Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world. With a level of detail usually reserved for globes in a classroom, it’s hard to believe that these replicas of Earth and Jupiter are completely edible. Baker Rhiannon Michell, rose to the challenge when her school teacher sister, Sarah, asked her to create a delicious science model for her class to enjoy. The 26-year-old, from Melbourne, Australia, said: “At first I was fairly sure there was no way I could make it, but then my inability to admit defeat kicked in and I had to find a way to do it.”
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .