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Horse riders recreate dancing routines once enjoyed by royalty
Getting ready to rehearse in the ring. Horse rider Hui Rutang is pulling on a warrior uniform from the Qin Dynasty period, more than two-thousand years ago. Fellow rider Zhang Linqu is transforming herself with a costume from the later...
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Equestrian riders in Xi'an, China revive the performances of the Tang Dynasty's dancing horses by the ruins of Da Ming Gong Palace. (Jan. 29)
Getting ready to rehearse in the ring. Horse rider Hui Rutang is pulling on a warrior uniform from the Qin Dynasty period, more than two-thousand years ago. Fellow rider Zhang Linqu is transforming herself with a costume from the later...
Curated Video
The Dance of DNA
On 5 September, 2012, the Science Museum in London hosted an event to mark the publication in Nature of a major landmark in human genomics. ENCODE, the Encyclopaedia Of DNA Elements, aims to characterize all of the functional elements in...
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Stop lead bullets for hunting sprees, say environmentalists
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4041728LEAD IN:Every year, around 8,000 tourists from across the globe head to the Argentine city of Cordoba to hunt doves – a legal practice in the South American nation.The practice is sparking...
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Stop lead bullets for hunting sprees, say environmentalists
LEAD IN:Every year, around 8,000 tourists from across the globe head to the Argentine city of Cordoba to hunt doves – a legal practice in the South American nation.The practice is sparking controversy amongst environmentalists who...
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Thousands of Romany people celebrate summer festival
These musicians are marking the Roma festival of Hidirellez in the old Ottoman capital of Edirne, a Turkish city where their traditions have long been preserved. Hidirellez marks the night of the year when the prophet, Al-Khidr...
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Elephant's trunk robot wows crowds at skills fair
AP Television London, UK - October 8, 2011 1. Various of boys using Bionic Handling assistant 2. Close of student receiving cup from Bionic Handling assistant 3. Mid of Babak demonstrating Bionic Handling assistant 4. Close of Bionic...
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Elephant's trunk robot wows crowds at skills fair
AP Television London, UK - October 8, 2011 1. Various of boys using Bionic Handling assistant 2. Close of student receiving cup from Bionic Handling assistant 3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Babak Jahanbani, Festo Education manager UK: "Our...
Big Think
Is the universe a hologram? The strange physics of black holes | Michelle Thaller
Black holes may give us a glimpse of the underlying nature of reality. - Since energy cannot be destroyed, only transformed, some argue that information — arguably a form of energy — cannot be destroyed either. So then, what happens to...
Crash Course
Antonin Artaud and the Theatre of Cruelty: Crash Course Theater #43
Despite spending many years in a sanatorium, Antonin Artaud became a well-known playwright. Video 43 from the Crash Course Drama and Theater playlist describes the life work of the French playwright with a focus on the theater of...
Crash Course
The Birth of Off Broadway: Crash Course Theater #47
Many Broadway shows, including Hamilton, got their start off the infamous street. Video 47 from the Crash Course Drama and Theater playlist focuses on the creation of Off-Broadway theater. Discussion centers around specific theaters and...
Crash Course
Nostrils, Harmony with the Universe, and Ancient Sanskrit Theater: Crash Course Theater #7
Before Bollywood movies, Sanskrit theater ruled the stage in ancient India. Learn about rasas, bhavas, and categories of plays through the seventh video in the Crash Course Theater series that explores the first type of theater to appear...