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 .

LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .

A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .

Standing on the edge of a never-ending black hole, this is one leap you wouldn't want to make .

A young girl has been forced to stay indoors this winter because a rare allergy to the cold could kill her .

An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .

An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .

Oday she is a picture of health - a happy, smiling child, enjoying life to the full .

A "supermoon" rises this weekend .

AN UNEMPLOYED factory worker has proved his immunity to snake venom by letting a deadly mamba bite his bare arm .

DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .

HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .