CREATED over 60 years ago, this weighty machine was the Photoshop of its time. The Adam’s Retouching Machine, which weighs two-and-a-half stone, was invented in 1947 and gave photographers the opportunity to perfect their pictures. Instead of uploading images to a computer, photographers would place their negative under the magnifying glass. Blemishes in the picture could then be smoothed out by using a retouching pencil, assisted by the gentle vibrations of the machine.
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .