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Burbot
Burbot (Lota lota), also called ling, eelpout, or lawyer, is the only freshwater cod (Gadidae), a holarctic 40–70°N winter spawner under ice at 1–4 °C, IUCN Least Concern but extirpated in Western Europe and the UK.
Burçin Mutlu Pakdil
Burçin Mutlu Pakdil is a Turkish astrophysicist and Assistant Professor at Dartmouth College, best known for describing Burçin's Galaxy, the first known double-ringed elliptical galaxy.
Burckhardt Compression
Burckhardt Compression is a Swiss manufacturer of reciprocating compressor systems, founded in 1844 in Basel, headquartered in Winterthur, and listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
Burcu Gurkan
Burcu Gurkan is a chemical engineer at Case Western Reserve University who designs ionic liquids and eutectic solvents for carbon capture, electrochemical conversion, and energy storage.
Burdekin
Burdekin: river and catchment region in north Queensland, Australia, drained by the Burdekin River. Key facts: 133,600 km2 catchment, Burdekin Falls Dam (1987), largest source of suspended sediment to the Great Barrier Reef.
Burden of proof (law)
Burden of proof (law): the obligation to prove facts in a case, comprising the burden of production (producing evidence) and burden of persuasion (degree of belief); civil preponderance versus criminal beyond reasonable doubt.
Burden of Truth (TV series)
Burden of Truth is a Canadian legal drama (CBC, 2018-2021; The CW in the US), created by Brad Simpson, starring Kristin Kreuk as lawyer Joanna Hanley/Chang in Millwood, Manitoba; four seasons, 34 episodes, serialized anti-corporate cases.
Burden Passage
Burden Passage is a named sea passage in Antarctica at 63°08'S, 56°32'W near the northern Antarctic Peninsula, also called Burden, estrecho or Burden, Paso, listed in the 1989 US Antarctic gazetteer.
Burdie Haldorson
Burdie Haldorson (Burdette Eliele Haldorson, 1934–2023), American basketball forward; two Olympic golds (1956 Melbourne, 1960 Rome) and 1959 Pan Am gold; Phillips 66ers AAU star, never played pro.
Burdigalian
The Burdigalian is the second Miocene stage, spanning about 20.45 to 15.98 million years ago; it takes its name from Burdigala, the Latin name of Bordeaux.
Bure
Bure, also spelled Bouré or Buré, was a medieval West African goldfield on the upper Niger River in what is now northeastern Guinea, opened around the twelfth century.
Bureau 1440 (Бюро)
Bureau 1440 (Бюро 1440) is a Russian private aerospace company founded in 2020 that develops Rassvet, a low Earth orbit satellite internet constellation targeting commercial service in 2027.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), also called BATF, is a U.S. Department of Justice law enforcement agency regulating firearms and explosives and investigating arson and alcohol/tobacco trafficking; created July 1, 1972 under Treasury, transferred to DOJ January 24, 2003.
Bureau of Corrections (Philippines)
Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), formerly the Bureau of Prisons, is the Philippine Department of Justice agency holding PDLs sentenced to over three years in seven prisons and penal farms, including New Bilibid Prison, planned for closure by 2028.
Bureau of Correspondence of Pharaoh
The Bureau of Correspondence of Pharaoh was the royal archive and scriptorium at Akhetaten, Egypt's short-lived capital, where the Amarna letters, some 382 Akkadian cuneiform tablets, were found.
Bureau of Economic Analysis
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is a U.S. federal statistical agency within the Department of Commerce that produces the national, industry, regional, and international economic accounts, including GDP.
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is the U.S. Treasury bureau that engraves and prints all Federal Reserve notes at facilities in Washington, D.C. and Fort Worth, Texas.
Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety
The Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses, BEA) is the French agency created in 1946 that independently investigates civil aviation accidents and incidents.
Bureau of Fire Protection
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) is the Philippines' national fire service under the DILG, created by RA 6975 (1990), enforcing the Fire Code (RA 9514) and modernized by RA 11589 (2021); amid 2026 corruption probes it replaced Metro Manila fire safety inspectors.
Bureau of Indian Affairs
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), established 1824, is the Interior Department's oldest bureau, administering federal trust responsibilities and services for 575 federally recognized tribes and about 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Bureau of Indian Standards
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is India's national standards body under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, known for product certification with the ISI Mark and gold hallmarking.
Bureau of Industry and Security
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is a US Commerce Department agency that administers export controls, including the Entity List and China chip rules.
Bureau of Intelligence and Research
The Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) is the State Department's intelligence bureau, successor to the OSS Research and Analysis Branch and the oldest U.S. civilian intelligence element, providing all-source analysis for diplomacy.
Bureau of Labor Funds (BLF)
The Bureau of Labor Funds (劳动部劳动基金运用局, BLF) is the agency of Taiwan's Ministry of Labor that invests the labor pension and insurance funds, managing NT$8.53 trillion at end-2025.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is a United States federal statistical agency within the Department of Labor that publishes the monthly jobs report and the Consumer Price Index.
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Interior Department agency created in 1946 from the General Land Office and Grazing Service; manages 245 million surface acres and 700 million mineral acres, mainly in 12 western states, under FLPMA's multiple-use mandate.
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED), U.S. Navy medical headquarters established August 31, 1842 as one of five original bureaus; its chief holds the title Navy Surgeon General since 1871.
Bureau of Meteorology
The Bureau of Meteorology is the Australian Government agency for weather, water, climate, ocean, and space weather information. Established in 1908, it is headquartered in Melbourne.
Bureau of Military Affairs
The Bureau of Military Affairs (枢密院) was the central military-affairs organ of China's Song dynasty, standing beside the Chancellery as one of the "two bureaus" to divide the chancellor's control of the armed forces.
Bureau of Public Roads
The Bureau of Public Roads was the United States federal road agency that administered the federal-aid highway program from 1918 to 1967, chiefly under Thomas H. MacDonald.