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.
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .