A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted. Many of the buildings lie abandoned, yet are still furnished with the personal belongings of their previous owners. English photographer Cat Burton visited the eerie town of Bodie, which used to have a population of 10,000, to see a real life American ghost town. The 29-year-old, of Donington, Lincolnshire, says: “I was on a road trip around California and a few people had recommended visiting Bodie, and I’m so glad I made the time to stop here
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .