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 Panoramic view of Deadvlei with dead camel thorns (Vachellia erioloba), Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia. Change image |
English : Panoramic view of Deadvlei with dead camel thorns (Vachellia erioloba), Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia.
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On the 7th of July 2017, 122 countries voted in favour of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Countries that don’t have nuclear weapons but live under their threat voted for a ban. Without the knowledge of most of their citizens, the governments of the world’s nuclear powers didn’t vote, and yet the ban went ahead. Something new is happening. On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning the European phase of World War II. Choose a new media file |
English : On the 7th of July 2017, 122 countries voted in favour of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Countries that don’t have nuclear weapons but live under their threat voted for a ban. Without the knowledge of most of their citizens, the governments of the world’s nuclear powers didn’t vote, and yet the ban went ahead. Something new is happening. On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning the European phase of World War II.
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Histoires ou Contes du temps passé avec des moralités, by Charles Perrault, in French. LibriVox recordings by Ezwa. Cendrillon ou la Petite Pantoufle de verre (Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper). Choose a new media file |
English : Histoires ou Contes du temps passé avec des moralités, by Charles Perrault, in French. LibriVox recordings by Ezwa. Cendrillon ou la Petite Pantoufle de verre (Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper).
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_1.jpg) Snowy-bellied hummingbird (Amazilia edward niveoventer), Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama. Today is National Hummingbird Day. Change image |
English : Snowy-bellied hummingbird (Amazilia edward niveoventer), Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama. Today is National Hummingbird Day.
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What are the Geneva Conventions? International humanitarian law seeks to limit the suffering caused by war. The 1949 Geneva Conventions draw a clear line between those who are considered combatants and those who are not. Today, they are adapting to the new challenges posed by modern conflicts. Choose a new media file |
English : What are the Geneva Conventions? International humanitarian law seeks to limit the suffering caused by war. The 1949 Geneva Conventions draw a clear line between those who are considered combatants and those who are not. Today, they are adapting to the new challenges posed by modern conflicts.
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 Isdera Autobahnkurier 116i at Classic-Gala Schwetzingen 2021 Change image |
Childhood, by Leo Tolstoy, in Russian. LibriVox recording by Yakovlev Valery and Yakovleva Evgeniya. 1. Karl-Ivanych. Choose a new media file |
English : Childhood, by Leo Tolstoy, in Russian. LibriVox recording by Yakovlev Valery and Yakovleva Evgeniya. 1. Karl-Ivanych.
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 Grunwaldzki Bridge, Wrocław, Poland, built in 1907. Change image |
Dirk Notz's research on how much CO2 humans emit each year and what effects this has on the Arctic ice. Choose a new media file |
English : Dirk Notz's research on how much CO2 humans emit each year and what effects this has on the Arctic ice.
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English : Through PHAP, Brittany Anderson discovers unique health challenges of life above the Arctic Circle in Alaska.
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,_S%C3%A8te_cf02.jpg) Shtandart (frigate, 1999) moored in the town of Sète, during the event "Escale à Sète 2016". Change image |
English : Shtandart (frigate, 1999) moored in the town of Sète, during the event "Escale à Sète 2016".
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American silent feature film Intolerance (1916). An epic silent film directed by D. W. Griffith regarded as one of the most influential films of the silent era. Choose a new media file |
English : American silent feature film Intolerance (1916). An epic silent film directed by D. W. Griffith regarded as one of the most influential films of the silent era.
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.jpg) A male northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) perched in Central Park in New York City, New York, USA. In the United States, it is the official "state bird" of seven states. Change image |
English : A male northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) perched in Central Park in New York City, New York, USA. In the United States, it is the official "state bird" of seven states.
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Le Moins Pire (avant la suite) by David LÖHSTANA - 1. Les heures. French folk song. Choose a new media file |
English : Le Moins Pire (avant la suite) by David LÖHSTANA - 1. Les heures. French folk song.
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_Cho_Seok-jin_(%E8%B6%99%E9%8C%AB%E6%99%89_1853-1920)_et_(cropped).jpg) Painting of King Yeongjo (1694~1776). Copied version of original portrait drawn in 1744, copied in 1900 by Chae Yong-Shin (1850~1941) and Cho Seok-jin (1853~1920). Change image |
English : Painting of King Yeongjo (1694~1776). Copied version of original portrait drawn in 1744, copied in 1900 by Chae Yong-Shin (1850~1941) and Cho Seok-jin (1853~1920).
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"I Love You, California", played by Prince's Orchestra; Columbia, A-1623 (39597), 1914 Choose a new media file |
English : "I Love You, California", played by Prince's Orchestra; Columbia, A-1623 (39597), 1914
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A film about the life of Russian biologist Ivan Michurin by Alexander Dovzhenko. September 10 is Dovzhenko's birthday. Choose a new media file |
English : A film about the life of Russian biologist Ivan Michurin by Alexander Dovzhenko. September 10 is Dovzhenko's birthday.
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._30-08-2021._(actm.)_06.jpg) Flowering heather with Pinus sylvestris. Change image |
English : Flowering heather with Pinus sylvestris.
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English : Today marks the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy. Memorial "Remembrance", New York, USA.
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.jpg) Portrait of NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (spacesuit). Change image |
The Man from Beyond (1922) Choose a new media file |
English : The Man from Beyond (1922)
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 Headlands of Point Reyes, California, near Chimney Rock. Today marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Point Reyes National Seashore. Change image |
English : Headlands of Point Reyes, California, near Chimney Rock. Today marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Point Reyes National Seashore.
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An independent and neutral humanitarian organization, the ICRC protects and assists victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence. We also promote respect for international humanitarian law and its integration into national legislation. Today, we are present in more than 90 countries, alongside the National Red Cross and the Red Crescent Societies. Choose a new media file |
English : An independent and neutral humanitarian organization, the ICRC protects and assists victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence. We also promote respect for international humanitarian law and its integration into national legislation. Today, we are present in more than 90 countries, alongside the National Red Cross and the Red Crescent Societies.
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 A shot taken from a plane over Iceland's south-western part of the mountain range caused by the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (Reykjanes Ridge). Change image |
English : A shot taken from a plane over Iceland's south-western part of the mountain range caused by the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (Reykjanes Ridge).
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Newsreel - Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics Marathon run of 26 miles (42 km) through the streets of Tokyo, won by Abebe Bikila. Choose a new media file |
English : Newsreel - Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics Marathon run of 26 miles (42 km) through the streets of Tokyo, won by Abebe Bikila.
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 Aerial panoramic view of the Victoria Falls of the Zambezi River, border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Victoria Falls is the largest sheet of falling water in the world based on its combined width of 1,708 metres (5,604 ft) and height of 108 metres (354 ft). This picture is the result of stitching 5 frames taken from a helicopter. Change image |
English : Aerial panoramic view of the Victoria Falls of the Zambezi River, border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Victoria Falls is the largest sheet of falling water in the world based on its combined width of 1,708 metres (5,604 ft) and height of 108 metres (354 ft). This picture is the result of stitching 5 frames taken from a helicopter.
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 African Lily (Agapanthus) in Hausdülmen, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image |
English : African Lily (Agapanthus) in Hausdülmen, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Wallaa, 25, grew up in the Palestinian camp of Yarmouk. Fadwa, from Damascus, has lost two sons and her daughter, Hiba, wants to prove that “Syrian refugees are not all illiterate”. They have known the war, the bombardments and now live in exile, in Lebanon, in poverty and idleness. writing with playwright Mohammad Al Attar and director Omar Abousaada. Their version of the migrant crisis. September 16th is the anniversary of the massacre of Sabra and Shatila by the Christian militias of the Phalangists, in Beirut, Lebanon. Choose a new media file |
English : Wallaa, 25, grew up in the Palestinian camp of Yarmouk. Fadwa, from Damascus, has lost two sons and her daughter, Hiba, wants to prove that “Syrian refugees are not all illiterate”. They have known the war, the bombardments and now live in exile, in Lebanon, in poverty and idleness. writing with playwright Mohammad Al Attar and director Omar Abousaada. Their version of the migrant crisis. September 16th is the anniversary of the massacre of Sabra and Shatila by the Christian militias of the Phalangists, in Beirut, Lebanon.
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 1912 cartoon from Puck magazine on the sinking of the Titanic. The Titanic was ordered by the White Star Line company on this day in 1908. Change image |
English : 1912 cartoon from Puck magazine on the sinking of the Titanic. The Titanic was ordered by the White Star Line company on this day in 1908.
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Since 2003, the black hole at the center of the Perseus galaxy cluster has been associated with sound. This is because astronomers discovered that pressure waves sent out by the black hole caused ripples in the cluster's hot gas that could be translated into a note — one that humans cannot hear some 57 octaves below middle C. Now a new sonification brings more notes to this black hole sound machine. This new sonification — that is, the translation of astronomical data into sound — is being released for NASA's Black Hole Week this year. In some ways, this sonification is unlike any other done before (1, 2, 3, 4) because it revisits the actual sound waves discovered in data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. The popular misconception that there is no sound in space originates with the fact that most of space is essentially a vacuum, providing no medium for sound waves to propagate through. A galaxy cluster, on the other hand, has copious amounts of gas that envelop the hundreds or even thousands of galaxies within it, providing a medium for the sound waves to travel. In this new sonification of Perseus, the sound waves astronomers previously identified were extracted and made audible for the first time. The sound waves were extracted in radial directions, that is, outwards from the center. The signals were then resynthesized into the range of human hearing by scaling them upward by 57 and 58 octaves above their true pitch. Another way to put this is that they are being heard 144 quadrillion and 288 quadrillion times higher than their original frequency. (A quadrillion is 1,000,000,000,000,000.) The radar-like scan around the image allows you to hear waves emitted in different directions. In the visual image of these data, blue and purple both show X-ray data captured by Chandra. Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO/K.Arcand, SYSTEM Sounds (M. Russo, A. Santaguida). Choose a new media file |
English : Since 2003, the black hole at the center of the Perseus galaxy cluster has been associated with sound. This is because astronomers discovered that pressure waves sent out by the black hole caused ripples in the cluster's hot gas that could be translated into a note — one that humans cannot hear some 57 octaves below middle C. Now a new sonification brings more notes to this black hole sound machine. This new sonification — that is, the translation of astronomical data into sound — is being released for NASA's Black Hole Week this year.
In some ways, this sonification is unlike any other done before (1, 2, 3, 4) because it revisits the actual sound waves discovered in data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. The popular misconception that there is no sound in space originates with the fact that most of space is essentially a vacuum, providing no medium for sound waves to propagate through. A galaxy cluster, on the other hand, has copious amounts of gas that envelop the hundreds or even thousands of galaxies within it, providing a medium for the sound waves to travel. In this new sonification of Perseus, the sound waves astronomers previously identified were extracted and made audible for the first time. The sound waves were extracted in radial directions, that is, outwards from the center. The signals were then resynthesized into the range of human hearing by scaling them upward by 57 and 58 octaves above their true pitch. Another way to put this is that they are being heard 144 quadrillion and 288 quadrillion times higher than their original frequency. (A quadrillion is 1,000,000,000,000,000.) The radar-like scan around the image allows you to hear waves emitted in different directions. In the visual image of these data, blue and purple both show X-ray data captured by Chandra. Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO/K.Arcand, SYSTEM Sounds (M. Russo, A. Santaguida).Advanced options
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 A McDonald's Big Mac hamburger, as bought in the United States. Change image |
English : A McDonald's Big Mac hamburger, as bought in the United States.
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The Eskimo Baby is a 1918 German silent comedy film directed by Heinz Schall and starring Asta Nielsen. Choose a new media file |
English : The Eskimo Baby is a 1918 German silent comedy film directed by Heinz Schall and starring Asta Nielsen.
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 Photo from making of a film Melchior the Apothecary. Märten Metsaviir as the titular character Melchior Wakenstede. Change image |
English : Photo from making of a film Melchior the Apothecary. Märten Metsaviir as the titular character Melchior Wakenstede.
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"Edinburgh in August", a twelve-bar jazz blues composition by Adam Cuerden Choose a new media file |
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English : Of Human Bondage is a 1934 American drama film directed by John Cromwell and starring Bette Davis.
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_02.jpg) Hortus Haren. ‘In The Wind’. Artwork by Jeroen Boersma. Change image |
English : Hortus Haren. ‘In The Wind’. Artwork by Jeroen Boersma.
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Tales of Space and Time, by H. G. Wells. The Crystal Egg. LibriVox recording by Richard Kilmer. September 21st is Wells' birthday. Choose a new media file |
English : Tales of Space and Time, by H. G. Wells. The Crystal Egg. LibriVox recording by Richard Kilmer. September 21st is Wells' birthday.
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English : Nettle tree butterfly (Libythea celtis) on mint in Bulgaria. Today is Independence Day in Bulgaria.
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Under forvandlingens lov, a 1911 erotic melodrama directed by Halfdan Nobel Roede, is considered to be the oldest surviving Norwegian film. Choose a new media file |
English : Under forvandlingens lov, a 1911 erotic melodrama directed by Halfdan Nobel Roede, is considered to be the oldest surviving Norwegian film.
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 Mount Ararat and the Yerevan skyline. The Opera house is visible in the center. Change image |
Landing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in a Delta A220. Choose a new media file |
English : Landing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in a Delta A220.
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 May/June/July 1924 cover of the Weird Tales pulp magazine. Change image |
English : May/June/July 1924 cover of the Weird Tales pulp magazine.
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Atlantis is a 1913 Danish film by August Blom, considered as one of the first modern films. Choose a new media file |
English : Atlantis is a 1913 Danish film by August Blom, considered as one of the first modern films.
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.jpg) A cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) perched in a tree in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York City, USA. The genus name, Bombycilla, means "silk-tail", a reference to their silky plumage. Change image |
English : A cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) perched in a tree in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York City, USA. The genus name, Bombycilla, means "silk-tail", a reference to their silky plumage.
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Public Enemy is a 1960 American educational film on air pollution. Choose a new media file |
English : Public Enemy is a 1960 American educational film on air pollution.
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 Nelly Diener, the first air stewardess in Europe, standing in front of the Curtiss AT-32C Condor, in which she would lose her life on 27 July 1934. Change image |
English : Nelly Diener, the first air stewardess in Europe, standing in front of the Curtiss AT-32C Condor, in which she would lose her life on 27 July 1934.
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Le peintre néo-impressioniste is a 1910 French silent short by Émile Cohl based on the paradox of a figurative completely monochromatic painting, as favored by the Incoherents. Choose a new media file |
English : Le peintre néo-impressioniste is a 1910 French silent short by Émile Cohl based on the paradox of a figurative completely monochromatic painting, as favored by the Incoherents.
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 Adenium obesum (common name: desert rose) seed with double pappus. The seed is 1 cm (0.39 in) long, the overall length is 8 cm (3.1 in). The seeds form in large pods or fruit on the plant. When mature, the pod splits open and the seeds are propagated by wind. This specimen was grown in Chennai, India. Change image |
English : Adenium obesum (common name: desert rose) seed with double pappus. The seed is 1 cm (0.39 in) long, the overall length is 8 cm (3.1 in). The seeds form in large pods or fruit on the plant. When mature, the pod splits open and the seeds are propagated by wind. This specimen was grown in Chennai, India.
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 A rainbow over Balmoral castle in Scotland. Queen Victoria laid the foundation stone for the construction of the present-day castle on this day in 1853. Change image |
English : A rainbow over Balmoral castle in Scotland. Queen Victoria laid the foundation stone for the construction of the present-day castle on this day in 1853.
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The Neptune mobile cruise missile complex is preparing for new tests (2019), Ukraine. Choose a new media file |
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 A novice of Buddhist Thiên Mụ Pagoda, Huế, Vietnam. Change image |
The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, in Spanish. LibriVox recording by a team. Chapters 1 to 3. September 29th is Cervantes' birthday. Choose a new media file |
English : The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, in Spanish. LibriVox recording by a team. Chapters 1 to 3. September 29th is Cervantes' birthday.
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 Sea caves at Cape Greco National Park, Cyprus. Change image |
Traveling from Edmonds, WA to Kingston, WA on the MV Spokane. Choose a new media file |
English : Traveling from Edmonds, WA to Kingston, WA on the MV Spokane.
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