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.
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
