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 Startrails created from 14 photos (2 minutes of exposure). Change image |
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 Union Pacific 844 at Painted Rocks, Nevada, on a run from Elko to Sparks, Nevada, September 15, 2009. Change image |
English : Union Pacific 844 at Painted Rocks, Nevada, on a run from Elko to Sparks, Nevada, September 15, 2009.
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English : Two males of Hermann's tortoises encounter in natural habitat at San Vincenzo, Tuscany, Italy.
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 The caterpillar of Ardices canescens eating a Japanese pumpkin leaf in suburban Sydney, NSW, Australia. Change image |
English : The caterpillar of Ardices canescens eating a Japanese pumpkin leaf in suburban Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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English : "Goeldi's monkey" (Callimico goeldii) at Universeum, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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 Jefferson Memorial seen across the Tidal Basin at dusk in Washington, D.C., USA. Change image |
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English : Fireworks from 4 July 2011 in Salt Lake City, Utah for United States Independence Day (23m 31s).
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 Digitized images of the original painting American Gothic that Grant DeVolson Wood, created in 1930 and sold to the Art Institute of Chicago in November of the same year Change image |
English : Digitized images of the original painting American Gothic that Grant DeVolson Wood, created in 1930 and sold to the Art Institute of Chicago in November of the same year
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English : Diwan-i-Aam is a large pavilion for public imperial audiences with an ornate throne-balcony (jharokha) for the emperor. It is located in the walled city of Old Delhi (in present day Delhi, India).
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 The Common Lime Butterfly(Papilio demoleus), is a common and widespread Swallowtail butterfly. It gets its name from its host plants which are usually citrus species such as the cultivated lime. Unlike most swallowtail butterflies it does not have a prominent tail. Taken at Kadavoor, Kerala, India Change image |
English : The Common Lime Butterfly(Papilio demoleus), is a common and widespread Swallowtail butterfly. It gets its name from its host plants which are usually citrus species such as the cultivated lime. Unlike most swallowtail butterflies it does not have a prominent tail. Taken at Kadavoor, Kerala, India
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English : 20 seconds of a desktop split-flap clock (19s).
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 A hot air balloon being inflated before air trip over Cappadocia, central Turkey, as seen from inside.. Change image |
English : A hot air balloon being inflated before air trip over Cappadocia, central Turkey, as seen from inside..
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English : One lap of the ferris wheel Pariserhjulet at Liseberg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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 Cueva de los Verdes, Canary Islands, Spain. Reflection on water. Change image |
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English : Rivellia syngenesiae is a member of the signal flies (Platystomatidae) and widespread in Europe and parts of Asia.
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English : 70 years ago today, Volcano, the eighth of the 1940s Superman animated Technicolor short films, was released.
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 Self portrait of Tracy Caldwell Dyson in the Cupola module of the International Space Station observing the Earth below during Expedition 24. Change image |
English : Self portrait of Tracy Caldwell Dyson in the Cupola module of the International Space Station observing the Earth below during Expedition 24.
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English : Australian Wood Ducks grazing at Belair National Park, South Australia.
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English : Fireworks for Bastille Day in Paris (41s).
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 Portrait of the common wasp Vespula vulgaris depicting the characteristic head markings. Change image |
English : Portrait of the common wasp Vespula vulgaris depicting the characteristic head markings.
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English : Video from pushing of coke at a German coke plant, filmed from the pushing car. You can feel the power needed to push the coke by the vibration to be recognised on this video.
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 A Hubble Space Telescope image of the R136 super star cluster, near the center of the 30 Doradus Nebula, also known as the Tarantula Nebula or NGC 2070. Change image |
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English : Russian Polikarpov I-16 start-up and fly-by at Paine Field USA Sept 2011 with sound - includes mock attack on bi-wing.
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 Federal chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel Change image |
English : Federal chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel
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 A lonely house. An image made using Blender 3D. Change image |
English : A lonely house. An image made using Blender 3D.
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English : 4D Ultrasound image of fetal yawning at 30 weeks of pregnancy
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 Greater Crimson Glider (Urothemis signata), Female. General colouration is rusty brown instead of bloodred. Eyes are brown above. Basal area of hind wing is dark reddish brown. Hind wing has three distinctive dark areas at the base. Abdomen is greenish-olivaceous and sometimes with black dorsal markings as in males. Taken at Kadavoor, Kerala, India Change image |
English : Greater Crimson Glider (Urothemis signata), Female. General colouration is rusty brown instead of bloodred. Eyes are brown above. Basal area of hind wing is dark reddish brown. Hind wing has three distinctive dark areas at the base. Abdomen is greenish-olivaceous and sometimes with black dorsal markings as in males. Taken at Kadavoor, Kerala, India
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English : Cockpit view of an LC-130 approach and landing on the Seasonal Ice Runway at McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
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 One of the Maid of the Mist tour boats approaching the Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. Change image |
English : One of the Maid of the Mist tour boats approaching the Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls.
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 Grandidier’s Baobab, picture taken near Morondava, Madagascar. Change image |
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English : In 2011, the final mission of the 30-year space shuttle program touched down at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
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 Castle Neuschwanstein, Bavaria, Germany. Change image |
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English : Empis tessellata in copula
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 Inflorescence of a Crown Daisy (Glebionis coronaria) showing the two types of florets. Change image |
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English : This is a visualization of US expansion in North America from 1700 to 1900, seen through changes in the spatial distribution of post offices .
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 El Golfo Beach in Lanzarote, Canary Islands (Spain). Change image |
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English : This video shows the motion of Pluto's five satellites as photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope on July 7, 2012. The three-exposure-time-lapse sequence spans a total of 4.5 hours. The images were taken with Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 in visible light.
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 The Yellow Pansy (Junonia hierta) is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in the Palaeotropics. It is usually seen in open scrub and grassland habitats. Taken at Kadavoor, Kerala, India Change image |
English : The Yellow Pansy (Junonia hierta) is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in the Palaeotropics. It is usually seen in open scrub and grassland habitats. Taken at Kadavoor, Kerala, India
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English : Greater Flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus), Kaeng Krachan, Phetchaburi, Thailand. The most prominent call in the recording is a second Greater Flameback.
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 Two boys at the beach. One is buried in the sand and the other is bending forward while holding the other's head. (Not a photo montage) Change image |
English : Two boys at the beach. One is buried in the sand and the other is bending forward while holding the other's head. (Not a photo montage)
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English : Ballet dancer Michaela DePrince at a photoshoot for Teen Vogue magazine.
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 London, host city of the 2012 Summer Olympics. Change image |
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English : Expedition 32 Flight Engineers Suni Williams, Yuri Malenchenko and Aki Hoshide launched aboard the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft
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 Red deer (Cervus elaphus), in Freyr forest, near Han-sur-Lesse, Belgium. Change image |
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English : Schempp-Hirth Quintus M self launching motor glider taking off at Vaumeilh airfield near Sisteron 21 July 2012
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 Himeji Castle, Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Change image |
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English : Painting on rice grain, National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi
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English : Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus), Song Phi Nong,Phetchaburi, Thailand
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 Crimson Marsh Glider (Trithemis aurora) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Taken at Kadavoor, Kerala, India. Change image |
English : Crimson Marsh Glider (Trithemis aurora) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Taken at Kadavoor, Kerala, India.
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English : Southern Skimmers (Orthetrum brunneum) in copula. Filmed at the Wollenberg, Hesse, Germany.
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