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The haunting wildlife photography of David Yarrow

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Award-winning photographer travels to the most remote parts of the world to take wildlife pics Photo of a shark feeding on the baby seal took 30 hours to capture It’s best to photograph Africa in October, Arctic in May and June, says Yarrow One thing that makes Scottish photographer David Yarrow’s work stand out from the world of wildlife photography — a unique point of view as noted […]

Oldest Buddhist shrine holds clues to Buddha's birth

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Archaeologists have found Buddhist shrine from sixth century B.C. Its remains were found under a known Buddhist shrine, built about 300 years later Results are published in the journal Antiquity The older structure seems to have been made of timber There are about 500 million Buddhists worldwide, but it’s unclear exactly when in history this religion began. The Buddha’s life story spread first through oral tradition, and little […]

Kiribati island: Sinking into the sea?

Lying just two metres above sea level at its highest points, the island nation of Kiribati is the poster child for climate change, with predictions that many of the 32 islands in the group could be lost to the sea in the next 50 years. But what is it really like? Julian Siddle from BBC Science reports from South Tarawa, Kiribati’s main island. The stereotypical image of Kiribati is of […]

Top 10 natural world wonders you may have never heard about

Here are 10 awe-inspiring natural wonders that will surely bring on a serious case of wanderlust. These obscure natural formations will have you scratching your head wondering if some alien life form really created these. The Darvaza gas crater, known as “The Door to Hell,” is a 196 feet wide and 65 feet deep hole in the Karakum desert in Turkmenistan.  The fire, fueled by natural gas, has been burning […]

Iran sanctions 'could be lifted in December' - Fabius

An adoring crowd gathers to meet the Iranian negotiators as Emily Buchanan reports French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius says some EU sanctions on Iran could be lifted as early as next month, as part of a nuclear deal with world powers. He was speaking after crowds in Tehran cheered negotiators who had agreed to curb some of Iran’s nuclear activities in return for sanctions relief. The six-month interim deal agreed […]

 
 
 

Australian family set Christmas lights record

  An Australian family have put up 502,165 Christmas lights around their home, setting a new world record. The Richards family, in Canberra, set the record for the most Christmas lights on a residential property, Guinness World Records confirmed. The father, David Richards, told reporters he had started working on the display in October. The family first held the world record in 2011, before losing the title to a family […]

Eerie beauty of the toxic bubbles: Pictures capture highly-flammable methane trapped just inches below surface of frozen lake

Bubbles are formed when plants on the lake bed release methane gas, which freezes as it reaches the lake surface Scientists believe that if the temperature of the planet continues to rise, gas could be released into the atmosphere Stunning photographs taken at Lake Abraham in Canada by Darwin Wiggett Despite their beautiful appearance, these strange white bubbles trapped just inches under the surface of this frozen ice are in […]

The devil really IS in the detail! Fascinating 16th century mural of Henry VIII which turns into an image of SATAN when viewed upside down

Angie and Rhodri Powell found mural intheir 16th-century Somerset home But when they turned it upside down they saw the image of the beast Couple live informer residence of archdeacons including Thomas Cranmer Hidden message suggests it was commissioned by opponent of Henry The devil is in the detail – literally hidden. When a British couple discovered a concealed, almost lifesize mural of Henry VIII while redecorating their 16th-century Somerset […]

'No, I didn't kill Michael. He did it himself... with a massive overdose using his own stash': What really happened the night Jackson died, by Dr Conrad Murray, the doctor jailed for the death of the King of Pop

‘No, I didn’t kill Michael. He did it himself… with a massive overdose using his own stash’: What really happened the night Jackson died, by Dr Conrad Murray, the doctor jailed for the death of the King of Pop Dr Conrad Murray, 60, was convicted of killing Michael Jackson Proclaiming his innocence, he claims Jackson took an overdose Reveals ‘truth’ about the King of Pop’s last months in exclusive interview […]