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These are audio or video files selected for display on the Main Page as the Media of the day. Publishing them on this page allows users to translate the captions into other languages.

Media of the Day provides one freely-licensed audio or video file each day.

The current Media of the day can be included on a page using the template
{{Motd|width=300|float=right|lang=en}}

The audio or video file can be accessed using
[[Media:{{Motd/{{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY2}}}}]]

The caption can be accessed using
{{Motd/{{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY2}} (en)}}


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A video by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) explaining El Niño, a climatic phenomenon occurring in the Pacific Ocean.
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English : A video by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) explaining El Niño, a climatic phenomenon occurring in the Pacific Ocean.
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An animation of lava exploding as ocean waves cover lava tubes.

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English : An animation of lava exploding as ocean waves cover lava tubes.
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A brief audio recording of rain and thunder.

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English : A brief audio recording of rain and thunder.
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Video of the series Our ancestors, in which the evolution of the human being is reviewed. This video analyzes whether Cro-Magnons were our ancestors. Subtitles available.

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English : Video of the series Our ancestors, in which the evolution of the human being is reviewed. This video analyzes whether Cro-Magnons were our ancestors. Subtitles available.
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A video on R&D on sustainable surfactants from New Zealand's Science for Technological Innovation National Science Challenge.
"When you are creating an alternative to something used so widely, the potential impact is always going to be mind-boggling."

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English : A video on R&D on sustainable surfactants from New Zealand's Science for Technological Innovation National Science Challenge.
"When you are creating an alternative to something used so widely, the potential impact is always going to be mind-boggling."
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Some young men in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, playing music together, dancing and singing. Originally, the zaouli is a mask and a dance from the Ivory Coast.

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English : Some young men in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, playing music together, dancing and singing. Originally, the zaouli is a mask and a dance from the Ivory Coast.
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English : A spoken version of the English Wikipedia article on Antarctica as of December 2023.
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