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 Chapel of town government member J. F. Teller's family at Raadi cemetery in Tartu, Estonia. Built in 1794. Change image |
English : Chapel of town government member J. F. Teller's family at Raadi cemetery in Tartu, Estonia. Built in 1794.
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 The old town hall of Bamberg in Bavaria, Upper Franconia Change image |
English : The old town hall of Bamberg in Bavaria, Upper Franconia
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The ciliated protozoan Stentor muelleri, recorded at 1000X magnification Choose a new media file |
English : The ciliated protozoan Stentor muelleri, recorded at 1000X magnification
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 Spanish football player David Villa celebrating after scoring a goal for Atlético de Madrid during the 2013-2014 season. Change image |
English : Spanish football player David Villa celebrating after scoring a goal for Atlético de Madrid during the 2013-2014 season.
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Light tactical vehicle Skorpion-2M Choose a new media file |
English : Light tactical vehicle Skorpion-2M
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 Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes in Death Valley. Change image |
English : Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes in Death Valley.
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Time-lapse video of water-lily blooming Choose a new media file |
English : Time-lapse video of water-lily blooming
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 Hawker Sea Fury FB 10. Change image |
English : Hawker Sea Fury FB 10.
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 Vormsi (Saxby) lighthouse, height 24 m, built in 1864. Change image |
Larvae of Aglais urticae feeding of common nettle (Urtica dioica). Filmed in Huittinen, Finland. Choose a new media file |
English : Larvae of Aglais urticae feeding of common nettle (Urtica dioica). Filmed in Huittinen, Finland.
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A 1903 Burnley Ironworks Company steam engine in close up. Video taken Sunday 12 June 2011 at The Science Museum London. Choose a new media file |
English : A 1903 Burnley Ironworks Company steam engine in close up. Video taken Sunday 12 June 2011 at The Science Museum London.
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 Galactic Wreckage in Stephan's Quintet. Change image |
English : Galactic Wreckage in Stephan's Quintet.
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A farmer cultivating a field using a bullock-drawn implement in Sholavandan, Tamil Nadu, India Choose a new media file |
English : A farmer cultivating a field using a bullock-drawn implement in Sholavandan, Tamil Nadu, India
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 The 12 Paisley Abbey gargoyles. The set includes "see no evil", "speak no evil", "hear no evil" and an "alien". Change image |
English : The 12 Paisley Abbey gargoyles. The set includes "see no evil", "speak no evil", "hear no evil" and an "alien".
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Strawberries for tea? A rather fruity timelapse Choose a new media file |
English : Strawberries for tea? A rather fruity timelapse
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 Sacred pushkarani or tank designed during the Vijayanagar time located on the eastern side of Krishna temple in Hampi, India. Change image |
English : Sacred pushkarani or tank designed during the Vijayanagar time located on the eastern side of Krishna temple in Hampi, India.
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A Moscow Metro train passes through Begovaya station. View from driver's place. Choose a new media file |
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A male House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) sandbathing at Zoo Dresden in Dresden, Germany. Choose a new media file |
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 Animation of a free standing Wisteria sinensis in Lelystad, Netherlands. Choose a new media file |
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 Gravestones in St. Anne's Chapel, Malbork Castle, Poland. Change image |
English : Gravestones in St. Anne's Chapel, Malbork Castle, Poland.
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Annual swimming event in the Scheldt in Vlissingen the Scheldt Cup, 1932. Choose a new media file |
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ER2-973 near Ligovo railway station, St. Petersburg, Russia. Choose a new media file |
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 Pure (99.9 %), argon arc remelted hafnium-ingots with visible crystalline structures. View of the front- and backside. Colors are a thin film effect in the oxide layer. The metal piece-photo was taken on a white glass plate. Change image |
English : Pure (99.9 %), argon arc remelted hafnium-ingots with visible crystalline structures. View of the front- and backside. Colors are a thin film effect in the oxide layer. The metal piece-photo was taken on a white glass plate.
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 Wat Arun Temple, Bangkok, Thailand. Change image |
English : Wat Arun Temple, Bangkok, Thailand.
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 Casino Resort MGM Grand, Macau. Change image |
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 Japanese garden scene from a chickee. Change image |
A demonstration of the Moro reflex (also known as the startle reflex) in a four-day-old infant. The infant is lifted by his arms until his head leaves the floor, and then released; the sudden change in head position activates the Moro reflex and the infant reaches out with both arms. Choose a new media file |
English : A demonstration of the Moro reflex (also known as the startle reflex) in a four-day-old infant. The infant is lifted by his arms until his head leaves the floor, and then released; the sudden change in head position activates the Moro reflex and the infant reaches out with both arms.
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Spinning raw egg starts spinning again after being stopped. Hardboiled egg remains stationary. Choose a new media file |
English : Spinning raw egg starts spinning again after being stopped. Hardboiled egg remains stationary.
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 Panorama of San Francisco from Pier 7 at dusk. In the foreground one can see ships docked at Pier 3, with Financial District skyscrapers in the background. At the left is the Bay Bridge. Change image |
English : Panorama of San Francisco from Pier 7 at dusk. In the foreground one can see ships docked at Pier 3, with Financial District skyscrapers in the background. At the left is the Bay Bridge.
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Two young cats in playful fight. Both are from the same nest, and 14 weeks old. Choose a new media file |
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 Promenade pier of Sopot, Poland. Change image |
English : Promenade pier of Sopot, Poland.
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The Bled Gorge, Slovenia Choose a new media file |
English : The Bled Gorge, Slovenia
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 Nam Van lake, Macau. Change image |
English : Nam Van lake, Macau.
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Model of the atom by Ernest Rutherford. He proposed a nucleus with protons and electrons spinning around. Choose a new media file |
English : Model of the atom by Ernest Rutherford. He proposed a nucleus with protons and electrons spinning around.
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 Phra Si Sanphet temple, Ayutthaya, Thailand. Change image |
English : Phra Si Sanphet temple, Ayutthaya, Thailand.
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 View of Garachico, Tenerife, Spain. Change image |
English : View of Garachico, Tenerife, Spain.
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A picket outside Newspaper House in Cape Town, South Africa to protest against the replacement of a newspaper editor at the Cape Times. Also present at the demonstration are counter-demonstrators (waving printed red, white, and black placards) demonstrating in favour of the replacement by Sekunjalo Investments. Choose a new media file |
English : A picket outside Newspaper House in Cape Town, South Africa to protest against the replacement of a newspaper editor at the Cape Times. Also present at the demonstration are counter-demonstrators (waving printed red, white, and black placards) demonstrating in favour of the replacement by Sekunjalo Investments.
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This video illustrates the construction by single footing of a foundation. Throughout the video the different phases undertaken to construct a building can be seen. The election of this type of foundation depends on the condition of the soil. In this case, to display the single footing a very steady portion of soil has been chosen. This video will try to clarify the foundation process of a building, for those starting to become familiar with architectural concepts. Choose a new media file |
English : This video illustrates the construction by single footing of a foundation. Throughout the video the different phases undertaken to construct a building can be seen. The election of this type of foundation depends on the condition of the soil. In this case, to display the single footing a very steady portion of soil has been chosen. This video will try to clarify the foundation process of a building, for those starting to become familiar with architectural concepts.
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 La Défense, the business district of Paris, France, by night. Change image |
English : La Défense, the business district of Paris, France, by night.
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Groups of scientists from several major institutions tally data collected by temperature monitoring stations spread around the world and make an announcement about whether the previous year was a comparatively warm or cool year. This analysis concerns only temperature anomalies, not absolute temperature. Temperature anomalies are computed relative to the base period 1951—1980. Choose a new media file |
English : Groups of scientists from several major institutions tally data collected by temperature monitoring stations spread around the world and make an announcement about whether the previous year was a comparatively warm or cool year. This analysis concerns only temperature anomalies, not absolute temperature. Temperature anomalies are computed relative to the base period 1951—1980.
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_sobre_un_Gymnocalicium_mihanowichii,_Ciudad_Ho_Chi_Minh,_Vietnam,_2013-08-14,_DD_02.jpg) Dragonfly (Orthetrum sabina) on a Gymnocalicium mihanowichii, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Change image |
Gantry rotation of a CT-scanner with the cover open. Choose a new media file |
English : Gantry rotation of a CT-scanner with the cover open.
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 BMW Welt by night, Munich, Germany. Change image |
English : BMW Welt by night, Munich, Germany.
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The golden-bloomed grey longhorn beetle (Agapanthia villosoviridescens) can be found in the Caucasus, Europe, Kazakhstan, the Near East, Russia and Turkey. Choose a new media file |
English : The golden-bloomed grey longhorn beetle (Agapanthia villosoviridescens) can be found in the Caucasus, Europe, Kazakhstan, the Near East, Russia and Turkey.
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 Array of iron warriors in the courtyard of the Malbork Castle, Poland. Change image |
English : Array of iron warriors in the courtyard of the Malbork Castle, Poland.
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 An overhead view of the New Year's Eve ball atop One Times Square in New York City, taken during preparations for celebrations welcoming 2013. Change image |
English : An overhead view of the New Year's Eve ball atop One Times Square in New York City, taken during preparations for celebrations welcoming 2013.
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The alga Tetrabaena socialis consists of just four cells. Choose a new media file |
English : The alga Tetrabaena socialis consists of just four cells.
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