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.
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .