An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert. Surrounded by vast desert and distant snow topped mountains, the enormous satellite dishes, dome-shaped buildings and telescopes are run by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) , an intergovernmental body dedicated to observing space. Photographer Alberto Ghizzi Panizza was granted access to several observatory sites.
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .