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 diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .