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 Famous sanctuary of the temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel, Egypt. The Great Temple at Abu Simbel, which took about twenty years to build, was completed around year 24 of the reign of Ramesses the Great (which corresponds to 1265 BC). It was dedicated to the gods Amun, Ra-Horakhty, and Ptah, as well as to the deified Ramesses himself. It is generally considered the grandest and most beautiful of the temples commissioned during the reign of Ramesses II, and one of the most beautiful in Egypt. In the sanctuary are rock cut sculptures of four seated figures: Ra-Horakhty, the deified king Ramesses, and the gods Amun Ra and Ptah, the main divinities in that period. It is believed that the axis of the temple was positioned by the ancient Egyptian architects in such a way that on October 22 and February 22 (allegedly the king's birthday and coronation day, respectively), the rays of the sun would penetrate the sanctuary and illuminate the sculptures on the back wall, except for the statue of Ptah, a god connected with the realm of the dead, who always remained in the dark. People gather at Abu Simbel on these days to witness this. Change image |
English : Famous sanctuary of the temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel, Egypt. The Great Temple at Abu Simbel, which took about twenty years to build, was completed around year 24 of the reign of Ramesses the Great (which corresponds to 1265 BC). It was dedicated to the gods Amun, Ra-Horakhty, and Ptah, as well as to the deified Ramesses himself. It is generally considered the grandest and most beautiful of the temples commissioned during the reign of Ramesses II, and one of the most beautiful in Egypt. In the sanctuary are rock cut sculptures of four seated figures: Ra-Horakhty, the deified king Ramesses, and the gods Amun Ra and Ptah, the main divinities in that period. It is believed that the axis of the temple was positioned by the ancient Egyptian architects in such a way that on October 22 and February 22 (allegedly the king's birthday and coronation day, respectively), the rays of the sun would penetrate the sanctuary and illuminate the sculptures on the back wall, except for the statue of Ptah, a god connected with the realm of the dead, who always remained in the dark. People gather at Abu Simbel on these days to witness this.
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English : The video by The Royal Society explores why unconscious bias matters, how group dynamics can influence the decision-making process, and the conscious steps we can take to make decisions in groups that are smarter, fairer, and more balanced
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 The historic Geigersberg vineyard, northeast of the Sachsenheim district of Ochsenbach in Germany, still retains many of its old dry stone walls and is home to rare plant and animal species. Change image |
English : The historic Geigersberg vineyard, northeast of the Sachsenheim district of Ochsenbach in Germany, still retains many of its old dry stone walls and is home to rare plant and animal species.
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English : The inside of a microchip is a mysterious thing. Here, we zoom into a microchip using a digital SLR camera then we transition to a scanning electron microscope, aka SEM. Although this is an older microchip, many of the same principles still apply to microchip design but with much, much smaller structures measured in nanometers instead of microns.
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 Doll (musha-ningyo) featuring Takenouchi-No-Sukune, minister of the emperor Ojin; end of the Edo period, 19th century, Japan . Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum, Dallas (Texas) ; the photograph was taken during an exhibition in the Musée des Arts Premiers in Paris Change image |
English : Doll (musha-ningyo) featuring Takenouchi-No-Sukune, minister of the emperor Ojin; end of the Edo period, 19th century, Japan . Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum, Dallas (Texas) ; the photograph was taken during an exhibition in the Musée des Arts Premiers in Paris
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English : Two children playing with colours on the Hindu festival of Holi in Bangladesh. Today is Holi.
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_22-03-2025_(d.j.b.)_01.jpg) Ground shoot of one Euphorbia griffithii Beautifully colored ground shoot emerges in a natural border. Focus stack of 15 photos. Change image |
English : Ground shoot of one Euphorbia griffithii Beautifully colored ground shoot emerges in a natural border. Focus stack of 15 photos.
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 Two Glanville fritillaries (Melitaea cinxia) on a red clover. Today is Kaede Hondo's birthday, she voiced Kokoro Yotsuba in Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama. Change image |
English : Two Glanville fritillaries (Melitaea cinxia) on a red clover. Today is Kaede Hondo's birthday, she voiced Kokoro Yotsuba in Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama.
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 A California Sheephead at Ensenada´s fishmarket (Mercado Negro), Baja California, México. The California Sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher) is characterized by its wrasse-like shape, and three different color patterns for juveniles, adult males, and adult females. Change image |
English : A California Sheephead at Ensenada´s fishmarket (Mercado Negro), Baja California, México. The California Sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher) is characterized by its wrasse-like shape, and three different color patterns for juveniles, adult males, and adult females.
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 Tower Clock manufacturer in Morez, France - Louis-Delphin Odobey Cadet. Daylight saving time begins today in much of the Western Hemisphere. Change image |
English : Tower Clock manufacturer in Morez, France - Louis-Delphin Odobey Cadet. Daylight saving time begins today in much of the Western Hemisphere.
