A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves. The town of Coober Pedy is home to over 1,500 people, as well as hotels, restaurants and churches, all of which are located up to 100ft below ground. “Coober Pedy is renowned for its below-ground residences, called dugouts, which are used to avoid the scorching daytime heat,” says photographer Abigail Varney, who visited the unusual town, located 846km north of Adelaide.
INTIMATELY showcasing personal artefacts from a family's life, this abandoned bungalow has been left to rot for almost a decade .
Meet the real-life Little Bo Peep - a young woman who spends her days tending to her four pet SHEEP .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A man has spent almost £100K on lip fillers, Botox and designer clothing in a bid to look like Kim Kardashian .
A woman with an irrational fear of toilets goes POTTY on the loo and runs away when she flushes, terrified it will swallow her up .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
Meet the sisters who have both been diagnosed with a one in 3 .
A couple have got engaged after the bride-to-be’s boyfriend set her a Facebook ‘likes’ challenge .
A transgender woman has beaten the bullies after spending £25K on surgery to become a beauty pageant queen .
A woman has revealed how she left her husband of 24 years, after falling in love with a man, 18 years her junior .