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 .

In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .

Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .

Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .

WOMB STROKE SURVIVOR AMAZES DOCS BY TAKING FIRST STEPS - A little girl who suffered a catastrophic stroke in the womb which would have killed an adult has stunned the medical world by learning to walk, talk and see .

THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .

A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .

WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .

STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .

SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .

GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .

HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .