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Robot discovers three unexplored passages in 2,000-year-old tunnel near the Pyramid of the Sun in Mexico

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Daily Mail - By Daily Mail Reporter and Associated Press Reporter, 4/23/13

Famous: The social structure of Teotihuacan remains a mystery after nearly 100 years of archaeological exploration at the site

Famous: The social structure of Teotihuacan remains a mystery after nearly 100 years of archaeological exploration at the site

 

A tiny robot has made a momentous archaeological discovery deep under the famous Temple of Quetzalcoatl, near the Pyramid of the Sun in Mexico, it was announced on Monday.

Experts expected to find just one ancient chamber at the end of a stretch of 2,000-year-old unexplored tunnel at the Teotihuacan site. Instead, the remote-controlled vehicle has beamed back images of three mysterious caverns.

The view from the TOP of the Great Pyramid: Illicit photos taken by tourists who secretly climbed wonder of the world at night

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Mail Online - 3/25/13, Kerry McDermott

  • Russians waited until visitor hours were over at the famous site before scaling the Great Pyramid
  • Photographs capture the Sphinx and surrounding desert as seen from peak of enormous ancient structure

Sphinx: The group captured the majestic Sphinx monument from their perch atop Giza's Great Pyramid - the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis

Sphinx: The group captured the majestic Sphinx monument from their perch atop Giza's Great Pyramid - the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis

These photographs capture the views from the top of one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

No sign of spring until AFTER Easter: Wintry showers and temperatures below freezing to last all week

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Mail Online - 3/17/13, Luke Salkeld

  • Four inches of snow hit Pennines overnight with rain and sleet elsewhere
  • Gloomy weather to continue after coldest March day in decades last week
  • Stuck: Police help a motorist today in the snow, which has been causing havoc in Harrogate, North Yorkshire
    Stuck: Police help a motorist today in the snow, which has been causing havoc in Harrogate, North Yorkshire

The days are getting a little longer and lighter. But unfortunately our wintry weather is going to be with us until April.

The rest of the month will see low temperatures and plenty of rain. Spring is not expected to arrive before the end of March.

The covers are on as temperatures hit record low but Cheltenham Festival gets the go-ahead

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Mail Online - Marcus Townend, 3/11/13

Deep freeze: The Cheltenham course is covered in weather protection after a cold snap saw temperatures plummet in the Southern Counties.

Deep freeze: The Cheltenham course is covered in weather protection after a cold snap saw temperatures plummet in the Southern Counties.

The four-day Cheltenham Festival will open tomorrow to the coldest temperatures on record but track officials insist there is not threat to the biggest meeting of the jumps season.

Light flurries of snow at the circuit this morning were accompanied by the unusual sight of both tracks – the Old Course used in the first two days and the New Course for the final two days  - insulated from the cold by giant back covers.

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Locust alert in Middle East as plague descends on Egypt and creates panic in Israel

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Mail Online - Alex Ward, 3/04/13

  • Israel's Agriculture Ministry set up an emergency hotline and task force
  • The swarm is estimated to be made up of 30million insects
  • The infestation has been devastating crops in Egypt ahead of Passover

Swarms descending: A swarm of an estimated 30million locust has descended on Egypt (including these insects seen over the Al-Mogattam district of Cairo) as Israel braces for the infestation to head their way

Swarms descending: A swarm of an estimated 30million locust has descended on Egypt (including these insects seen over the Al-Mogattam district of Cairo) as Israel braces for the infestation to head their way

The psychedelic satellite image of Mount Etna erupting that shows molten lava and a massive plume of smoke from space

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Mail Online - 2/22/12, Mark Prigg

  • Image was taken by the Advanced Land Imager on NASA's Earth Observing-1 satellite on February 19th
  • Nasa tweaked colours to make it easier to differentiate between fresh lava, snow, clouds, and forest

  • What it shows: Nasa tweaked the image colours to make it easier to distinguish between the various parts of the eruption and surrounding area

    What it shows: Nasa tweaked the image colours to make it easier to distinguish between the various parts of the eruption and surrounding area

     

  • After ten months of what experts call a 'low simmer',  Italy’s Etna volcano boiled over on February 19th, with three massive outbursts in 36 hours.

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