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.
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .