You need to see this timelapse of the Aurora Borealis filmed from the International Space Station

Absolutely stunning.

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MORE than 300 historic and modern properties around Northern Ireland will open their doors to the public for free this weekend as part of European Heritage Open Day 2017.

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Take on Nature: Empty beaches and rocky shorelines in west Mayo

Tony Bailie 02 Sep, 2017

ON THE long empty strand, shifting eddies of sand swirl on mini-whirlwinds before collapsing, only to rise again a few feet away.

Outdoors: End in sight as Long Walk Home for Alzheimer's approaches Armagh

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ARMAGH man Eamonn Donnelly and his friend Sepp Tieber-Kessler from Graz in Austria have arrived in Ireland after clocking up over 2,200km of their 2,500km expedition across Europe to Northern Ireland to raise funds for dementia research.

Texas coastal community increasingly isolated as Storm Harvey-fed rains flooded major roads

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A Texas coastal community is becoming increasingly isolated as Storm Harvey-fed rains flooded most major roads leading out of the city and swamped a shelter for those displaced in the Houston area.

Take on Nature: An Unspoilt Place

Stephen Colton 26 Aug, 2017

SITUATED by an ancient packhorse, five-arched bridge which crosses a bend in the meandering River Wharfe, The Red Lion Hotel in the village of Burnsall was the homely base from which I recently enjoyed the magnificence of the Yorkshire Dales.