A "supermoon" rises this weekend. The biggest and brightest full moon of the year graces the sky early Sunday as our celestial neighbor swings closer to Earth than usual. While the moon will appear 14 percent larger normal, skywatchers won't be able to notice the difference with the naked eye. Still, astronomers say it's worth looking up and appreciating the cosmos.
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .