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The lemon frost morph originated from a spontaneous genetic mutation that appeared during selective breeding in a large colony of leopard geckos.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026

The former Portuguese colony is governed by Beijing as a special region of China, but it has its own import rules and resembles an overseas market for mainland producers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Morocco, a former French colony, has almost as many French-born players on its roster, six, as it does native Moroccans, seven.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

He died in an Arctic prison colony in February 2024 while serving a 19-year sentence.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

A little more than a decade after the end of the Seven Years’ War, the American Revolution began; the revolt would strip England of its richest colony.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

The Ile-de-France region, which includes Paris, is home to large communities of working-class immigrants from the country’s former colonies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

When researchers built Biosphere 2 in Arizona to prototype colonies on the moon or Mars, trees grown within the sealed environment kept falling over.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Bumblebees, by comparison, build nests underground in soil or leaf litter, and their colonies are much smaller, usually numbering between 50 and 500 individuals.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026

Rands has been at the heart of the university's efforts to encourage swift colonies in the city.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

A self- made man, the illiterate, illegitimate, neglected son of an army captain, he ached with dreams of wealth and chivalric glory despite the fortune he had already acquired in the Spanish colonies.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann