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Valley of Geysers, Kronotsky Nature Reserve, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. Bolshoi (Large) geyser eruption, 1 August 2022.
English : Valley of Geysers, Kronotsky Nature Reserve, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. Bolshoi (Large) geyser eruption, 1 August 2022.
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Timelapse of air traffic in the Swiss night sky observed from Oeschinensee on the night of 1 August 2022 (Swiss National Day) during the Perseids. The Milky Way can also be seen. The timelapse was produced by taking a photograph every 8 seconds over a period of around 40 minutes.
English : Timelapse of air traffic in the Swiss night sky observed from Oeschinensee on the night of 1 August 2022 (Swiss National Day) during the Perseids. The Milky Way can also be seen. The timelapse was produced by taking a photograph every 8 seconds over a period of around 40 minutes.
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An explanatory video about medical ultrasound technology by the U.S. National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering.
English : An explanatory video about medical ultrasound technology by the U.S. National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering.
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Long before there were great empires in Europe, the Persian King Darius the Great founded the ceremonial capital of his empire in 520 BCE: Persepolis. This video by Terra X reconstructs how it may have looked like.
English : Long before there were great empires in Europe, the Persian King Darius the Great founded the ceremonial capital of his empire in 520 BCE: Persepolis. This video by Terra X reconstructs how it may have looked like.
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Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) tackling a walnut in a British garden.
English : Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) tackling a walnut in a British garden.
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A video summarizing major scientific papers and developments of November 2020 in science.
English : A video summarizing major scientific papers and developments of November 2020 in science.
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How Earth's tectonic plates and lands may have been positioned and moved in the past: an animated video of a full-plate tectonic model extended one billion years into the past.
It is a result of the 2020 study "Extending full-plate tectonic models into deep time".
It is a result of the 2020 study "Extending full-plate tectonic models into deep time".
English : How Earth's tectonic plates and lands may have been positioned and moved in the past: an animated video of a full-plate tectonic model extended one billion years into the past.
It is a result of the 2020 study "Extending full-plate tectonic models into deep time".
It is a result of the 2020 study "Extending full-plate tectonic models into deep time".
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A helicopter carrying the Singapore flag flying above downtown Singapore, escorted by two other helicopters, during the National Day Parade rehearsal on 13 July 2024. Singapore celebrates its 59th National Day today.
English : A helicopter carrying the Singapore flag flying above downtown Singapore, escorted by two other helicopters, during the National Day Parade rehearsal on 13 July 2024. Singapore celebrates its 59th National Day today.
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Nuclear fusion: In this process, light atomic nuclei fuse to form heavier chemical elements. (German narration)
English : Nuclear fusion: In this process, light atomic nuclei fuse to form heavier chemical elements. (German narration)
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"Three minutes to the centre of the Earth" – an explanatory video about the internal structure of Earth by The Royal Society.
English : "Three minutes to the centre of the Earth" – an explanatory video about the internal structure of Earth by The Royal Society.
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A video of pyramids showing the Sphinx statue and the three main pyramids of the Giza pyramid complex in Egypt including known interiors.
The video and the 3D model it is based on were made by a Wikimedia Commons contributor.
The video and the 3D model it is based on were made by a Wikimedia Commons contributor.
English : A video of pyramids showing the Sphinx statue and the three main pyramids of the Giza pyramid complex in Egypt including known interiors.
The video and the 3D model it is based on were made by a Wikimedia Commons contributor.
The video and the 3D model it is based on were made by a Wikimedia Commons contributor.
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An animated explainer video about why tonsils are important for immune function and shouldn't be removed.
The video is part of the Explaining The Human Body series.
The video is part of the Explaining The Human Body series.
English : An animated explainer video about why tonsils are important for immune function and shouldn't be removed.
The video is part of the Explaining The Human Body series.
The video is part of the Explaining The Human Body series.
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Franz Liszt: Consolation No. 3, Lento placido, performed by pianist Benedict Kramer (age 17)
English : Franz Liszt: Consolation No. 3, Lento placido, performed by pianist Benedict Kramer (age 17)
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Drone flight around Grunewald Hunting Lodge in Berlin, Germany
English : Drone flight around Grunewald Hunting Lodge in Berlin, Germany
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Short video about the popular festivities of Bilbao. English subtitles available.
English : Short video about the popular festivities of Bilbao. English subtitles available.
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Video of Hakkaisan Ropeway and autumn leaves at Muikamachi Hakkaisan Ski Resort, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
English : Video of Hakkaisan Ropeway and autumn leaves at Muikamachi Hakkaisan Ski Resort, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
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Breton bombard players rehearsing before their final concert at Stakonice Castle, Czech Republic in August 2022. 25th edition of the biennal International Bagpipe Festival starts today.
English : Breton bombard players rehearsing before their final concert at Stakonice Castle, Czech Republic in August 2022. 25th edition of the biennal International Bagpipe Festival starts today.
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Video of a pika, a mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America, making calls. Research suggests pikas can recognize other individual pikas by their call.
English : Video of a pika, a mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America, making calls. Research suggests pikas can recognize other individual pikas by their call.
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A video without commentary documenting modern-day pig farming in Finland. In this piggery in Laukaa, "the sows were kept in cramped cages […] The animal facilities were very dirty and there were a lot of flies in the piggery. The sows had several bedsores. The animals' drinking water was dirty." Pigs usually do not live long in such conditions as they are usually slaughtered before age 2, which would be 7% of their "maximum expected lifespan" of 27.
English : A video without commentary documenting modern-day pig farming in Finland. In this piggery in Laukaa, "the sows were kept in cramped cages […] The animal facilities were very dirty and there were a lot of flies in the piggery. The sows had several bedsores. The animals' drinking water was dirty." Pigs usually do not live long in such conditions as they are usually slaughtered before age 2, which would be 7% of their "maximum expected lifespan" of 27.
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"At the table with Cesar Vega" - Uruguayan politician and agronomist, talks about responsible consumption of fruits and vegetables. Today is the Independence Day of Uruguay.
English : "At the table with Cesar Vega" - Uruguayan politician and agronomist, talks about responsible consumption of fruits and vegetables. Today is the Independence Day of Uruguay.
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Victory parade after Liberation of Paris in 1944
English : Victory parade after Liberation of Paris in 1944
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excerpt from the symphonic poem Don Juan by Richard Strauss, performed by the Frankfurt Radio Symphony under the direction of Dmitrij Kitajenko (1992 recording)
English : excerpt from the symphonic poem Don Juan by Richard Strauss, performed by the Frankfurt Radio Symphony under the direction of Dmitrij Kitajenko (1992 recording)
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Aerial recording of Dschimels (2781 m, Samedan / Bergün Filisur, Grisons, Switzerland)
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Jennifer Doudna, Martin Jinek, and Emmanuelle Charpentier describe their research that led to the use of CRISPR as a genome editing technology.
English : Jennifer Doudna, Martin Jinek, and Emmanuelle Charpentier describe their research that led to the use of CRISPR as a genome editing technology.
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A video of transparent wood, including a DIY tutorial for this type of transparent wood developed in 2016.
English : A video of transparent wood, including a DIY tutorial for this type of transparent wood developed in 2016.
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Video introducing the new default Wikimedia skin for Wikipedias which was developed as a series of new features and rearrangements to the "Vector" skin, a project called Desktop Improvements. It was made available to users in 2022.
English : Video introducing the new default Wikimedia skin for Wikipedias which was developed as a series of new features and rearrangements to the "Vector" skin, a project called Desktop Improvements. It was made available to users in 2022.
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