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 brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .