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.
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
