A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves. The town of Coober Pedy is home to over 1,500 people, as well as hotels, restaurants and churches, all of which are located up to 100ft below ground. “Coober Pedy is renowned for its below-ground residences, called dugouts, which are used to avoid the scorching daytime heat,” says photographer Abigail Varney, who visited the unusual town, located 846km north of Adelaide.
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An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
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A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .