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.
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
THIS unique holiday accommodation allows you to enjoy a full Flintstones experience .
FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .