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.
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .