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. Surrounded by vast desert and distant snow topped mountains, the enormous satellite dishes, dome-shaped buildings and telescopes are run by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) , an intergovernmental body dedicated to observing space. Photographer Alberto Ghizzi Panizza was granted access to several observatory sites.
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
A baby girl has become the youngest British patient to receive a life-saving cardiac operation after her heart swelled to twice its normal size within days of her birth .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
A talented artist has created artwork with a KICKIN' twist by painting on his pregnant wife's bump .
These are the fascinating pictures of miniature table sculptures molded around bonsai trees that take up to a painstaking 18 months to create .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
A mother-of-four has revealed how her daughter was stabbed to death by her ex partner, while their horrified children watched on .
Something appears to have tickled this baby owl as he seems to be having a real HOOT .
THIS UNUSUAL collaboration between a mother and her two-year-old daughter makes for some stunning works of art .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .