A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record. Robyn Benincasa, 47, paddled non-stop for 90 miles around California's Huntington Beach Harbour. The athlete, from Cardiff by the Sea, California, spent 24 hours standing on a surf board while struggling against the pain of her artificial hip. 'I did this for all of the amazing women I know who are recovering from medical setbacks. I want to show what's possible when you choose not to focus on what you've lost, but on being the best of what you are today,' Robyn said…
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 diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .