Spiderman climbs the world’s tallest building
Alain Robert, the French climber known as Spiderman, climbs the world’s tallest building, the 2,717 foot-tall (828 metre) Burj Khalifa in Dubai. His feat took
Spring hay fever- the face of the invisible enemy
Hay fever sufferers can now see the face of their invisible enemy – thanks to these Scanning Electron Microscope images of pollen grains. One in
EU plans to ban gas fueled cars from cities
The European Commission says its plan to drive out ‘conventionally fuelled’ petrol and diesel cars within 40 years and replace them with ‘clean’ alternatives such
Valles Marineris: the Grand Canyon of Mars
This is the largest canyon in the Solar System and cuts a wide swath across the face of Mars. Named Valles Marineris, the grand valley
Maxime Berger loses a wheel at the race (video)
Maxime Berger, who crashed out of the first race during the second round of World Superbike action at Donington Park in rather spectacular fashion.
Earth technicolour dream planet
Earth as you’ve never seen it before. They look like beautiful abstract splashes of colour not to dissimilar to work by Van Gogh but these
Beautiful darkness
Moonlit valleys in Compton Valence, Dorset. When most people stay indoors weather nut Kris spends hours out and about waiting for the rain to clear
Mass Buddhist ordination ceremony
Thousands gather during a mass Buddhist ordination ceremony at Wat Dhammakya on the outskirts of Bangkok. More than 20,000 Buddhist novice monks gathered to offer
Huge Eagle swooped down
Chris Bailey was photographing pheasants on the frozen plains of South Dakota early this month. But his photo shoot was interrupted when a huge Bald
Quadrocopters are playing tennis
Quadrocopters are already accomplished piano players. Now they are playing tennis.
