A teenager bullied for having birthmarks all over her body now hopes to become a Hollywood actress to show girls that beauty comes from being unique .

Bathers on a New Zealand beach stripped naked and took to the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to shatter the record for the world's largest skinny dip .

IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .

POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .

HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .

A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .

PILES of trash provide a living for thousands in Nairobi, Kenya .

WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .

An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .

NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .

STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .

LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .