A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it. Pictured under the winter sun, the bubbles glow as sunlight bounces off their surface. Photographer Hope Thurston Carter captured the images after blowing the soap bubbles on several freezing days in Michigan. The 52-year-old, of Martin, Michigan, says: 'I got the idea to blow bubbles outside in the winter after I saw several similar photos on the internet.
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .