A "supermoon" rises this weekend. The biggest and brightest full moon of the year graces the sky early Sunday as our celestial neighbor swings closer to Earth than usual. While the moon will appear 14 percent larger normal, skywatchers won't be able to notice the difference with the naked eye. Still, astronomers say it's worth looking up and appreciating the cosmos.
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .