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.
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .