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.
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .