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 Corridor between the fort du Salbert and the NATO Ouvrage G, in Belfort, France. Change image |
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English : Wuppertal Floating Tram leaving the depot Oberbarmen, Berliner Platz in Wuppertal-Oberbarmen
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 A coral fungus (Ramaria flaccida), one of about 200 species in the genus Ramaria, photographed near Eggingen, Germany. Change image |
English : A coral fungus (Ramaria flaccida), one of about 200 species in the genus Ramaria, photographed near Eggingen, Germany.
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English : Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) at a bird feeder.
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 Aerial "Rote Nase", Zermatt Change image |
English : Aerial "Rote Nase", Zermatt
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English : Madinat Jumeirah hotel with the Burj Al Arab in the background, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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English : Bombus terrestris inside an artifical pollination nest, queen rocks her wings
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 The Immaculate Conception by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo depicting the Immaculate Conception of Mary. Oil on canvas painted 1767-68. Today housed in the Museo del Prado in Madrid. Change image |
English : The Immaculate Conception by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo depicting the Immaculate Conception of Mary. Oil on canvas painted 1767-68. Today housed in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.
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English : This time-lapse sequence shows the young Moon setting over ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile. As well as the bright crescent the rest of the disc of the Moon can be faintly seen. This phenomenon is called earthshine. It is due to sunlight reflecting off the Earth and illuminating the lunar surface. This video was taken on 27 October 2011 and also records the planets Mercury and Venus.
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 King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus patagonicus), West Falkland. Change image |
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English : Quadratic Julia set with Internal level sets for c values along internal ray 0 of main cardioid of Mandelbrot set
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 The reconstructed medieval Church of St. George in Kyustendil, Bulgaria. The original building is from the end of the 10th and the beginning of the 11th century. Change image |
English : The reconstructed medieval Church of St. George in Kyustendil, Bulgaria. The original building is from the end of the 10th and the beginning of the 11th century.
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English : Male Brown tree Frogs (Litoria ewingii) calling
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 Waterside of Saint Lawrence River near Kamouraska Change image |
English : Waterside of Saint Lawrence River near Kamouraska
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 The large Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy in infrared light as seen by the Herschel Space Observatory and Spitzer Space Telescope. Change image |
English : The large Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy in infrared light as seen by the Herschel Space Observatory and Spitzer Space Telescope.
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English : In all, about 25 percent of the ice that melted between 2003 and 2010 occurred in North and South America (excluding Greenland).
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 Steinway & Sons concert grand piano. Change image |
English : Steinway & Sons concert grand piano.
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English : Juvenile cross spiders (Araneus diadematus) in nest
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 Panorama of Leeds Castle in September, 2011 Change image |
English : Panorama of Leeds Castle in September, 2011
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English : Video of Nematomorpha in a water bowl in France
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 1908 poster for Giuseppe Verdi's Aida, performed by the Hippodrome Opera Company of Cleveland, Ohio. Change image |
English : 1908 poster for Giuseppe Verdi's Aida, performed by the Hippodrome Opera Company of Cleveland, Ohio.
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English : The Nakagin Capsule Tower is a mixed-use residential and office tower designed by architect Kisho Kurokawa and located in Shimbashi, Tokyo, Japan.
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 A Yellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta) basking on a log at Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C., USA. Change image |
English : A Yellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta) basking on a log at Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C., USA.
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English : A short video illustrating smart glass, or electrochromic glass in action.
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 Animation of the act of unrolling a circle's circumference, illustrating the ratio π. Change image |
English : Animation of the act of unrolling a circle's circumference, illustrating the ratio π.
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English : Goldfish scooping (金魚すくい Kingyo-sukui) is a Japanese traditional game in which a player scoops goldfish with a special scooper.
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 Waldemarsudde, the former home of the Swedish Prince Eugene, and today a museum located on Djurgården in central Stockholm. Change image |
English : Waldemarsudde, the former home of the Swedish Prince Eugene, and today a museum located on Djurgården in central Stockholm.
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English : Children's Python (Antaresia childreni) consuming, then regurgitating what appears to be a Slaty grey snake.
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 Newly constructed windmills on the Thornton Bank, 28 km off shore, on the Belgian part of the North Sea. The windmills are 157 m high, 184 m above the sea bottom. Change image |
English : Newly constructed windmills on the Thornton Bank, 28 km off shore, on the Belgian part of the North Sea. The windmills are 157 m high, 184 m above the sea bottom.
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English : Cutting bushes in Bahá'í Terraces, Haifa, Israel
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 Panoramic view of Ötlingen from Southeast, the hilly landscape is typical for the region of Markgräflerland Change image |
English : Panoramic view of Ötlingen from Southeast, the hilly landscape is typical for the region of Markgräflerland
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English : Robber fly (Stichopogon elegantulus) feeding on Collembola. Location: Canidelo, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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 A photograph of Charlie Chaplin made in the United States during his youth (1900-1910s). Change image |
English : A photograph of Charlie Chaplin made in the United States during his youth (1900-1910s).
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 Male Paper Wasp of the species Polistes dominula, Portugal. Change image |
English : Male Paper Wasp of the species Polistes dominula, Portugal.
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English : Butterflies fly freely around among visitors - Montreal Botanical Garden.
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 Lakeside of the Mono Lake with Tufa columns in the Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve, California, United States. Change image |
English : Lakeside of the Mono Lake with Tufa columns in the Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve, California, United States.
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English : Lucas Brunelle riding a bike along the Great Wall of China (1m 11s).
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 Shell of Tutufa bufo, the Red-ringed Frog Shell or Red-mouth Frog Shell. Shell length 101 mm. Change image |
English : Shell of Tutufa bufo, the Red-ringed Frog Shell or Red-mouth Frog Shell. Shell length 101 mm.
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English : A drive through Cattenbroek (4m 23s).
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 The Great Fountain Geyser erupting at sunset at the Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States. Change image |
English : The Great Fountain Geyser erupting at sunset at the Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States.
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English : A dung beetle climbing a dung ball for circumspection.
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 Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) at Plaisance National Park in Quebec, Canada. Change image |
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English : The Möbius strip is a surface with only one side and only one boundary component. It has the mathematical property of being non-orientable. It is also a ruled surface.
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 Buffalo soldiers of the 25th Infantry, some wearing buffalo robes, Ft. Keogh, Montana. Change image |
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 Mandarin oranges (Citrus reticulata). Change image |
English : Mandarin oranges (Citrus reticulata).
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English : Video of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in an aquarium
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English : Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling; Cortège at Slottsbacken.
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English : 70 years ago today, The Bulleteers, the fifth of the 1940s Superman animated Technicolor short films, was released.
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 Rotary dial telephone, probably from Belgium (the circuit diagram inside is in Dutch and French). Change image |
English : Rotary dial telephone, probably from Belgium (the circuit diagram inside is in Dutch and French).
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English : Two photographs of Karori reservoir from 1988 and 2012, converted into an animation to show changes in the lake and surrounding forest over the 24 year interval. After the lake level was lowered, the lake banks were reclaimed by natural regrowth of the forest. Also many trees have grown, and a few trees have been removed (mainly exotic species) as part of Zealandia's 500 year restoration project. Wellington, New Zealand.
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 Škoda 15T, a new model of low-floor tram from Škoda Transportation, currently being operated in Prague and Riga. Change image |
English : Škoda 15T, a new model of low-floor tram from Škoda Transportation, currently being operated in Prague and Riga.
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English : Galaxy with a rotation curve as predicted without the effects of dark matter. The other regions of the disk rotate slower than the inner regions.
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English : Intraoperative view of indirect Groin Hernia by laparoscopic operation TEP
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English : The Helena Bridge is a cantilever bridge carrying US 49 across the Mississippi River between Helena-West Helena, Arkansas and Lula, Mississippi.
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