A NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station shared stunning images of a few major cities as the ship traveled across US east coast. Jessica Meir posted photos on Twitter and Instagram of Boston, New York City and Philadelphia as she and the rest of the crew passed over them more than 250 miles above … Read more
Give me a kiss! Polar bear cubs cuddle up to their doting mom in adorable pictures Polar bears were photographed shortly after they emerged from hibernation in Wapusk National Park, Canada Pair of three-month-old cubs huddled around their mother with one receiving an affectionate peck from bear Photographs were captured by property manager and amateur photographer Hao Jiang, … Read more
Spectacular pictures show the ‘worm’ supermoon lighting up night skies around the world and it will only get brighter as it reaches its peak TONIGHT The full point of brightness for the March supermoon will be at 5:48pm GMT on March 9 in the evening Supermoon events mark the point when the moon appears bigger … Read more
Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzedczyk were left bloody, bruised and swollen after the strawweights staged one of the most spectacular title fights in recent mixed martial arts history. Horrifying photos show how Polish mixed martial arts star Joanna Jedrzejczyk was left disfigured after her epic fight against Weili Zhang at UFC 248 on Saturday night. Both Jedrzejczyk, 32, … Read more
It’s one of the most disturbing tours in the world. Deep in the Ukrainian countryside near Pervomaysk lies a perfectly preserved nuclear launch site – and visitors can clamber inside and be shown around the workplace of Soviet soldiers tasked with destroying America, should the order have come through from the Kremlin. And yes – … Read more
The Duchess of Cornwall has been left furious after Meghan Markle broke a pledge not to overshadow her speech on domestic violence today, it has been reported. Pictures of Meghan Markle at the National Theatre were released as Camilla launched the Women of the World Festival at the Southbank Centre in London. Buckingham Palace had urged royal correspondents … Read more
A team of researchers have released the first pictures, which show what they call ‘the real appearance’ of the novel coronavirus. The images were captured in a lab in southern China after experts had used frozen electron microscope analysis technology to inactivate a strain of the virus. ‘[The technology] preserves the biological specimen or the … Read more
On the edge of death: Heart-stopping pictures show daredevils somersaulting on precipices and dangling from cranes without a harness This gallery of images includes a daredevil who dangled his feet over the side of a skyscraper in Times Square Another shows a newlywed bride hanging off the edge of a cliff in New Hampshire wearing … Read more
The Bobs coaster, the Parachute Jump and Silver Streak: Fascinating colour pictures taken in 1948 show day trippers on Coney Island enjoying thrill rides and heatwave sunshine Coney Island was discovered by European explorers in the 1600s but remained undeveloped until the 1860s By the 1920s, with its Cyclone roller coaster, it had the reputation … Read more
They may look like relics of an alien civilisation, but these structures are actually Brutalist monuments and war memorials found across Central and Southeastern Europe. The architectural jaw-droppers – some of which now lie abandoned – have been captured in a set of stunning photographs by British photographer Mark O’Neill. The Berkshire-based photographer’s obsession with … Read more