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| 22 May 2025 |
Different types of vocalizations from humpback whales. +/− [en]
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The playing of the pipe organ in Immanuel Church in Tel Aviv, Israel. Today is Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israel's Independence Day).
English : The playing of the pipe organ in Immanuel Church in Tel Aviv, Israel. Today is Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israel's Independence Day).
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Intersectional feminist demonstration in Berlin on the meadow between the Chancellery, Paul Löbe House, Reichstag building, Platz der Republik and the Tipi. Before the formation of the new federal government made up of the parties CDU, CSU and SPD under the then still to be elected Chancellor Friedrich Merz, activists in costumes inspired by Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel ‘The Handmaid's Tale’ demonstrated against what they claim is dismantling of human rights with their heads bowed under the slogans ‘Not my government’ and ‘Handmaid's tale riot’.
English : Intersectional feminist demonstration in Berlin on the meadow between the Chancellery, Paul Löbe House, Reichstag building, Platz der Republik and the Tipi. Before the formation of the new federal government made up of the parties CDU, CSU and SPD under the then still to be elected Chancellor Friedrich Merz, activists in costumes inspired by Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel ‘The Handmaid's Tale’ demonstrated against what they claim is dismantling of human rights with their heads bowed under the slogans ‘Not my government’ and ‘Handmaid's tale riot’.
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A full turn ride on a paternoster lift in a public building in Kiel, Germany.
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Je Vivroie liement, a 14th century French virelai written by Guillaume de Machaut, performed by Emilio Villalba.
The video may be Commons' best representation of the broad music genre medieval music. The recreated mechanical stringed musical instrument is a hurdy-gurdy.
The video may be Commons' best representation of the broad music genre medieval music. The recreated mechanical stringed musical instrument is a hurdy-gurdy.
English : Je Vivroie liement, a 14th century French virelai written by Guillaume de Machaut, performed by Emilio Villalba.
The video may be Commons' best representation of the broad music genre medieval music. The recreated mechanical stringed musical instrument is a hurdy-gurdy.
The video may be Commons' best representation of the broad music genre medieval music. The recreated mechanical stringed musical instrument is a hurdy-gurdy.
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An underwater video of a jellyfish, recorded by a remotely operated underwater vehicle at a depth of about 800 m below sea level in the waters of the volcanic Smith Island of Japan. The captured specimen was then analyzed and found to be representing a new species, which was named Santjordia pagesi and has this specimen as its holotype.
English : An underwater video of a jellyfish, recorded by a remotely operated underwater vehicle at a depth of about 800 m below sea level in the waters of the volcanic Smith Island of Japan. The captured specimen was then analyzed and found to be representing a new species, which was named Santjordia pagesi and has this specimen as its holotype.
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Mezhdunami - The Shining, a dreamy retrostyle example of the music genre chillwave.
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Real-time Magnetic Resonance Imaging of a child swallowing pineapple juice. Such juice contains an inherent concentration of paramagnetic manganese, which serves as a contrast agent and appears bright. The background noise results from the rapid switching of electromagnets that assist in the imaging process, particularly by encoding spatial information.
English : Real-time Magnetic Resonance Imaging of a child swallowing pineapple juice. Such juice contains an inherent concentration of paramagnetic manganese, which serves as a contrast agent and appears bright. The background noise results from the rapid switching of electromagnets that assist in the imaging process, particularly by encoding spatial information.
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A time-lapse video of the Milky Way seen from Earth and a rock formation called Toadstool in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah, USA.
English : A time-lapse video of the Milky Way seen from Earth and a rock formation called Toadstool in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah, USA.
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Larva of the giant waterbug (Lethocerus patruelis) attacking a fish (Pseudorasbora parva) in an example of predator–prey reversal.
English : Larva of the giant waterbug (Lethocerus patruelis) attacking a fish (Pseudorasbora parva) in an example of predator–prey reversal.
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A LibreOffice tutorial video explaining how to create charts with the open source office suite LibreOffice.
On English Wikipedia, a new WikiProject Data Visualization has recently been proposed whose activities would include the creation of charts.
On English Wikipedia, a new WikiProject Data Visualization has recently been proposed whose activities would include the creation of charts.
English : A LibreOffice tutorial video explaining how to create charts with the open source office suite LibreOffice.
On English Wikipedia, a new WikiProject Data Visualization has recently been proposed whose activities would include the creation of charts.
On English Wikipedia, a new WikiProject Data Visualization has recently been proposed whose activities would include the creation of charts.
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A tour of a Wikipedia articles, explaining various subjects such as the article layout. The video is part of a tutorial series.
English : A tour of a Wikipedia articles, explaining various subjects such as the article layout. The video is part of a tutorial series.
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Illustration of the process of generating a scientific illustration of an oviposition by a parasitic wasp (Xenomorphia resurrecta) into a fly puparium based on 3D rendering of micro-CT data of fossil specimens.
English : Illustration of the process of generating a scientific illustration of an oviposition by a parasitic wasp (Xenomorphia resurrecta) into a fly puparium based on 3D rendering of micro-CT data of fossil specimens.
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History video explaining Neolithic in Basque. Subtitles available.
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Calling song of the cicada Magicicada septendecim.
English : Calling song of the cicada Magicicada septendecim.
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A video on underwater robots for precision aquaculture from New Zealand's Science for Technological Innovation National Science Challenge
English : A video on underwater robots for precision aquaculture from New Zealand's Science for Technological Innovation National Science Challenge
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A NASA video about the Solar Sail Demonstration test at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville Alabama on 13 October 2022 where the 400 square meter sail quadrant was unfurled for the first time
English : A NASA video about the Solar Sail Demonstration test at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville Alabama on 13 October 2022 where the 400 square meter sail quadrant was unfurled for the first time
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A time-lapse video of Bacillus cereus growing.
An image was taken every five minutes for approximately 87 hours, at room temperature. Each morning heating was started and caused moisture to build up on the lid of the petri plate.
An image was taken every five minutes for approximately 87 hours, at room temperature. Each morning heating was started and caused moisture to build up on the lid of the petri plate.
English : A time-lapse video of Bacillus cereus growing.
An image was taken every five minutes for approximately 87 hours, at room temperature. Each morning heating was started and caused moisture to build up on the lid of the petri plate.
An image was taken every five minutes for approximately 87 hours, at room temperature. Each morning heating was started and caused moisture to build up on the lid of the petri plate.
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An animated video from NASA explaining Earth's oceanic processes' impacts on weather and climate in the context of climate change.
The animations use Earth science data from a variety of sensors on NASA Earth observing satellites to measure physical oceanography parameters such as ocean currents, ocean winds, sea surface height and sea surface temperature.
The animations use Earth science data from a variety of sensors on NASA Earth observing satellites to measure physical oceanography parameters such as ocean currents, ocean winds, sea surface height and sea surface temperature.
English : An animated video from NASA explaining Earth's oceanic processes' impacts on weather and climate in the context of climate change.
The animations use Earth science data from a variety of sensors on NASA Earth observing satellites to measure physical oceanography parameters such as ocean currents, ocean winds, sea surface height and sea surface temperature.
The animations use Earth science data from a variety of sensors on NASA Earth observing satellites to measure physical oceanography parameters such as ocean currents, ocean winds, sea surface height and sea surface temperature.
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Developing nerve cell clusters in the subesophageal ganglion of a stage 3 Pseudopallene sea spider. The image shows a virtual transverse section moving from back to front through the ganglion, created using a 3D reconstruction program on confocal laser-scanning microscopy data. The sample is stained and immunolabeled to highlight acetylated tubulin in red (marking parts of the cytoskeleton), a specific phospho-histone in yellow (marking dividing cells), and Hoechst stain H33342 in blue (marking cell nuclei). One histone-labeled cell visible at around 19s in the left front stream is in prophase, an early stage of cell division. On the right side, the image sequence enters the more sideward (antero-lateral) palpal cell cluster. Several flattened glial cell nuclei are visible in the nerve sheath. The front-upper (antero-dorsal) part of the ganglion shows slight damage.
English : Developing nerve cell clusters in the subesophageal ganglion of a stage 3 Pseudopallene sea spider. The image shows a virtual transverse section moving from back to front through the ganglion, created using a 3D reconstruction program on confocal laser-scanning microscopy data. The sample is stained and immunolabeled to highlight acetylated tubulin in red (marking parts of the cytoskeleton), a specific phospho-histone in yellow (marking dividing cells), and Hoechst stain H33342 in blue (marking cell nuclei). One histone-labeled cell visible at around 19s in the left front stream is in prophase, an early stage of cell division. On the right side, the image sequence enters the more sideward (antero-lateral) palpal cell cluster. Several flattened glial cell nuclei are visible in the nerve sheath. The front-upper (antero-dorsal) part of the ganglion shows slight damage.
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A caldera is a large, usually circular volcanic depression formed when magma is withdrawn or erupted from a shallow underground magma reservoir. It is often difficult to visualize how calderas form. In the video a simple experiment using flour, a balloon, tubing, and a bicycle pump provides a helpful visualization to help explain caldera formation.
English : A caldera is a large, usually circular volcanic depression formed when magma is withdrawn or erupted from a shallow underground magma reservoir. It is often difficult to visualize how calderas form. In the video a simple experiment using flour, a balloon, tubing, and a bicycle pump provides a helpful visualization to help explain caldera formation.
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Different types of vocalizations from humpback whales.
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A 960fps 40x slow-motion video of a Vespa analis, the yellow-vented hornet, a species of common hornet found in Southeast Asia.
English : A 960fps 40x slow-motion video of a Vespa analis, the yellow-vented hornet, a species of common hornet found in Southeast Asia.
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A compilation of drone video clips of diverse subjects and places.
English : A compilation of drone video clips of diverse subjects and places.
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Fluffing a Duck , one of many free music tracks by Kevin MacLeod.
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A video showing the open source operating system Kubuntu – it explains what is new in its version 24.10.
Kubuntu is a free, user-friendly Linux distribution based on KDE's desktop software and on the Ubuntu operating system.
Kubuntu is a free, user-friendly Linux distribution based on KDE's desktop software and on the Ubuntu operating system.
English : A video showing the open source operating system Kubuntu – it explains what is new in its version 24.10.
Kubuntu is a free, user-friendly Linux distribution based on KDE's desktop software and on the Ubuntu operating system.
Kubuntu is a free, user-friendly Linux distribution based on KDE's desktop software and on the Ubuntu operating system.
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An audio recording of humans applauding.
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3D model of the head of a Nile crocodile embryo.
English : 3D model of the head of a Nile crocodile embryo.
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A slow-motion video of bees by a beekeeper. Watch them bustling into each other and bringing back loads of pollen. Around 2:50 you can see two of the bees collide mid-air.
English : A slow-motion video of bees by a beekeeper. Watch them bustling into each other and bringing back loads of pollen. Around 2:50 you can see two of the bees collide mid-air.
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