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.
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .