Adelie penguin chick

Alison Jackson Photography

Islamists plunder weapons from hijacked ship in Somalia

Islamist extremists prepared last night to unload rocket-propelled grenades and anti-aircraft guns from a Ukrainian freighter seized by Somali pirates [...]

Big Guy Upsidedown

Cool Tattoo - I love your mom

Egypt school beating 'kills boy'

An Egyptian teacher at a primary school in Alexandria is alleged to have beaten an 11-year-old pupil to death.

Double Rainbow

Bat - Tim Flach

Giant eagle flies straight into a wall

Sheep and Wolf

The Q-Drum, a low cost rollable water container for developing countries

The burden of fetching water, invariably over long distances by cumbersome and far too often, unhygienic means, is all too evident in rural Africa.

Priests to face 'sex drive tests'

The Roman Catholic Church has issued guidance for future priests to have psychological tests to weed out those unable to control their sexual urges.

Unbelievable fire truck crash

15 Most Bizarre X-Rays

The robot that can pull faces just like a human being

Scientists have created the first 'humanoid' robot that can mimic the facial expressions and lip movements of a human being.