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 A motorcyclist in motion on the corner of W 42nd St and 6th Ave in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on March 9, 2023. An example of kinetic art created by intentional camera movement, reminiscent of the work of Austrian-American photographer Ernst Haas (1921–1986). Change image |
English : A motorcyclist in motion on the corner of W 42nd St and 6th Ave in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on March 9, 2023. An example of kinetic art created by intentional camera movement, reminiscent of the work of Austrian-American photographer Ernst Haas (1921–1986).
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_juvenile_hopping_Esk_Valley.jpg) Forester kangaroo (Macropus giganteus tasmaniensis) juvenile, Upper Esk Valley, Dorset, Tasmania, Australia Change image |
English : Forester kangaroo (Macropus giganteus tasmaniensis) juvenile, Upper Esk Valley, Dorset, Tasmania, Australia
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English : Slideshow of some of the best images of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope from over two decades in orbit.
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 Blast furnace road (at night) Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image |
English : Blast furnace road (at night) Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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_11.jpg) Delleboersterheide, nature reserve of the It Fryske Gea. Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) on an overgrown heathland. Change image |
English : Delleboersterheide, nature reserve of the It Fryske Gea. Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) on an overgrown heathland.
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English : La Mantovana, Italian song from the 17th century composed by Giuseppino del Biado, setting and sound file made by Peter Gerloff
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 British Drift Championship driver Adam Simmons and his JZ-powered R33 visiting the Norfolk Arena Drift Team at Swaffham Raceway. Change image |
English : British Drift Championship driver Adam Simmons and his JZ-powered R33 visiting the Norfolk Arena Drift Team at Swaffham Raceway.
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 Fishermen fishing in the chars (shifting sediment islands) of the river Padma in Rajshahi District, Bangladesh. The chars are being frequently visible as the river is drying up. Today is the International Day of Action for Rivers. Change image |
English : Fishermen fishing in the chars (shifting sediment islands) of the river Padma in Rajshahi District, Bangladesh. The chars are being frequently visible as the river is drying up. Today is the International Day of Action for Rivers.
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,_Parque_natural_de_la_Arr%C3%A1bida,_Portugal,_2020-07-21,_DD_62.jpg) Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis), Arrábida National Park, Portugal. The common cuttlefish is one of the largest and best-known cuttlefish species. They are a migratory species that spend the summer and spring inshore for spawning and then move to depths of 100 to 200m during autumn and winter. They only have a lifespan of 1–2 years and have many predators including sharks, dolphins, seals, fish, and cephalopods which includes other cuttlefish. During the day, most cuttlefish can be found buried below the substrate and fairly inactive. At night however, they are actively searching for prey and can ambush them from under the substrate. Cuttlefish are carnivorous and eat a variety of organisms including crustaceans (crabs and shrimp), small fish, molluscs (clams and snails), and sometimes other cuttlefish. Change image |
English : Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis), Arrábida National Park, Portugal. The common cuttlefish is one of the largest and best-known cuttlefish species. They are a migratory species that spend the summer and spring inshore for spawning and then move to depths of 100 to 200m during autumn and winter. They only have a lifespan of 1–2 years and have many predators including sharks, dolphins, seals, fish, and cephalopods which includes other cuttlefish. During the day, most cuttlefish can be found buried below the substrate and fairly inactive. At night however, they are actively searching for prey and can ambush them from under the substrate. Cuttlefish are carnivorous and eat a variety of organisms including crustaceans (crabs and shrimp), small fish, molluscs (clams and snails), and sometimes other cuttlefish.
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English : Extreme Close-Up Of Pluto Surface taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft as it flew past Pluto on July 14, 2015.
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English : In the remote part of northeastern Utah, in Gilsonite mines, massive cracks are tearing through the earth—stretching for miles, deep and unexplained.
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 An equirectangular 360x180 degree view of the choir of the nave of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland. Today is Saint Patrick's Day. Change image |
English : An equirectangular 360x180 degree view of the choir of the nave of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland. Today is Saint Patrick's Day.
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 Structures in a field with neighboring Mühlenbach stream near Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image |
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 Saint Joseph depicted holding a staff with lily blossoms and the Christ Child on a stained-glass window in the Saint Antony church in Urtijëi. Today is St. Joseph's feast day in Western Christianity. Change image |
English : Saint Joseph depicted holding a staff with lily blossoms and the Christ Child on a stained-glass window in the Saint Antony church in Urtijëi. Today is St. Joseph's feast day in Western Christianity.
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English : Macedonian basketball player Pero Antić with Serbian club KK Crvena zvezda in October 2017
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 Capparis spinosa in the Ichkeul National Park. Today is the first day of spring and Tunisia's Independence Day. Change image |
English : Capparis spinosa in the Ichkeul National Park. Today is the first day of spring and Tunisia's Independence Day.
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English : This educational video explains the reasons why Indonesian National Hero and leader of Sarekat Islam, Raden Haji Oemar Said Tjokroaminoto, received the title of Uncrowned Hero of Java.
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,_parque_nacional_Ras_Muhammad,_Egipto,_2022-03-26,_DD_155.jpg) Royal angelfish (Pygoplites diacanthus), Ras Muhammad National Park, Red Sea, Egypt. The body of the royal angelfish is moderately elongate, is very compressed and can reach a length of up to 25 centimetres (9.8 in) It's widely distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific and can be found in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean around East Africa and the Maldives, stretching to the Tuamoto Islands, New Caledonia, and Great Barrier Reef. The royal angelfish occurs at depths ranging from 0 to 80m (0 to 262 ft), in coral rich areas of lagoons, reefs, and are also often found in the vicinity of caves. It is a carnivorous species that feeds on sponges and tunicates located throughout reefs and underwater caves. They are a non-migratory species that can be found solitary, in pairs, or groups. Probably the most spectacular fish I've ever seen underwater in terms of colors. we have no FPs of the whole family Pomacanthidae (marine angelfishes). Change image |
English : Royal angelfish (Pygoplites diacanthus), Ras Muhammad National Park, Red Sea, Egypt. The body of the royal angelfish is moderately elongate, is very compressed and can reach a length of up to 25 centimetres (9.8 in) It's widely distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific and can be found in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean around East Africa and the Maldives, stretching to the Tuamoto Islands, New Caledonia, and Great Barrier Reef. The royal angelfish occurs at depths ranging from 0 to 80m (0 to 262 ft), in coral rich areas of lagoons, reefs, and are also often found in the vicinity of caves. It is a carnivorous species that feeds on sponges and tunicates located throughout reefs and underwater caves. They are a non-migratory species that can be found solitary, in pairs, or groups. Probably the most spectacular fish I've ever seen underwater in terms of colors. we have no FPs of the whole family Pomacanthidae (marine angelfishes).
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English : Apollo 11 activities including breakfast, C-7 exit, convoy, white room, hatch closing, launch count and launch.
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.jpg) A previously unpublished illustration intended for the Saturday Evening Post's 1943 New Year's edition. It was never used due to publisher demands that the illustrator, J.C. Leyendecker, create a more optimistic and patriotic cover that was sensitive to the families of American soldiers. It was publicly shown for the first time in 2020 as part of an auction. Change image |
English : A previously unpublished illustration intended for the Saturday Evening Post's 1943 New Year's edition. It was never used due to publisher demands that the illustrator, J.C. Leyendecker, create a more optimistic and patriotic cover that was sensitive to the families of American soldiers. It was publicly shown for the first time in 2020 as part of an auction.
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_Blanchetown.jpg) Little corella (Cacatua sanguinea gymnopis) Murray River, Blanchetown, South Australia. A type of cockatoo. Change image |
English : Little corella (Cacatua sanguinea gymnopis) Murray River, Blanchetown, South Australia. A type of cockatoo.
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 Villages of Hullathy Gram Panchayat in a steep arid valley in the north face of the Nilgiri Mountains. Villagers have created a vibrant agrarian economy, largely vegetables and tea, using terraces and irrigation. Tamil Nadu, India. Change image |
English : Villages of Hullathy Gram Panchayat in a steep arid valley in the north face of the Nilgiri Mountains. Villagers have created a vibrant agrarian economy, largely vegetables and tea, using terraces and irrigation. Tamil Nadu, India.
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English : The extensive, dense rainforests extract CO2 from the air particularly effectively, use the carbon for growth and release oxygen. Its destruction leads to a dramatic intensification of climate change.
Video by public broadcasting brand Terra X in German without subtitles but redubs in English and other languages could be made. Advanced options
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 Kyzylkup table mountain. Kyzylsai regional park, Mangystau District, Mangystau Region, Kazakhstan Change image |
English : Kyzylkup table mountain. Kyzylsai regional park, Mangystau District, Mangystau Region, Kazakhstan
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 Mary Martin with children, during production of the Broadway musical The Sound of Music. Martin portrayed Maria von Trapp who died on this day in 1987. Change image |
English : Mary Martin with children, during production of the Broadway musical The Sound of Music. Martin portrayed Maria von Trapp who died on this day in 1987.
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 Sunrise in Pieniny mountains, Poland Change image |
English : Sunrise in Pieniny mountains, Poland
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English : Compilation of 44 photos of the partial solar eclipse on 29 March 2025, in Tuntorp, Brastad, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden
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 Sand dunes of the Thar Desert in the Indian state of Rajasthan. On this day in 1949, the state was formed after a merger of several Rajput princely states into the Indian Union following India's independence from British colonial rule. Change image |
English : Sand dunes of the Thar Desert in the Indian state of Rajasthan. On this day in 1949, the state was formed after a merger of several Rajput princely states into the Indian Union following India's independence from British colonial rule.
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English : A video zooming-in onto Morpho menelaus butterfly wings down to sub-microscopic scale (with narration by the Lawrence Hall of Science, a public science center in Berkeley, USA).
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_-_S%C3%A8te_-_December_2018.jpg) Viking Sky (ship, 2017) - moored in the harbour of Sète (Hérault, France) Change image |
English : Viking Sky (ship, 2017) - moored in the harbour of Sète (Hérault, France)
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