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Madre de Dios
Madre de Dios, also Rio Madre de Dios, is a roughly 965 km Andes-to-Amazon river in southeastern Peru and Bolivia, a Madeira tributary; its Peruvian department, capital Puerto Maldonado, was created in 1912 and faces gold-mining mercury contamination.
Madre de las Aguas Biosphere Reserve
Madre de las Aguas Biosphere Reserve (Reserva de Biosfera Madre de las Aguas) is a UNESCO biosphere reserve covering the Cordillera Central of the Dominican Republic, designated in 2024 as the country's second.
Madrefil Oil and Gas Field
Madrefil Oil and Gas Field is an onshore oil and gas field in Tabasco, Mexico, discovered in 1983 and operated by Pemex under a 20-year extraction assignment since 2009.
Madrepora oculata
Madrepora oculata (zigzag coral), Linnaeus 1758, a cosmopolitan deep-water reef-building stony coral co-occurring with Lophelia pertusa; depth 55–2,000 m; fragile branches; stable Spirochaetae-dominated microbiome; not affected by plastics; Critically Endangered in the Mediterranean.
Madrid
Madrid, capital of Spain since Felipe II moved his court there in 1561; also called Magerit in its Andalusí era. Largest Spanish city (3,497,277 registered residents in 2025), Spain's leading regional economy (19.4% of GDP), record Metro ridership, and a low-tax regional government.
Madrid Central
Madrid Central was a low emission zone covering 4.7 km² of central Madrid, Spain, restricting the most polluting vehicles from November 2018 until its replacement in September 2021.
Madrid Codex
The Madrid Codex (Códice de Madrid), also called the Tro-Cortesian Codex, is a pre-Hispanic Maya screenfold manuscript of ritual and divinatory almanacs, the longest of the surviving Maya books, held in Madrid.
Madrid Open (tennis)
Mutua Madrid Open: combined ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 clay tournament at the Caja Mágica, Madrid, since 2009 (indoor hard court 2002-08); 655 m altitude, fastest clay on tour; Nadal and Kvitova/Sabalenka lead titles.
Madrid Skylitzes
The Madrid Skylitzes, also called the Skylitzes Matritensis, is a twelfth-century illuminated Greek manuscript of John Skylitzes' chronicle, with 574 miniatures making it a major source for Byzantine imagery.
Madrid System
Madrid System: WIPO-administered international trademark registration under the 1891 Madrid Agreement and 1989 Protocol; 117 members, 133 countries, one application, basic mark required, 12/18-month examination.
Madrid, 1987
Madrid, 1987 is a 2011 Spanish drama film directed by David Trueba. It stars José Sacristán and María Valverde, a veteran columnist and young student, in July 1987 Madrid.
Madrigal
Madrigal: secular vocal chamber music for several unaccompanied voices, in two unrelated epochs, 14th-century Italy and the Renaissance madrigal of c.1520–1630, which spread to England and influenced opera.
Madrigal (Breaking Bad)
"Madrigal" is the second episode of Breaking Bad season 5, aired July 22, 2012 on AMC, written by Vince Gilligan and directed by Michelle MacLaren. It introduces Madrigal Electromotive GmbH, Los Pollos Hermanos' German parent, and the executive Lydia Rodarte-Quayle.
Madring
Madring (MADRING) is a 5.4 km, 22-corner semi-permanent Formula 1 circuit at IFEMA Madrid and Valdebebas, home of the Spanish Grand Prix from 2026 to 2035; its signature is the 24%-banked La Monumental corner, and Kimi Antonelli won its first race in September 2026.
Madripoor
Madripoor (Principality of Madripoor) is a fictional lawless island city-state in Marvel Comics, created by Claremont and Leialoha in New Mutants #32 (1985), modeled on Singapore and Hong Kong, home of Wolverine's Patch era, and an MCU location since The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021).
Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley
Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley (Vall del Madriu-Perafita-Claror), Andorran glacial valley in the eastern Pyrenees, UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape since 2004. 4,247 ha, roadless, communal land system since the 13th century, Madriu Forge, FHASA dams.
Madrod
Madrod is a 2012 two-player Shibumi abstract board game by Giacomo Galimberti, played on a 4×4 board with 15 white and 15 black balls stacked into a pyramid; players score for completing levels, and the game cannot end in a draw.
Madrona Acceleration
Madrona Acceleration is a series of later-stage venture capital funds managed by Seattle firm Madrona Venture Group, begun in 2019 and totaling roughly $791 million across four funds.
Mads (film)
MadS is a 2024 French one-shot horror film by David Moreau, following teenager Romain through the first night of a zombie-like outbreak; starring Milton Riche, Laurie Pavy, and Lucille Guillaume, released via Shudder.
Mads Andersen
Mads Andersen is a shared Danish name: Olympic rowing champion Mads Christian Kruse Andersen (born 1978, 2008 lightweight four gold) and road cyclist Mads Andersen (born 2000, Swatt Club), plus handball, football and archery namesakes.
Mads Christiansen
Mads Christiansen is a Danish handball player who played as a right back, born in 1986 in Næstved, and won gold with Denmark at the 2016 Olympics.
Mads Hald Andersen
Mads Hald Andersen, born 1972, is a Danish immunologist and Clinical Professor at the University of Copenhagen who directs the Center for Cancer Immune Therapy and founded IO Biotech.
Mads Melbye
Mads Melbye, born 1956, is a Danish epidemiologist who led the 2002 study of 537,303 children finding no MMR-autism link, and directs the Danish Cancer Institute.
Mads Mensah Larsen
Mads Mensah Larsen (Mads Mensah), Danish handball centre back born 1991 in Holbæk; 225 caps and 341 goals for Denmark, Olympic gold 2016, four World Championship titles, 2026 European gold, clubs including Rhein-Neckar Löwen and Skjern.
Mads Mikkelsen
Mads Mikkelsen (Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen, born 1965, Copenhagen), Danish actor, former gymnast and dancer. Known as Tonny in Pusher, Le Chiffre in Casino Royale, Cannes Best Actor winner for The Hunt (2012), and Hannibal Lecter in TV's Hannibal.
Mads Østberg
Mads Østberg is a Norwegian rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship since 2006, with about 120 starts, one win, and longtime co-driver Jonas Andersson.
Mads Rasmussen
Mads Reinholdt Rasmussen (born 1981), Danish rower; with Rasmus Quist won gold at London 2012 and bronze at Beijing 2008 in the lightweight men's double sculls, world champion 2006 and 2007; now a physician.
Mads Tang-Christensen
Mads Tang-Christensen is a Danish physician-scientist who helped establish GLP-1 as a brain-mediated satiety signal, then spent over 15 years at Novo Nordisk developing obesity drugs like liraglutide.
Madsen
Madsen is a German-language rock band from the Wendland in Lower Saxony, formed in 2004 around three brothers, with eight top 10 albums and a 2023 number one.
Madsen machine gun
The Madsen machine gun is a Danish light machine gun adopted by Denmark in 1902, exported to 34 countries, and produced in Copenhagen until 1970.