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.
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .