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.
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
