The Mlynki: Inside one of the most beautiful caves in the world. By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 07:57 GMT, 6 July 2012 | Updated: 10:04 GMT, 6 July 2012 With crystal lined walls glittering deep beneath the earth's surface, these mesmerising scenes are taken from inside what could well be the world's most beautiful cave.
The Mlynki is a rare crystal cave which lies in the Ternopil region of Ukraine and is known for the multi-coloured gypsum crystals which adorn its walls and twinkle in the light. These are the awesome images taken by intrepid photographer Oleg Grigorev who ventured into the remote cave to capture its beauty on camera. Twinkle: Two cavers look as if they are surrounded by fairy lights as beams from their torch bounce off the crystal particles of the Mlynki caves in the Ukraine. Apocalypse Dam: China's giant man-made waterfall as floodgates are opened to send millions of tons of silt downstream. Published: 16:41 GMT, 7 July 2012 | Updated: 17:52 GMT, 7 July 2012 It is an scene of almost apocalyptic proportions.
Bystanders are dwarfed as they stand watching a tremendous rush of water gushing through gaps in a dam in China, part of a carefully-choreographed operation to remove silt from the Yellow River in Luoyang, in the Henan province. This annual operation sees more than 30 million tonnes of silt sent downstream a year, with more than 390 million tonnes shifted this way over the last 13 years. A resident takes a picture as the fierce waters plunge through three open slits in the dam during the controlled operation.
Google offers worldwide 'tips and tricks' training course (...and you get a certificate!) By Eddie Wrenn Published: 10:54 GMT, 5 July 2012 | Updated: 11:09 GMT, 5 July 2012 Did you know you can use Google as a calculator?
Or that you can ask the search engine for a currency conversion and get it right there on the page? Alternatively, if you are on an image hunt, you can tell Google Images to just return pictures of faces, or perhaps you need a word defining as quickly as possible. Either way, most people are likely to use search engines for 'simple queries', so Google is planning a worldwide online training course, running over two weeks from next Tuesday, to teach some clever ways of searching for information. The course, composed of six parts, each 50 minutes in length, could end up being one of the largest online seminars ever, and will help users learn these tips and tricks, while also helping users tweak how they search to get the best result. Husband hunters of the Raj: How a 'fishing fleet' of 1920s society girls were drawn into sexual intrigues in India even steamier than the climate.
By Annabel Venning Published: 00:38 GMT, 6 July 2012 | Updated: 02:53 GMT, 6 July 2012 Cleaving their way through the sapphire waters of the Indian Ocean, the ships bore their cargo into port.
Whether at Colombo, on the island of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) or one of the Indian ports such as Madras, Calcutta or Bombay, the cargo was the same: hordes of eager young women, sweltering in the corsets, stockings and flannel underwear they were required to wear beneath their dresses — some still suffering from sea sickness as they staggered down the gangway into the searing heat. These were the girls of the ‘Fishing Fleet’, and they had come to India for the purpose of landing their catch — a husband.
If they succeeded in their quest, they might soon find themselves ensconced in a spacious bungalow with a retinue of servants, as the wife of a senior official or officer. Cosmic web of mysterious 'dark matter' detected holding two galaxy clusters together. Thread of 'cosmic web' found holding together two clustersTheoretical 'dark matter' is extremely difficult to detect'Glue' that holds galaxies together seen for first time By Rob Waugh Published: 11:28 GMT, 5 July 2012 | Updated: 11:35 GMT, 5 July 2012 A huge 'bridge' of invisible 'dark matter' has been detected holding two galaxy clusters, Abell 223 and Abell 222, together.
The filaments are thought to be a 'glue' that holds huge galaxy clusters together, but dark matter is extremely difficult to detect, as it does not emit any radiation. Instead, the 'bridge' was detected by the gravitational ripples it caused in space, distorting the light from nearby stars as it arrived on Earth. The filament is made of dark matter, a mysterious substance thought to make up up to 98% of the universe, but which is extremely difficult to detect.
NASA discovers portals in space between the Earth and the Sun (but don't book your ticket just yet) By James Nye Published: 21:55 GMT, 4 July 2012 | Updated: 22:05 GMT, 4 July 2012 NASA has turned science fiction into science fact by announcing the discovery of hidden 'portals' in Earth's magnetic field.
Called X-points or electron diffusion regions, rather than being intergalactic folds in space leading to different galaxies and planets, these portals aid in the transfer of the magnetic field from the Sun to Earth. Essentially, these portals aid in the transfer of tons of magnetically charged particles that flow from the Sun causing the northern and southern lights and geomagnetic storms. Scroll Down for Video A NASA funded research project has discovered the existence of unexplained portals between the Earth and the Sun.
Disappearance of space dust orbiting sun-like star baffles astronomers. By James Titcomb Published: 00:42 GMT, 5 July 2012 | Updated: 00:48 GMT, 5 July 2012 Of all the things to lose track of, a stretch of space dust measuring hundreds of millions of miles across is surely one of the biggest.
Scientists are at a loss as to how an enormous ring of space dust - which could make up planets like ours - has disappeared from view around a star 450 light years (six trillion miles) away from Earth. Astronomers have monitored the star, with the decidedly un-catchy name of TYC 8241 2652, for 25 years before the glowing dust started to fade away over a period of two-and-a-half years. Twitter to the rescue: Owner reunited with her lost dog after spotting a picture of him tweeted on social networking site.
By Sandra Mallon Published: 20:58 GMT, 4 July 2012 | Updated: 11:55 GMT, 5 July 2012 Meet Patch, the Littlest Hobo wannabe who ventured off on an epic train journey but found his way back home thanks, not to a bark, but to a tweet.
The dog’s adventure began on Tuesday evening when he went missing from his home in Kilcock, Co. Kildare. Not known for his wanderlust, the six-year-old Jack Russell crossbreed had clearly decided it was time to see a bit of the world. Reunited: Deirdre Anglin back with her Jack Russell terrier Patch after spotting a tweet about him on the website Twitter Unfortunately he forgot to inform owners Deirdre Anglin and her sister Sinéad about his eagerness to roam and their frantic search for him proved fruitless. But Patch was on a mission, and yesterday morning’s 6.49am train to Dublin was his ticket out of town. The most magnificent Rolls-Royce ever built: Ivory and silver fittings, silk door panels and a china tea service sold for £5m. Unique Silver Ghost known as 'The Corgi' after being copied by toy makerPrice driven sky-high as two enthusiasts duelled in £100,000 incrementsHammer fell at £4.7m to anonymous buyer - more than twice £2m estimateSix-cylinder, 7.3l vehicle in immaculate condition with perfect provenanceOriginally bought by a man from South Croydon in 1912 for around £1,000Put up for sale at Bonhams after latest owner was killed in a road accident By Vanessa Allen Published: 11:54 GMT, 4 July 2012 | Updated: 23:19 GMT, 4 July 2012 It manages just six miles to the gallon and has a top speed of only 60mph.
But this 100-year-old Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost has zoomed into the world record books, selling at auction for almost £5million following a fierce bidding war. It was originally bought for £1,000 in 1912 (almost £93,000 in today’s money) but has now gone under the hammer for £4,705,500, making it the most expensive Rolls-Royce ever sold at auction. ‘It was fitting because the car is celebrating her centenary.’ The cross-dressing cuttlefish: Creature observed disguising himself in order to attract the females and confuse the males. By Eddie Wrenn Published: 12:32 GMT, 5 July 2012 | Updated: 13:37 GMT, 5 July 2012 Scientists have observed a cross-dressing cuttlefish take sexual trickery to new depths.
On one side of its body, it adopts female markings to deter potential rivals, while on the other, it displays brilliant masculine colours, enabling it to flirt furiously with partners-to-be. This behaviour in the male mourning cuttlefish, a squid-like creature common off Australia's east coast, is meant to boost mating chances in a short-lived species where discerning females far outnumber fiercely competitive males. 'Britain's Atlantis' found at bottom of North sea - a huge undersea kingdom swamped by a tsunami 5,500 years ago. Divers have found traces of ancient land swallowed by waves 8500 years agoDoggerland once stretched from Scotland to DenmarkRivers seen underwater by seismic scansBritain was not an island - and area under North Sea was roamed by mammoths and other giant animalsDescribed as the 'real heartland' of EuropeHad population of tens of thousands - but devastated by sea level rises By Rob Waugh.
Black and white pictures shows look of 100 years of Paramount Pictures. By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 02:41 GMT, 3 July 2012 | Updated: 02:41 GMT, 3 July 2012 She's not exactly known for her fashion sense. But today Jersey Shore star Snooki did her best to channel old Hollywood glamour - in a stylised T-shirt of Marilyn Monroe.
The petite guidette, who is six months pregnant with her first child, covered her baby bump up on the shore in a shirt dress with a picture of the screen legend emblazoned with the word 'BOSS'. Scroll down for video. They're in SO much trouble: Low-flying Brazilian air force pilots shatter every window of the country's Supreme Court. By Damien Gayle Published: 17:37 GMT, 2 July 2012 | Updated: 06:59 GMT, 3 July 2012 Two Brazilian air force pilots could be collared by the long arm of the law after making a low-altitude supersonic fly pass which shattered every window of Brazil's Supreme Court. If they know what's good for them, it might be a good idea to keep flying and put as much distance between them and the angry lawyers inside the blown-out building Swooping low over the structure housing the Supremo Tribunal Federal in Brasilia, the two French-made Mirage 2000 jets generated a massive shockwave - destroying the building's glass facade.
Scroll down for video. The Korean art galleries that add eye-popping optical tricks to tourists' holiday snaps. By Chris Parsons Published: 13:20 GMT, 2 July 2012 | Updated: 15:23 GMT, 2 July 2012 Propping up the Leaning Tower of Pisa or hanging from a cliff face are not what most most would expect when visiting the average art gallery or museum. But not content with simply looking at works of art, visitors to this bizarre museum in Busan, South Korea are able to 'interact' with the pieces thanks to mind-bending optical illusions. Anyone wondering what they would look like walking on a tightrope or held in the grip of a giant snake can find out in the 'Trick Eye' Museum, which uses cleverly manipulated paintings to really put visitors in the picture.
Dubai dumps plans to transform QEII into a luxury hotel (instead it will rust in industrial port) By Amy Oliver Published: 16:12 GMT, 2 July 2012 | Updated: 06:38 GMT, 3 July 2012 The owners of the Queen Elizabeth II have scaled back plans to turn the ship into a luxury hotel. Instead of a lavish 1,000-room hotel floating in Dubai's man-made island shaped like a palm tree, the vessel will boast just 300 rooms and be moored in an unglamorous part of the town. The ship's operator, the investment arm of indebted conglomerate Dubai World, also said many of the ship's original fittings will remain, after the project fell foul of Dubai's 2008 debt crunch.
Shelved: The Queen Elizabeth II will still become a luxury hotel, according to Dubai World, but will boast just 300 rooms instead of 1,000. Reverse honour killing: Indian teenager poisons her father and brother after they disapprove of her boyfriend. Terror fighters target Timbuktu after they destroy tombs at World Heritage site. By Daily Mail Reporter. Micro-printing breakthrough could lead to lab-grown steaks with same texture as real ones - but will vegetarians tuck in?
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