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 .

A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .

Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .

These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .

MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .

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

Here’s a pair of shoes that really are fit for a princess, and with a price tag of more than £276,000, they are the most expensive shoes in the world .

STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .

Lauren Kilgariff, 29, was with husband, Shaun, 31, for four years .

FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .

A former waitress who quit serving tables to become a professional Britney lookalike has told how her incredible likeness has earned her £300,000 as a full time doppelganger .

Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .