction to Applied Entomology" by "William J. Baerg" featuring a long-nosed beetle illustration.
Arachnids
Arachnids belong to Chelicerata, one of four groups of living arthropods. The other three groups are Crustacea...
"Academy of Science Members to Meet Here" newspaper clipping
Arkansas Academy of Science
The Arkansas Academy of Science (AAS) aims for the promotion of knowledge in the fields of science, engineerin...
African-American men and women posing beneath "Philander Smith College" banner
Arkansas Association of Black Psychology Professionals (AABPP)
The Arkansas Association of Black Psychology Professionals (AABPP), founded in January 2011, is a professional...
multistory brick steel and glass building labeled "UAMS Biomedical Research Center"
Arkansas Biosciences Institute (ABI)
The Arkansas Biosciences Institute (ABI) was created as the major research component set forth in the Tobacco ...
Round advertisement with text on wrinkled paper
Arkansas Black Apple
The Arkansas Black Apple is recognized by early sources as having been first produced in 1870 in the orchard o...
White man with dark hair posing in suit and tie
Arkansas Blood Labeling Bill
aka: HB 385
On April 2, 1959, Governor Orval E. Faubus signed HB 385 (Blood Lab...
white wooden post sign reading "Conway Human Development Center" amid trees with chain link fence in background
Arkansas Children's Colony
aka: Conway Human Development Center
Dedicated on October 4, 1959, the Arkansas Children’s Colony was ...
multistory modern building with wall of windows with stars and children painted on them
Arkansas Children's Hospital (ACH)
Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH), with facilities in Little Rock (Pulaski County) and Springdale (Washing...
white wooden building with sign reading "Arkansas Country Doctor Museum"
Arkansas Country Doctor Museum (ACDM)
The Arkansas Country Doctor Museum (ACDM) in Lincoln (Washington County), in rural northwest Arkansas, is loca...