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
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .