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 Perth CBD from Mill Point, Perth, Western Australia. Change image |
English : Perth CBD from Mill Point, Perth, Western Australia.
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The probability of malaria transmission through Plasmodium falciparum as a function of seasonal variation in temperature. Choose a new media file |
English : The probability of malaria transmission through Plasmodium falciparum as a function of seasonal variation in temperature.
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 Marbled rock crab (Pachygrapsus marmoratus), female. The Black sea. Change image |
English : Marbled rock crab (Pachygrapsus marmoratus), female. The Black sea.
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Cheilosia variabilis (Syrphidae). visiting flowers of Scrophularia nodosa. Choose a new media file |
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 Grotto pavillion in Catherine park of Tsarskoe Selo, Saint Petersburg, Russia. Change image |
English : Grotto pavillion in Catherine park of Tsarskoe Selo, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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"A Thousand Skins (Part 1)", track 11 on Josh Woodward's 2010 release Ashes Choose a new media file |
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 Male Black-headed Bunting on the island of Lesvos, Greece. Change image |
Equisetum arvense - hygroscopic movements of spores Choose a new media file |
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Clouds from a British Airways Boing 747-436 G-CIVT Flight BA284, from SFO to LHR on 20th March 2013 Choose a new media file |
English : Clouds from a British Airways Boing 747-436 G-CIVT Flight BA284, from SFO to LHR on 20th March 2013
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 Tony Estanguet riding for the gold medal at 2006 World Championship at Troja slalom course in Prague, Czech Republic. Change image |
English : Tony Estanguet riding for the gold medal at 2006 World Championship at Troja slalom course in Prague, Czech Republic.
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Tree Swallow, Léon-Provancher marsh, Québec, Canada. Choose a new media file |
English : Tree Swallow, Léon-Provancher marsh, Québec, Canada.
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 Rakvere castle ruins in Estonia. Change image |
 Radial engine with cut-away housing Choose a new media file |
English : Radial engine with cut-away housing
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Getting out of port, Orebić (Croatia) Choose a new media file |
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 A view to Djupfjorden in Moskenesøya towards northwest, Lofoten, Nordland, Norway in 2010 September. Change image |
English : A view to Djupfjorden in Moskenesøya towards northwest, Lofoten, Nordland, Norway in 2010 September.
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Original recording made by Alexander Graham Bell in 1885. Restored by the Smithsonian in 2013. The video shows what Bell is reading in the recording; at first he counts, then reads off various dollar amounts, then gives a brief statement at the end saying when and where the recording was made. Choose a new media file |
English : Original recording made by Alexander Graham Bell in 1885. Restored by the Smithsonian in 2013. The video shows what Bell is reading in the recording; at first he counts, then reads off various dollar amounts, then gives a brief statement at the end saying when and where the recording was made.
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 The Space Shuttle Atlantis is seen shortly after the rotating service structure (RSS) was rolled back at launch pad 39a, Thursday, July 7, 2011 at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Change image |
English : The Space Shuttle Atlantis is seen shortly after the rotating service structure (RSS) was rolled back at launch pad 39a, Thursday, July 7, 2011 at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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Natural monument "Miocenní sladkovodní vápence" (Miocenne freshwater limestones) in Tuchořice municipality, Louny District, Czech Republic. Choose a new media file |
English : Natural monument "Miocenní sladkovodní vápence" (Miocenne freshwater limestones) in Tuchořice municipality, Louny District, Czech Republic.
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 Diagram of a supercell in the northern hemisphere. Change image |
Cooper's Hawk, female, Domaine Maizerets, Quebec City, Canada Choose a new media file |
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.jpg) A mother black rhinoceros with her calf in Etosha National Park. Change image |
Animation of shape variation in a flock of birds Choose a new media file |
English : Animation of shape variation in a flock of birds
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 Mouth of the Matanuska Glacier in Alaska. Change image |
English : Mouth of the Matanuska Glacier in Alaska.
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Time-lapse video of a Magnolia stellata flower opening Choose a new media file |
English : Time-lapse video of a Magnolia stellata flower opening
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 Alatskivi manor main building in Estonia. Built in 1880–1885 and modelled after the Balmoral castle in Scotland. Change image |
English : Alatskivi manor main building in Estonia. Built in 1880–1885 and modelled after the Balmoral castle in Scotland.
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Defense waving of giant honey bees, Apis dorsata, used to repel natural enemies Choose a new media file |
English : Defense waving of giant honey bees, Apis dorsata, used to repel natural enemies
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 Lake Sils, in Graubünden, Switzerland. Change image |
English : Lake Sils, in Graubünden, Switzerland.
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Looking down on 42nd and 7th in Times Square, New York Choose a new media file |
English : Looking down on 42nd and 7th in Times Square, New York
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 Close-up shot of fire generated by a burning wood. Change image |
English : Close-up shot of fire generated by a burning wood.
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Flyboarding Lesson / Merritt Island FL Choose a new media file |
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,_Burdwan,_West_Bengal,_India_04_10_2012.JPG) Ditch Jewel (Brachythemis contaminata) female, a dragonfly of polluted waters. Abdomen: 18-20mm, Hind wing: 22-25mm. Widely distributed in the plains of Oriental region. Photograph taken at Burdwan, West Bengal, India. Change image |
English : Ditch Jewel (Brachythemis contaminata) female, a dragonfly of polluted waters. Abdomen: 18-20mm, Hind wing: 22-25mm. Widely distributed in the plains of Oriental region. Photograph taken at Burdwan, West Bengal, India.
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Egg laying Alderfly (Sialis lutaria). Video taken near Marburg, Hesse, Germany. Choose a new media file |
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Caruthersville Bridge carrying I-1555 over the Mississippi River near Dyersburg, Tennessee, USA Choose a new media file |
English : Caruthersville Bridge carrying I-1555 over the Mississippi River near Dyersburg, Tennessee, USA
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 Royal Albert Hall, as viewed from the Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens. This is a 36 segement stitch. Change image |
English : Royal Albert Hall, as viewed from the Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens. This is a 36 segement stitch.
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Oviposition and courtship behaviour in the European fruit fly Tephritis neesii. Filmed at Marburg, Hesse, Germany. Choose a new media file |
English : Oviposition and courtship behaviour in the European fruit fly Tephritis neesii. Filmed at Marburg, Hesse, Germany.
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.jpg) Adult and sub-adult greater flamingo in flight in Walvis Bay. Change image |
English : Adult and sub-adult greater flamingo in flight in Walvis Bay.
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Video presentation of Wikipedia by Wikimedia Argentina (in Spanish, with English subtitles available). Today is the 12th birthday of the Spanish Wikipedia. Choose a new media file |
English : Video presentation of Wikipedia by Wikimedia Argentina (in Spanish, with English subtitles available). Today is the 12th birthday of the Spanish Wikipedia.
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 The protestant church of Sint Anna ter Muiden (the Netherlands) Change image |
English : The protestant church of Sint Anna ter Muiden (the Netherlands)
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Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 – 3. Allegro by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by the Advent Chamber Orchestra Choose a new media file |
English : Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 – 3. Allegro by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by the Advent Chamber Orchestra
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 Rabivere Nature Park in Rapla County, Estonia. Change image |
No.2 'Dolgoch', dating from 1866, crosses the Dolgoch Viaduct, with a train for Dolgoch, Abergynolwyn and Nant Gwernol. Choose a new media file |
English : No.2 'Dolgoch', dating from 1866, crosses the Dolgoch Viaduct, with a train for Dolgoch, Abergynolwyn and Nant Gwernol.
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 Cacao, flower; Stutensee-Staffort, Germany. Change image |
English : Cacao, flower; Stutensee-Staffort, Germany.
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Expedition 35 Commander Kevin Chris Hadfield and Flight Engineers Tom Marshburn and Roman Romanenko landed their Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft in southern Kazakhstan at 10:31 p.m. EDT Monday. Russian recovery teams were on hand to help the crew exit the Soyuz vehicle and adjust to gravity after 146 days in space. Choose a new media file |
English : Expedition 35 Commander Kevin Chris Hadfield and Flight Engineers Tom Marshburn and Roman Romanenko landed their Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft in southern Kazakhstan at 10:31 p.m. EDT Monday. Russian recovery teams were on hand to help the crew exit the Soyuz vehicle and adjust to gravity after 146 days in space.
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 Sunset at Honeymoon Bay, Freycinet Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia. Change image |
English : Sunset at Honeymoon Bay, Freycinet Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia.
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Seaplane landing, Golden Horn, İstanbul - May 2013 Choose a new media file |
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 Final of the Challenge international de Paris 2013 (foil world cup tournament in Paris): Jérémy Cadot (left) and Andrea Baldini (right). Change image |
English : Final of the Challenge international de Paris 2013 (foil world cup tournament in Paris): Jérémy Cadot (left) and Andrea Baldini (right).
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Cyanistes caeruleus sings Choose a new media file |
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 Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran. This image is a combination of two images acquired by the Enhanced Thematic Mapper on NASA’s Landsat 7 satellite. Change image |
English : Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran. This image is a combination of two images acquired by the Enhanced Thematic Mapper on NASA’s Landsat 7 satellite.
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 View of the English Embankment in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Change image |
English : View of the English Embankment in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Microphor holosericeus (Microphorinae, Dolichopodidae) sucking on the prey of a spider Choose a new media file |
English : Microphor holosericeus (Microphorinae, Dolichopodidae) sucking on the prey of a spider
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 European Bee-eater, Ariège, France. The female (in front) awaits the offering which the male will make. Change image |
English : European Bee-eater, Ariège, France. The female (in front) awaits the offering which the male will make.
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Medley of works by Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, the "The Waltz King", performed by the United States Air Force Band Choose a new media file |
English : Medley of works by Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, the "The Waltz King", performed by the United States Air Force Band
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 Woodburytype of a portrait of Charles Baudelaire by Étienne Carjat. Change image |
Solo performed on zither, courtesy of Musopen Choose a new media file |
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 Map military and commercial Franco-German border and the neighboring states of Belgium, Holland and Switzerland Change image |
English : Map military and commercial Franco-German border and the neighboring states of Belgium, Holland and Switzerland
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Video of a European beewolf (Philanthus triangulum) in the Old Botanical Garden of Göttingen University Choose a new media file |
English : Video of a European beewolf (Philanthus triangulum) in the Old Botanical Garden of Göttingen University
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 The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster, now known as Elizabeth Tower but colloquially known as "Big Ben", in Westminster, London, England. Change image |
English : The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster, now known as Elizabeth Tower but colloquially known as "Big Ben", in Westminster, London, England.
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European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) feeding the chicks. Choose a new media file |
English : European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) feeding the chicks.
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