A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates. The canyon is a crack between the North American and Eurasian continents and every year these two continental plates drift about 2cm further apart. French marine biologist Mathieu Foulquie dived to 49ft and captured these images during an expedition through the freshwater Silfra canyon, located in Thingvellir Lake, Iceland. The 40-year-old, of Montpellier, France, says: “I had the privilege to dive at the famous Silfra dive site, probably the most impressive freshwater rift in Iceland.
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
