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.
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .