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..
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .