Beautiful News Daily - September 17th, 2020 - California initiative breeds infertility into mosquitoes, cutting their numbers (Narrated by Joanna) Malaria kills hundreds of thousands of people every year. One of Google’s sister companies is now attempting to wipe it off the map, along with other mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever. The strategy – to make them infertile – could help to eradicate malaria forever. Credits: David McCandless, InformationIsBeautiful.net. License: Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Source: https://informationisbeautiful.net/beautifulnews/1271-mosquito-control This video was auto generated using data and media from InformationIsBeautiful.net. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reMdcJbSRTQ

Wikipedia Picture of the Day - December 26th, 2021 - Santo Stanislao dei Polacchi (Narrated by Emma) Santo Stanislao dei Polacchi is a Catholic church in Rome, Italy, situated on Via delle Botteghe Oscure in the rione of Sant'Angelo. It is the national church of Poland in Rome and is dedicated to Saint Stanislaus of Szczepanów. The ceiling of its single nave is decorated with this painting by Ermenegildo Costantini, entitled The Glory of Saint Stanislaus. Painting credit: Ermenegildo Costantini; photographed by Livioandronico Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:POTD/2021-12-26 This video was auto generated using data and media from Wikipedia. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bWnBvS-ikw

Wikipedia Picture of the Day - January 20th, 2020 - Bracket (Narrated by Brian) In architecture, a bracket is a structural or decorative member that attaches a smaller object to a larger one. It projects from a wall, usually to carry weight and sometimes to strengthen an angle. Corbels and consoles are types of brackets. This picture shows a classical decorative bracket, attaching the base of a balcony to the walls of the chapel at Greenwich Hospital, London. The plasterwork was created by hand in situ by the eminent stuccoist John Papworth. Greenwich Hospital (originally the Royal Hospital for Seamen) was founded in 1694 to provide a home for retired seamen of the Royal Navy, support for their widows and education for their children. Designed by Sir Christopher Wren, the chapel was not completed until 1742. The present chapel dates from 1779 to 1789, having been rebuilt to a design by James Stuart following a devastating fire that gutted the previous structure. The buildings of the hospital were later used by the Royal Naval College and the University of Greenwich, and are now known as the Old Royal Naval College, a World Heritage Site. Photograph credit: Daniel Case Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:POTD/2020-01-20 This video was auto generated using data and media from Wikipedia. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX9bPZvsM6U

Astronomy Picture of the Day - March 3rd, 2021 - Stars over an Erupting Volcano (Narrated by Salli) Mt. Etna has been erupting for hundreds of thousands of years. Located in Sicily, Italy, the volcano produces lava fountains over one kilometer high. Mt. Etna is not only one of the most active volcanoes on Earth, it is one of the largest, measuring over 50 kilometers at its base and rising nearly 3 kilometers high. Pictured erupting last month, a lava plume shoots upwards, while hot lava flows down the volcano's exterior. Likely satellite trails appear above, while ancient stars dot the sky far in the distance. This volcanic eruption was so strong that nearby airports were closed to keep planes from flying through the dangerous plume. The image foreground and background were captured consecutively by the same camera and from the same location. Please take a short survey in aesthetics & astronomy: Sonification Image Credit & Copyright: Giuseppe Vella Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210303.html This video was auto generated using data from NASA Open API. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TyKZcYNDEY