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..
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
PEACE and love filled the 1980’s Glastonbury fields as relaxed festival goers kicked back and soaked up the atmosphere .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .