From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States. The breath-taking images were taken by Randy P. Martin, 30, of Portland, Oregon, who travelled hundreds of miles across America and documented the most diverse and beautiful settings along the way. For Randy, the past year has seen him undertake countless road trips, navigate his route with maps made from napkins - with the help of Google Earth, walk miles across fields of lava rock and wake at 3am to see sunrise at 14,000 feet
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
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 .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .