With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet. These mesmorising pictures, however, capture the beautiful variety of fungi here on Earth. The incredible images were taken by Australian photographer Stephen Axford, 62, after he became familiar with the importance of fungi in everyday life, and decided to document it twelve years ago..
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .