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| 22 September 2025 |
"Pleurez, pleurez, mes yeux" from Jules Massenet's Le Cid (1885) sung by Marguerita Sylva for Edison Records in 1910 +/− [en]
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Time-lapse video of the shadow crawling up the shear face of Halfdome as seen from Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park, California. Smoke from a fire drifts across the sky.
English : Time-lapse video of the shadow crawling up the shear face of Halfdome as seen from Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park, California. Smoke from a fire drifts across the sky.
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An experiment that demonstrates the dehydration properties of concentrated sulfuric acid.
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A timelapse video of the final molt of a Brood X cicada. This timelapse was taken over a period of about 2.5 hours one night. One picture every 15 seconds.
English : A timelapse video of the final molt of a Brood X cicada. This timelapse was taken over a period of about 2.5 hours one night. One picture every 15 seconds.
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The northern end of Gorges State Park borders US64 as you are heading west through Lake Toxaway. The road passes over the top of Toxaway Falls on the Toxaway River, and there's a nice wide shoulder on the dam side to pull over, park, and take a look. Lake Toxaway is on the upper side of the road. On the opposite side of the road, Toxaway Falls spills and slides over some very colorful bedrock in a 240 feet (73 m) change in elevation before the river disappears into the forest.
English : The northern end of Gorges State Park borders US64 as you are heading west through Lake Toxaway. The road passes over the top of Toxaway Falls on the Toxaway River, and there's a nice wide shoulder on the dam side to pull over, park, and take a look. Lake Toxaway is on the upper side of the road. On the opposite side of the road, Toxaway Falls spills and slides over some very colorful bedrock in a 240 feet (73 m) change in elevation before the river disappears into the forest.
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Sérénade mélancolique performed by Grégor Monlun, recorded and mixed by Cynthia Wong.
English : Sérénade mélancolique performed by Grégor Monlun, recorded and mixed by Cynthia Wong.
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Mawlangren sunrise view point at Kynshi, Meghalaya, India, where you can see the clouds below.
English : Mawlangren sunrise view point at Kynshi, Meghalaya, India, where you can see the clouds below.
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American Red Squirrel hears a crow, short clip. Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary. Lenox, MA USA
English : American Red Squirrel hears a crow, short clip. Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary. Lenox, MA USA
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The Canadian Army Newsreels were ten-minute films, made up of a number of different stories and produced by the Canadian Army Film and Photo Unit. Dubbed with the phrase, "of the troops, by the troops and for the troops," these newsreels were distributed within the Canadian Army.
English : The Canadian Army Newsreels were ten-minute films, made up of a number of different stories and produced by the Canadian Army Film and Photo Unit. Dubbed with the phrase, "of the troops, by the troops and for the troops," these newsreels were distributed within the Canadian Army.
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Xanterra Bombardier snowcoaches making their last trip through the Hoodoos, Yellowstone National Park, USA, on March 1, 2016
English : Xanterra Bombardier snowcoaches making their last trip through the Hoodoos, Yellowstone National Park, USA, on March 1, 2016
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Video of a freezing soap bubble with ice crystals moving due to the Marangoni effect
English : Video of a freezing soap bubble with ice crystals moving due to the Marangoni effect
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Video from the day after the partial collapse of the Carola Bridge in Dresden, Germany, exactly one year ago. It subsequently became apparent that the already restored parts of the bridge also had to be demolished, which meanwhile has been done.
English : Video from the day after the partial collapse of the Carola Bridge in Dresden, Germany, exactly one year ago. It subsequently became apparent that the already restored parts of the bridge also had to be demolished, which meanwhile has been done.
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Video of the Aurora Australis taken by the crew of Expedition 29 on board the International Space Station.
English : Video of the Aurora Australis taken by the crew of Expedition 29 on board the International Space Station.
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Enrico Caruso and Nellie Melba singing the duet "O soave fanciulla" from Giacomo Puccini's 1896 opera La bohème. It was recorded in New York on 24 March 1907.
English : Enrico Caruso and Nellie Melba singing the duet "O soave fanciulla" from Giacomo Puccini's 1896 opera La bohème. It was recorded in New York on 24 March 1907.
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Banana Slug in Motion (Beaver Lake Park, Sammamish, Washington, USA)
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Cat's breakfast (1906) with Estelle Roy de Menditte
English : Cat's breakfast (1906) with Estelle Roy de Menditte
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Thailand is full of incredible traditions and interesting past times. Heres one of them: the bird singing competition. Some of these men keep up to 30 singing birds in their home. Through disciplined routines and specific techniques, they train their prized birds to sing in specific pitches, ready for the contests.
English : Thailand is full of incredible traditions and interesting past times. Heres one of them: the bird singing competition. Some of these men keep up to 30 singing birds in their home. Through disciplined routines and specific techniques, they train their prized birds to sing in specific pitches, ready for the contests.
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European fallow deer (Dama dama dama) in the Naturwildpark Granat in Haltern am See, Germany
English : European fallow deer (Dama dama dama) in the Naturwildpark Granat in Haltern am See, Germany
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This video shows the transformation of a fractal over different structures and shapes. It visualizes the transitions and self-similarity that is given all the time. In the subtitles, you can read what you see to understand better what you see. KIFS stands for Kaleidoscopic Iterated function system.
English : This video shows the transformation of a fractal over different structures and shapes. It visualizes the transitions and self-similarity that is given all the time. In the subtitles, you can read what you see to understand better what you see. KIFS stands for Kaleidoscopic Iterated function system.
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Ducks bathe at the Knollenteich, despite the cold water. The lake is frozen except for this spot; there is probably a water inlet there.
English : Ducks bathe at the Knollenteich, despite the cold water. The lake is frozen except for this spot; there is probably a water inlet there.
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This otherworldly, ever-changing landscape is what the Sun looks like up close. ESA's Solar Orbiter filmed the transition from the Sun's lower atmosphere to the much hotter outer corona. The hair-like structures are made of charged gas (plasma), following magnetic field lines emerging from the Sun's interior. The brightest regions are around one million degrees Celsius, while cooler material looks dark as it absorbs radiation.
English : This otherworldly, ever-changing landscape is what the Sun looks like up close. ESA's Solar Orbiter filmed the transition from the Sun's lower atmosphere to the much hotter outer corona. The hair-like structures are made of charged gas (plasma), following magnetic field lines emerging from the Sun's interior. The brightest regions are around one million degrees Celsius, while cooler material looks dark as it absorbs radiation.
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, in coordination with Escambia County Marine Resources Division, partnered to sink an 87.6-foot long steel hulled tugboat called Ocean Wind on Jan. 14, 2016, located 10 nautical miles southeast of Pensacola Pass in state Gulf waters at a depth of 85 feet. This tugboat is Escambia County’s newest artificial reef and expected to be a popular offshore fishing and diving destination.
English : The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, in coordination with Escambia County Marine Resources Division, partnered to sink an 87.6-foot long steel hulled tugboat called Ocean Wind on Jan. 14, 2016, located 10 nautical miles southeast of Pensacola Pass in state Gulf waters at a depth of 85 feet. This tugboat is Escambia County’s newest artificial reef and expected to be a popular offshore fishing and diving destination.
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"Pleurez, pleurez, mes yeux" from Jules Massenet's Le Cid (1885) sung by Marguerita Sylva for Edison Records in 1910
English : "Pleurez, pleurez, mes yeux" from Jules Massenet's Le Cid (1885) sung by Marguerita Sylva for Edison Records in 1910
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Satellite images from 2018 to 2022 showing the Garzweiler surface mine closing in to Lützerath, NRW, Germany
English : Satellite images from 2018 to 2022 showing the Garzweiler surface mine closing in to Lützerath, NRW, Germany
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Peacock Courtship and Mating Ritual at Pench National Park, India
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Fishing festival is one of the old traditional festivals in Bangladesh. Hundreds of villagers, fishermen take part in this festival spontaneously with bamboo made fishing tools, in knee-deep water forgetting their woes of the summer and cheering with their mates when they trap fishes with their trap.
English : Fishing festival is one of the old traditional festivals in Bangladesh. Hundreds of villagers, fishermen take part in this festival spontaneously with bamboo made fishing tools, in knee-deep water forgetting their woes of the summer and cheering with their mates when they trap fishes with their trap.
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Flowing Lava at Kīlauea, Hawaii, USA before the 2018 lower Puna eruption
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Demolition of the cooling towers at Rugeley power station
English : Demolition of the cooling towers at Rugeley power station
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1783, "Symphony No. 36". The movement 3 performed by the Tsumugi Orchestra conducted by Takashi Inoue on 2013-01-20 at the Suenaga Hall of the Fukuoka City Suenaga Culture Centre.
English : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1783, "Symphony No. 36". The movement 3 performed by the Tsumugi Orchestra conducted by Takashi Inoue on 2013-01-20 at the Suenaga Hall of the Fukuoka City Suenaga Culture Centre.
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A fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium) seed pod bursting open when it's squeezed gently at the tip with a pair of tweezers.
English : A fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium) seed pod bursting open when it's squeezed gently at the tip with a pair of tweezers.
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